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What is this tank on the wheel of a Westland Wessex HAS31B?

What is this tank on the wheel of a Westland Wessex HAS31B? I'm talking about the white tank on the left of the picture. Photo taken in Darwin aviation museum, own work, public domain.
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Why did the dividing wall separating the engine intakes of early twin-engine Westland Wessexes cause difficulties with intake anti-icing?

The Rolls-Royce1 Gnome-engined variants of the Westland Wessex helicopter family (i.e., the twin-engined versions)2 draw air for both engines from a common intake (having been designed prior to the ...
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