Eight Royal Danish Navy Lynxs were transferred to the air force on January 1, 2011. Were replaced by MH-60R Seahawks from 2016.
Lynx phased out by Danish Air Force on December 15, 2017
On December 15, 2017 a farewell ceremony was held at Karup-Viborg with a last flight made by three Lynx (S-191, S-256, S-134) and one MH-60R Seahawk (N-973)
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Danish Retires Lynx. MH-60R First Deployment
14-Dec-17 - Denmark retires the Westland Lynx in use since 1980 with a last flight at Karup and starts first deployment of MH-60R Seahawk aboard a Thetis class frigate to the Faroe Islands and Greenland Deployments |
List of Aircraft |
C/N | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |
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425 | 2003 | S-134 RDAF Esk723 d/d 01jan11; ex Royal Danish Navy | S-134: RDN. rebuilt from Mk80 c/n 134; 17feb09 pictured (pic1)... | |
418 | 2003 | S-142 RDAF Esk723 d/d 01jan11; ex Royal Danish Navy | S-142: RDN. rebuilt from Mk80 c/n 142 | |
410 | 2001 | S-170 RDAF Esk723 d/d 01jan11; ex Royal Danish Navy | S-170: RDN from 2004 new fuselage avionics from c/n 170 lynx m... | |
439 | 2004 | S-175 RDAF Esk723 d/d 01jan11; ex Royal Danish Navy | S-175: RDN. rebuilt from Mk80 c/n 175 | |
411 | 2002 | S-181 RDAF Esk723 d/d 01jan11; ex Royal Danish Navy;
28sep11 pictured being transport... | S-181: RDN. rebuilt from Mk80 c/n 181 | |
409 | 2000 | S-191 RDAF Esk723 d/d 01jan11; ex Royal Danish Navy | S-191: RDN. rebuilt from Mk80 c/n 191 | |
434 w/o 2011 | 2004 | S-249 RDAF Esk723 d/d 01jan11; ex Royal Danish Navy | S-249: RDN. rebuilt from Mk90 c/n 249 | |
438 | 2004 | S-256 RDAF Esk723 d/d 01jan11; ex Royal Danish Navy | S-256: RDN. rebuilt from Mk90 c/n 256 pictured at HMNB Portsmouth for Meet Your Navy 2008, a... |