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By: - 28th February 2013 at 09:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Subtitled "Britains Flying Past" ????
Blimey...I used to fly them, does that make me historic :rolleyes:
By: - 28th February 2013 at 13:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
'Britains Flying Past', I hope it will mention the Sea Kings' American ancestory!
Is the Sea King being retired by the RAF and replaced by the contract SAR this year?
I assume the RN Junglies will be around for a few more years?
By: - 28th February 2013 at 15:33 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
'Britains Flying Past', I hope it will mention the Sea Kings' American ancestory!
Particulaly old 66 & the Apollo program.
By: - 28th February 2013 at 15:50 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
'Britains Flying Past', I hope it will mention the Sea Kings' American ancestory!Is the Sea King being retired by the RAF and replaced by the contract SAR this year?
I assume the RN Junglies will be around for a few more years?
I have read elsewhere that the Sea King is supposed to end its service in 2016. They are having a second go at setting up a civilian SAR service contract at the moment. There have been long running threads on Pprune about the rights and wrongs!
mmitch.
By: - 28th February 2013 at 16:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Sea King Out of Service Date is 1 April 2016. Junglies receiving the ex-RAF Merlin Mk3/3a and SAR (RN/RAF) being replaced in toto by civillian contract. Rather sporting time frame now though after the issues over the last couple of years...The ASaCS Sea Kings are supposed to be replaced by a modified Merlin. Another sporty timescale methinks...
Flew the Mk3/3a Sea King a bit in my last job - can I count it as another 'historic' in my logbook now?
By: - 28th February 2013 at 19:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Thanks chaps.
I guess as the first of the Sikorsky breed first flew almost 54 years ago it is historic.
Coincidentally today we had a rare visit by Navy Sea Kings.
Sea King HC.4 ZE425 WR 28 Feb 13 3 by jamtey71, on Flickr
Sea King HC.4 ZA314 WT 28 Feb 13 BW by jamtey71, on Flickr
Sea King HC.4 ZB507 F 28 Feb 13 by jamtey71, on Flickr
By: - 28th February 2013 at 19:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
My last rotary ride around the sky-
& the ex procedures trainer, a very early example I believe-
Oh & a Roflcopter for good measure :D
By: - 28th February 2013 at 20:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The procedures trainer I believe was a Sikorsky SH-3 before becoming a development Westland Sea King pattern aircraft as XV372.
Must admit that Sea Kings didn't bother me much when I was at Mawgan, kind of miss all that energy in a bundle now though!
eds Sea King HAR.3 7 Nov 06 by jamtey71, on Flickr
Sea King HAR.3 XZ594 J 203 sqn 29 August 06 by jamtey71, on Flickr
By: - 28th February 2013 at 20:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Would be rude not to add a couple more :)
By: - 28th February 2013 at 20:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Wonder who else on here built one of these? :D
By: - 28th February 2013 at 20:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Guilty!... built one or two many moons ago. Always loved the SeaKing along with the Whirlwind two of my favourite egg beaters.
Would have loved a ride in a seaking [without the rescue bit] but only managed a Jetranger and Enstrom so far.
By: - 28th February 2013 at 21:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I never did, but I used to have the Dinky one which could winch up the Apollo capsule!
By: - 28th February 2013 at 21:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
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Sea King HC.4 ZB507 F 28 Feb 13 by jamtey71, on Flickr[/QUOTE]
ZB507!!!!!! I used to work on her at Farnborough!!!!! It was delivered there, brand new and I spent three happy years dealing with her from 1982-85. Glad to see she's still around.
Rgds Cking (Geddit?)
By: - 28th February 2013 at 22:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The program didn't really talk about it's American history but more so it's Service than design :)
By: - 28th February 2013 at 22:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Because they were discussing the Brit version and times was only an hour long. So spotters were not catered for :D:D:D:D:D
By: - 28th February 2013 at 22:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I watched the credits at the end - and the BBC Copyright was MMVII - 2007.
So not exactly new......
But interesting
Ken
By: - 28th February 2013 at 22:43 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I watched the credits at the end - and the BBC Copyright was MMVII - 2007.So not exactly new......
But interesting
Ken
I suspect you misread MMXII, as they talked about a recent rescue involving Prince William from last summer.
By: - 28th February 2013 at 22:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I'm wondering if they might have made a typo on the end credits, I think it should read MMXII, ie. 2012.
Good to see a relatively obscure type getting some well deserved limelight, and a helicopter at that.
By: - 28th February 2013 at 22:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Must watch it on the Iplayer. The Sea King is cracking and given me some of my funnest times at work.
In 2001, we were doing a trial at a base full of the oldest SKs in service - Canada. They had a cracking zap - Operating yesterdays aircraft - tomorrow. So many stop drills holes, like collanders!
By: - 28th February 2013 at 23:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Because they were discussing the Brit version and times was only an hour long. So spotters were not catered for :D:D:D:D:D
Nothing to do with 'spotters', but giving due respect to the people that came up with it.
The line about us improving it by putting in British engines was a typical example of lack of research, like the Sea King airframe itself the RR Gnome was based on the American GE T-58.
Would have been nice to have seen 'Rescue 80' of the Penlee Lifeboat disaster be mentioned, especially as its likely the cab preserved at the FAAM.
It's great to see a programme on the Sea King, but some of the lines were a bit Blue Peterish for my taste.
CKing, I remember when '507 was in the RAE colours at the Farnborough shows, flying with a fire rig suspended underneath I think?
By: Anonymous (not verified) - 26th February 2013 at 18:20 - Edited 30th November 2019 at 21:49
On Thursday February 28
BBC2 at 2100 Hrs.
'The Sea King: Britain's Flying Past'
Repeated on Sunday March 3
BBC2 at 1830 Hrs.
CS