The world's fastest helicopter is being set out to pasture as the British Army announces that its last five Westland Lynx helicopters will be formally retired on January 31 after 40 years of active service. Once the backbone of Army and the Royal Navy, the Lynx is being replaced by the more advanced Wildcat and the remaining twin-engine rotorcraft with 657 Squadron are on a tour of southern England before their final decommissioning.
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