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Fleet Air Arm
Royal Navy
HMS Gannet SAR Flight
2001–2016
Part of
771 Squadron
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Created on 1 Nov 2001 when
819 NAS
disbanded and the new
Gannet Flight
became part of
771 NAS
, which remained at Prestwick.
Stood down from SAR ops on 31 Dec 2015 when SAR services were taken over by Bristow, also from Prestwick from 1 Jan 2016.
Three Sea Kings performed a
Farewell Flight
on 14 Jan 2016 around Scotland, which included Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, Troon, Oban, Tyndrum and Ayr.
The Flight decommissioned on 31 Mar 2016.
News
Royal Navy Scotland SAR Final Farewell Fly-Past
Jan 11, 2016 ·
Royal Navy Search and Rescue (SAR) Flight, HMS Gannet, are set to say “so-long Scotland” with a final farewell fly-past.
Locations
2001-2016
EGPK PIK
Glasgow Prestwick
Models
2001-2016
Westland
Sea King HU.5
Operations
18 Aug 2004
2004
Glen Ogle (A85) landslide
Airframes (7)
Reg
Model
C/N
Built
XV647
has.1
wa 635
1969
XV648
has.1
wa 636
1969
XV666
has.1
wa 654
1970
821-CU
XV699
has.1
wa 670
1971
823
XV705
has.1
wa 676
1971
XZ578
has.2
wa 846
1976
30
ZA130
has.5
wa 891
1980