Building for 2015 Bristow SAR contract began. SAR service commenced from 1 Jul 2015 with S-92, following closure of the service by the RAF 22 Squadron C Flt Sea Kings from RAF Valley.
UK SAR base at Caernarfon went live July 1st, 2015 with S-92 G-MCGJ and G-MCGK
23-Jul-21 - Schiebel S-100 Camcopter drone will now be operational from HM Coastguard Caernarfon base alongside S-92 helicopters and King Air surveillance aircraft #drones
31-Jul-20 - Bristow is operating two Schiebel Camcopter S-100 drones on behalf the HM Coastguard from Caernarfon base in Wales following a 3-month operational trial that began in March #drones
02-Mar-20 - Bristow, provider of helicopter search and rescue (SAR) services in the UK on behalf the HM Coastguard, is carrying out UK’s first unmanned SAR aircraft trial by operating the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 drone from Caernarfon Airport in Wales to fully evaluate its capabilities #drones
01-Jul-16 - Caernarfon Search and Rescue Coastguard helicopter base in North Wales celebrates one year anniversary having flown more than 500 mission hours and rescued or assisted more than 200 people.