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westland sea king

in Luftforsvaret

Royal Norwegian Air Force

Del'd: 14 - 1972 to present

Norway Sea King 330 at Helidays 2005 Weston super Mare UK

History of this Model in this Organisation:

Initial order for 10 Mk43 Search and Rescue Sea Kings honoured by Westland with construction at Yeovil and deliveries during 1972. Operated by 330 Skv (qv). Further small orders for the Mk43A and Mk43B followed. Despite budget cuts in Norway, a replacement programme with the NH-90 is scheduled (2004) to commence in 2005.

R Nor AF Sea Kings carry the Rescue lettering (Redningstjeneste) prominently on the white and dayglo-orange painted airframes. 330Skv co-operates closely with the Kystvakt (Norwegian Coast Guard).

Mk43B based on the UK RN HAS.5 with ASW equipment replaced by a specific avionics fit for R Nor AF operations. A large, dorsal mounted Telephonics RDR 1500B radar aft of the main rotor, nose mounted Telephonics RDR 1300C radar on the port quarter, a FLIR Systems Inc FLIR 2000F forward looking infra-red sensor, improved navigation systems and the main gearbox Emergency Lubrication System (ELS).

Units with this Model in this Organisation:

Years	Units	bold : Current Base of the Unit
1972/now	330 skvadron	Ørland



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Roles of this Model in this Organisation:

Roles

search and rescue (sar)

Construction Numbers of this Model in this Organisation:	Help Us

C/N	Mod	Built	ID In this Organisation	In other Org

wa 746	mk43	1972	060: Mk43. DD to R Nor AF 1972, to 330 Skv by Apr 1991. Updated to Mk43B, 330 Skv by Apr 2003.
wa 747	mk43	1972	062: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF.
wa 748	mk43	1972	066: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. 330 Skv by Jul 1990 still Oct 1999. Updated to Mk43B.
wa 749	mk43	1972	068: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. At Kjevik as instructional airframe by Apr 1995, still Aug 2003.
wa 750	mk43	1972	069: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. Crashed 2 Apr 1988 on a rescue mission during a white-out at Lake Tyin and substantially damaged. Winched off the ice by Helikopter Services and salvaged back to Yeovil by the UK Royal Navy, Westland completed a major repair by Mar 1989. 330 Skv by Jun 1990. Updated to Mk43B, 330 Skv by Mar 2003.
wa 751	mk43	1972	070: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. 330 Skv by Mar 1987. Updated to Mk43B, 330 Skv by Sep 2001.
wa 752	mk43	1972	071: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. 330 Skv by Jun 1994. Updated to Mk43B, 330 Skv by Mar 2002.
wa 753	mk43	1972	072: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. R Nor AF, w/o 30 Apr 1977.
wa 754	mk43	1972	073: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. 330 Skv by Jun 1990. Updated to Mk43B, 330 Skv by Aug 2003.
wa 755	mk43	1972	074: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. 330 Skv by Jun 1984. Updated to Mk43B, 330 Skv by Sep 2001.
wa 874	mk43a	1979	189: Mk43. 330Skv by Oct 1994, 330 Skv C Flt by Jul 2001
wa1005	mk43b	1990	322: Mk43B. ff as ZH566, to R Nor AF as 322.
wa1012	mk43b	1995	329: Mk43B. ff as ZJ162, dd May 1996 to R Nor AF as 329.
wa1013	mk43b	1996	330: Mk43B. ff as ZJ163, dd Oct 1996 to R Nor AF as 330.

14 C/N found in this Organisation