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westland sea king

in norway luftforsvaret


   

   

royal norwegian air force

Qty: 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:

YearsUnitsbold : Current Base of the Unit
1972/now330 skvadron Ørland



Roles of this Model in this Organisation:

Roles
search and rescue (sar)




Construction Numbers of this Model in this Organisation:

C/NBuiltIn this OrganisationIn other Org
    wa 746 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 1972     062: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF.
    wa 748 1972     066: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. 330 Skv by Jul 1990 still Oct 1999. Updated to Mk43B.
    wa 749 1972     068: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. At Kjevik as instructional airframe by Apr 1995, still Aug 2003.
    wa 750 1972     069: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. 330 Skv by Jun 1990. Updated to Mk43B, 330 Skv by Mar 2003.
    wa 751 1972     070: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. 330 Skv by Mar 1987. Updated to Mk43B, 330 Skv by Sep 2001.
    wa 752 1972     071: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. 330 Skv by Jun 1994. Updated to Mk43B, 330 Skv by Mar 2002.
    wa 753 1972     072: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. R Nor AF, w/o 30 Apr 1977.
    wa 754 1972     073: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. 330 Skv by Jun 1990. Updated to Mk43B, 330 Skv by Aug 2003.
    wa 755 1972     074: Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. 330 Skv by Jun 1984. Updated to Mk43B, 330 Skv by Sep 2001.
    wa 874 1979     189: Mk43. 330Skv by Oct 1994, 330 Skv C Flt by Jul 2001
    wa1005 1990     322: Mk43B. ff as ZH566, to R Nor AF as 322.
    wa1012 1995     329: Mk43B. ff as ZJ162, dd May 1996 to R Nor AF as 329.
    wa1013 1996     330: Mk43B. ff as ZJ163, dd Oct 1996 to R Nor AF as 330.




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