The six Merlins purchased by the RAF from the Danish Air Force are known as HC.3A and were first delivered to RAF Benson in July 2007. ![]() Transferred to the Royal Navy on Sept.30, 2014 |
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Six Danish EH101 Helicopters goes to the RAF, 30-Mar-07 : UK / Italy - AgustaWestland and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have today signed an agreement to modify six EH101 Merlin helicopters the MoD are buying from Denmark, to provide additional helicopter support for the UK armed forces. The agreement also includes the purchase of six new build EH101 Merlin helicopters that will be delivered by the MoD to the Royal Danish Air Force to replace the original aircraft. |
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Years | Units | bold : Current base of the Unit |
2008/14 | 78 Squadron | RAF Benson |
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C/N | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |
![]() | 50089 | 2003 | ZJ990: ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() Farnborough - International Air Show - 2004 ![]() ![]() Queen of Denmark on board ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 50106 | 2004 | ZJ992: Delivered to RDAF as M-503 in 2006, arrived in UK for conver+![]() AB | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 50106/DEN03 return to UK as ZJ992; pictured (pic1) at + ![]() |
![]() | 50121 | 2005 | ZJ994: Delivered to RDAF as M-505 on 2 Feb 2006. Returned to UK fo+![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 28may18 HC.3A type 845Sqn./AC stop at Volkel, for exerc+ ![]() ![]() 31may18 HC.3A type 845Sqn./AC stop at Volkel, for exerc+ ![]() Jun18 pictured (pic2) with ZK001 as HC.3A type /AC at A+ , in the static display as /AC at RNAS Yeovilton 2019 ![]() 6 Nov 2019, heading north up the Lea Valley nr Walthams+ ![]() |
![]() | 50123 | 2005 | ZJ995: ![]() ![]() ZJ995 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 50148 | 2005 | ZJ998: ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() RDAF; pictured (top) as /Rescue-09 at RAF Fairford, UK ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 50160 | 2006 | ZK001: ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 28may18 HC.3A type 845Sqn./AF stop at Volkel, for exerc+ ![]() Jun18 pictured (pic3) as HC.3A type /AF at APROC 2018 i+ ![]() , in the static display as /AF at RNAS Yeovilton 2019 ![]() Callsign WHE01 ![]() |