The final countdown
With her AEW radar 'bag' inflated and stowed, Royal Navy Westland Sea King ASaC.7 XV671/83 seen arriving at Westland's Yeovil Airfield for a planned celebration involving a quartet of outgoing Sea Kings - the other three being an ex RAF Rescue HAR.3, a Navy HC.4 Commando and a RN Rescue HU.5.
Arriving at midday, a subsequent lunchtime gathering where all involved were seen to mingle out on the field and later a planned flypast was expected to take place mid- afternoon.
All the others will be consigned to history by Monday 21st March 2016 when a formation of the outgoing HC'4's will make a farewell tour, but the ASaC.7's will soldier on in their AEW role for a while longer.
Almost an end of an era.
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The final countdown
With her AEW radar 'bag' inflated and stowed, Royal Navy Westland Sea King ASaC.7 XV671/83 seen arriving at Westland's Yeovil Airfield for a planned celebration involving a quartet of outgoing Sea Kings - the other three being an ex RAF Rescue HAR.3, a Navy HC.4 Commando and a RN Rescue HU.5.
Arriving at midday, a subsequent lunchtime gathering where all involved were seen to mingle out on the field and later a planned flypast was expected to take place mid- afternoon.
All the others will be consigned to history by Monday 21st March 2016 when a formation of the outgoing HC'4's will make a farewell tour, but the ASaC.7's will soldier on in their AEW role for a while longer.
Almost an end of an era.
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