westland sea king

Del'd: 25 - 1978 to present

in Royal Air Force

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ZH545: RAF in 2009 /Z 22Sqn./A Flight

History of this Model in this Organisation:

16 Sea King HAR.3 were ordered in 1975 and introduced from 1978 to replace the Wessex HAR.2 as part of modernisation of the UK SAR commitment. 19 were eventually delivered. Improvements were subsequently sought and 6 Sea King HAR.3A (which retain the venerable ARI 5995/2 search radar) were delivered from 1995. They include an auto hover digital flight control system, combined with a glass cockpit. The HAR.3A was introduced into service in 1996 and replaced the last Wessex HAR.2 in Jun 1997. The handling characteristics of the HAR.3A are significantly different from the HAR.3 and only the winch operator can move between types without conversion.

Units with this Model in this Organisation:

Years	Units	bold : Current Base of the Unit
2007/now	1564 (tactical support) flight	RAF Mount Pleasant
1996/now	203(r) squadron	RAF Valley RAF Akrotiri Newquay Cornwall Airport (RAF St Mawgan)
1994/now	22 squadron	AAC Wattisham Newquay Cornwall Airport (RAF St Mawgan) RAF Coltishall RMB Chivenor RAF Valley
1986/now	78 squadron	RAF Benson RAF Mount Pleasant Port Stanley
1983/86	1564 (tactical support) flight
1978/now	202 squadron	Kent International / Manston Lee-on-Solent RAF Leconfield RAF Coltishall Brawdy RAF Coltishall RAF Boulmer RAF Lossiemouth RAF Leconfield Thorney Island
1977/96	sea king training unit	Newquay Cornwall Airport (RAF St Mawgan) RNAS Culdrose

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Roles of this Model in this Organisation:

Roles

combat search and rescue (csar)

search and rescue (sar)

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