Del'd: 14 - 1972 to 2023

Westland Sea King
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norway Luftforsvaret

Royal Norwegian Air Force







Luftforsvaret Sea King

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.
Royal Norwegian Air Force 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).
To extend the reliability of the Mk.43 Sea Kings, 3 ex RAF HAR.3A (ZH540, ZH543, ZH544) were acquired for sacrifical spares during Nov 2015 and stored at Sola and Kjeller, until the replacement AW101 Srs 612s are introduced to service, around 2018/19.
Initially scheduled to be replaced by AgustaWestland AW101 from 2017, the last Sea King is expected to be retired by 2023.



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07-Oct-19 - Schiebel demonstrated the shipboard integration for search and rescue and surveillance missions of its Camcopter S-100 drone on board the Norwegian Coast Guard’ KV Svalbard and in cooperation with a Sea King helicopter #drones



  Units


YearsUnitsBase
1972/23330 skvadron Floro
Rygge
Ny Alesund
Ørland
Stavanger - Sola Airport
Banak
Bodo
1972UK RN Norwegian Sea King Training CellRNAS Culdrose




List of Aircraft


C/NModBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org
wa1010 har.3a acquired for sacrifical spares for RNoAF Mk.43 fleet ?
Royal Air Force ZH544: HAR.3A 22 Sq A Flt by Jul 1999
22 Sq A Flt by Aug 1999
RAF in 2007 22Sqn. C Flt.
30aug10 pictured (pic1) at Bude Lifeboat Day
pictured (pic2) as 22 Sqn Sierra 170 at RNAS Culdrose
took part in 2014 Weston Air Festival
retired from RAF service, to Gosport 26 Nov 2015.
- ZH544: Jul17, Although it was reported at the time of its reti...
Pakistan Navy : ZH544 flew for the first time in 2 1/2 years after a D...
wa 746 mk43 1972 060 Mk43. DD to R Nor AF 1972, to 330 Skv by Apr 1991. Updated to Mk43B, 330 Skv by ...
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 w/o 1986 mk43 1972 068 Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. At Kjevik as instructional airframe by Apr 1995, stil...
wa 750 mk43 1972 069 Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF; 02apr88 crash on a rescue mission during a white-out ...
wa 751 mk43 1972 070 Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. 330 Skv by Mar 1987. Updated to Mk43B, 330 Skv by Sep...
wa 752 mk43 1972 071 Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. 330 Skv by Jun 1994. Updated to Mk43B, 330 Skv by Mar...
wa 753 w/o 1977 mk43 1972 072 Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF; w/o 30apr77
wa 754 mk43 1972 073 Mk43. dd 1972 to R Nor AF. 330 Skv by Jun 1990. Updated to Mk43B, 330 Skv by Aug...
wa 755 mk43 1972 074 Mk43 f/f 30sep72, d/d 1972 to R Nor AF; 330 Skv by Jun84; Updated to Mk43B, 330 ...
wa 874 mk43a 1979 189 Mk43. 330Skv by Oct 1994
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.
Westland ZJ163: Manufacturer test serial; to Norway by Oct
wa1006 har.3a 1995 ZH540 acquired for sacrifical spares for RNoAF Mk.43 fleet, to Sola on 11 Nov 2015
Royal Air Force ZH540: HAR.3A 22 Sq A Flt by Jul 1999
RAF; 29apr11 22 sq B Flt from Wattisam made a flypast ...
01mar14 at Morriston Hospital, Swansea
retired from RAF service, to Fleetlands 17 Aug 2015.
wa1007 har.3a 1995 ZH541 to Norway Dec 2015, as a source of spares
Royal Air Force ZH541: RAF
Boscsombe Down by Jul 1995;22 Sq A Flt (Chivenor) by Fe...
22 Sq B Flt by Aug 1999
22 Sq B Flt (Wattisham) by 2003; 22Sq A Flt by 2004, 22...
Fleetlands; 22 Sq A Flt/V by Oct 2009, replacing ZH542.
visited Rock Park, Barnstaple.
wa1009 har.3a ZH543 acquired for sacrifical spares for RNoAF Mk.43 fleet, to Sola on 11 Nov 2015
Royal Air Force ZH543: RAF HAR.3A; 11feb10 pictured with 22 Sqd at RAF Northol...
HMF St Mawgan by Aug 1999
retired from RAF service, to Fleetlands 18 Aug 2015.

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