Provides 24 hour SAR coverage for the UK SRR Shetland District at 15 minutes readiness. Following award of 2013 Bristow GAP SAR contract, the SAR service handed over from CHC to Bristow, in preparation for transition into the full 2015 contract arrangements with a pair of S-92 from 2017. 
News about Shetland District |
1,000th Mission for Bristow SAR Sumburgh
21-Feb-20 - HM Coastguard Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter base at Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands, Scotland completed its 1,000 mission since operated by the civilian service (Bristow) from 2013 #Sumburgh
Bristow Sumburgh SAR Completes 500 mission
16-Dec-16 - HM Coastguard search and rescue (SAR) helicopter service of Sumburgh, in Shetland off the Scottish coast, passed the 500 missions milestone since operated by Bristow from July 2013
Bristow SAR Third Anniversary in Northern Scotland
29-Jul-16 - Bristow’s Gap SAR search and rescue contract celebrates third anniversary from Sumburgh and Stornoway in Northern Scotland with more than 900 missions with the S-92 helicopters
UK Sumburgh SAR 335 Taskings in First Two Years
09-Sep-15 - HM Coast Guard Sumburgh search and rescue (SAR) helicopter base responded to 335 taskings in the first two years under Bristow operation.
Bristow UK SAR Bases with Airbox Panda
13-May-15 - Bristow Helicopters will use Airbox Panda mission visualisation platform at SAR bases in Sumburgh and Stornoway enabling safe flight and route planning and execution| More News ... |  |
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Models Shetland District List of helicopters |
| C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |
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| 61-737 | s61n.mk2 | 1974 | G-BCLC : HM Coastguard, op by Bristow; based at Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands |  G-BCLC  N502SC N502SC | |
| 61-765 | s61n.mk2 | 1976 | G-BDOC : Bristow owned and operated G-BDOC was assigned to Sumburgh in Jan 1985, as+ : Owned and maintained by Bristow Helicopters on behalf of HM Coastguard. In+ | G-BDOC N426GE N765AW - N765AW | |
| 92-0166 | s-92a | 2011 | G-MCGA : HM Coastguard Jan13, operated by Bristow, Sumburgh/Stornoway, pictured (pi+ : Feb13 Based at Inverness airport for line training before delivery to Sumb+ : Originally purchased for the 'Gap' SAR contract (North) and was at Sumburg+ | N166J G-MCGA  LN-OIE | |
| 92-0167 | s-92a | 2011 | G-MCGB : Originally purchased for 'Gap' SAR contract. Deployed at the Sumburgh SAR + | N167G G-MCGB LN-OQX | |
| 92-0169 w/o 2024 | s-92a | 2011 | G-MCGC : pictured (pic2) incoming to home base at Sumburgh : Oscar Charlie Helicopter Naming Ceremony at Sumburgh, Shetlands | N169F G-MCGC LN-OIJ | |
| 92-0171 | s-92a | 2012 | G-MCGD : Sumburgh airport, Shetland | N971E G-MCGD LN-OQY | |
| 92-0235 | s-92a | 2014 | G-MCGI : | N235U G-MCGI | |
| 92-0254 | s-92a | 2014 | G-MCGL : 11:57L Watched it land at Sumburgh Airport whilst waiting at the runway cr+ | N254J G-MCGL |
