[sukhoi-30mki]

RNAS

The Sea King Mk4 has been in service with the Commando Helicopter Force for 36 years

[Spacetrucker]

Heh ... looks like the love child of a CH-53 and a Blackhawk :-D. That being said, all of those old birds like this and the CH-53 have done amazing work over the years and certainly outlived their intended life span.

[Abathar]

Great old birds.

Still, I hate to fly in anything that is held in the air by single nut named “Jesus”.

[mylife]

Sea King

[MasterGunner01]

The Westland Sea King has served the Royal Navy since 1969. It is a licensed copy of the Sikorsky S-61 commercial and SH-3 military Sea King helicopters. Some 344 Sea Kings were delivered from 1969-1995.

There have been various Marks used by the RN including the ASW Sea Kings HAS.1,HAS.2, HAS.5, and HAS.6; AEW Sea King AEW.2 and AEW.5; search and rescue Sea King HAR.3 and HAR.5; troop carrier HC.4; and utility conversion of AEW.5 Sea Kings, the HU.5. The Sea King has been superseded in Royal Navy service by the Augusta-Westland Merlin EH-101 — Royal Navy designation HM.1 and HM.2 (ASW, ASuW) and ASaC.5 (AEW conversions of HM.1). Merlins are flown by Fleet Air Arm (FAA) Squadrons No. 814, 820, 824, 829, 845, and 846.