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.
News |
Camcopter Drone Tested by Norwegian Coast Guard
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 |
| Years | Units | Base |
|---|---|---|
| 1972/23 | 330 skvadron | Floro Rygge Ny Alesund Ørland Stavanger - Sola Airport Banak Bodo |
| 1972 |  RN Norwegian Sea King Training Cell | RNAS Culdrose |
List of Aircraft |
| C/N | Mod | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wa1010 | har.3a | acquired for sacrifical spares for RNoAF Mk.43 fleet ? | ZH544: HAR.3A 22 Sq A Flt by Jul 1999 22 Sq A Flt by Aug 1999 RAF in 2007 22Sqn. C Flt. at Weston-super-Mare Beach Gardens, 22 Sq A 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...  : 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 09 pictured at RAF St Mawgan International Air Day | ||||
| 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. | 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 | ZH540: HAR.3A 22 Sq A Flt by Jul 1999 noted with 22 Sq B Flt 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 | 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 | ZH543: HMF St Mawgan by Aug 1999 noted with B Flt, visiting Cambridge noted with 22 Sq B Flt RAF HAR.3A; 11feb10 pictured with 22 Sqd at RAF Northol... retired from RAF service, to Fleetlands 18 Aug 2015. | ||||
No longer with this org.
