24-Nov-22 - The first of an undisclosed number (3?) of Sea King helicopters donated by the UK have arrived in Ukraine. The Royal Navy provided a 6-week training programme for 10 Ukrainian crews #SeaKing
22-Jun-20 - Sea King XV666 a former Royal Navy helicopter and currently with the helicopter training organisation HeliOperations visited Yeovil factory to celebrate its 50th anniversary #SeaKing
12-Aug-19 - Sixteen former Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Sea King Helicopters were handled over to HeliOperations at Portland. They will use be to train pilots and crewmen of the Federal German Navy under a longstanding inter-governmental arrangement #SeaKing
XV666hu.5 DAMIEN HeliOps;
VAHS Fleetlands for overhaul and repainting by Jun17 following lease f...
XV666: RN HAS.1 f/f 23jun70, d/d 02jul70 delivered to NASU RNAS Culdrose; 14Aug70 of 826Squadro... Displayed at SBAC Farnborough Air Show when HAS.2 code... Sep70 826Sq/144-E still Sep 1972;
Aug78 Conv HAS.2A, ... 13Nov78 noted on RFA Fort Grange coded FG.343 of 824Squ... 1986 Conv HAS.5 Fleetlands /598 25Feb87 noted RNAS Culdrose NASU uncoded; 09Mar87 to 8... noted at Montijo Air Show pictured (pic1) as 814Sqn /(2)72 HMS Illustrious at RN... Jul89-Sep91, I was Senior Pilot on 771 NAS (SAR) and XV... HAS.5 type 771Sqn./CU-823 1994 HU.5U type 771Sqn /CU-823 16Nov94 noted RNAS Portland coded CU.823 of 771Squadron... 2003 Conv HU.5U 771Sq /823 still 2004;
Nov05 771Sq /8... Fleetlands by Jul 2009;
771Sq /821 by Nov 2009 pictured (pic2) as HU.5 type /CU-21 at RNAS Yeovilton ... 771 Sq/821-CU, stencilled Boscastle Floods on sponsons ... with 771 NAS / 821, pictured (pic3) leaving RNAS Culdr... Mar16 771Sqn /(CU-8)21 decommissioned;
last flight ... stored Gosport
XZ920 used by HeliOperations as a spare parts donor
XZ920: noted at RNAS Culdrose Airday 25jul79 uncoded 28Oct82 noted RNAS Culdrose coded N.010 of 820 squadron... 1994 HAS.5U type 771Sqn /CU-882; 1996 HAR.5 type 771Sqn... noted at RAF Valley for Lemon Shark, also on 9th Oct. 02Oct96 noted RNAS Portland coded -.822 of 771Squadron;... pictured (pic1) as /CU-824 at RNAS Culdrose Mar16 771Sqn /(CU-8)24 decommissioned;
last flight fr... ?: Ukraine
ZA137: 826Sq /146, noted visting HMS Cambridge on 16 Nov 1982 RN HAS.5 type ; 1994 706Sqn /97; jul00 HAS.5U type 771S... pictured (pic1) as /820-CU at RNAS Culdrose 2004 HU.5SAR type 771Sqn /CU-820; 2009 still 771Sq /820-CU involved in MSC Napoli rescue on 18 Jan 2... pictured (pic2) at RNAS Culdrose. USAF HH-60G Pavehawk ... pictured (pic3) as 771Sq /20, "Mullion Harbour 6 August... ZA137: QinetiQ from 26aug14, on loan until the end of its flyi... This aircraft is known as swifty because the main rotar...
ZA166hu.5 HeliOps; VAHS Fleetlands for overhaul and repainting by Jun17 following lease fr...
ZA166: RN HAS5 f/f 04mar82 d/d 01apr82 To NASU Culdrose May 1982; 824 Sq B Flt / 352 by Jul 19... as 820Sq /010-N. Squadron visit to Yeovilton 706 Sq / 590-R by Oct 1986, Fleetlands by Jul 1988 back... 1991 HAS5 type grey cammo 1996 HAS.5 type 706Sqn /81 706 Sq / 581 by Dec 1995; 810 Sq A Flt / 511 by Dec 199... 2001 HU.5U type 849Sqn /CU-189 2004 HU5 type 771Sqd /CU-828; Aug07 pictured (pic1) as ... 771 Sq / 16 stencilled Yacht Sine SEORRA 30th August 19... pictured (pic2) as /CU-816 at RNAS Culdrose pictured (pic3) at RAF Northolt during Nightshoot XVII... wfu, str at Gosport at Fleetlands back at RNAS Culdrose depth prior moving to Portland w... pictured (pic5) seen at RNAS Lee-on-Solent with 820 Squ... ?: Ukraine
- arrived at Helioperations, Portland by road for harvesting before being returned...
ZE420: RN, f/f 09Apr86 Westlands Yeovil; 29Apr86 d/d RN as HAS... 22+23jun90 type:HAS.5 826Sqn./134 Participated with Fle... 04Dec91 noted RNAS Portland coded -.138 of 826Squadron 1992 type:HAS.5 826Sqn./138; 1994 type:HAS.5 706Sqn./CU... 22Jul97 delivered after conversion to AEW.2A standard c... 1998 type:AEW2A 849Sqn./L-183 embarked aboard HMS Illus... type:AEW2A 849Sqn./L-183 embarked aboard HMS Illustrio... 2009 type:ASaC.7 857Sqn./189 seen at Brize Norton stripped down on 2 trailers leavi... as 849 NAS /189 pictured on Plymouth Hoe for AFD 201... RNAS Culdrose Penultimate flight around Devon and Corn... departed Culdrose as 849 Sq / 189 for final time, for ...
XV666: RN HAS.1 f/f 23jun70, d/d 02jul70 
?: Ukraine 