Sea King Locations.

[HoXton]

Hey, just need some help with something that hopefully fellow goaters can help me with. (That's all my thread ever seem to be about! Sorry for that.)

Just need to know where all the Sea Kings are located in the UK. On the RAF website it says there 6 locations for them, but it only lists two, Mawgan and Lossiemouth. Anyone willing to help and tell me where the other four are? Just in case it pops up at OASC.

Thanks in advance.

 

[DesertBaldy]

Try looking here and here.

 

[Toxicseagull]

i would imagine there are some at falklands, boulmer, valley, leaconfield.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._202_Squadron_RAF
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._1564_Flight_RAF

i know its wiki but tbh its updated more frequently than the RAF website, which sometimes refers to things happening in the future of 2007 DT_Xtremez_14:

 

[MrMasher]

I assume we are just talking RAF SAR SeaKings here?

Based at:
Lossiemouth
Boulmer
Leconfield
Valley
Wattisham

They are no longer based at St Mawgan and haven't been since May 2008.
Also, as mentioned, there is another RAF SAR flight in the Falkland Islands.

The Navy also have 2 SAR flights based at Prestwick and Culdrose.


All common knowledge, just a shame that the RAF website is so poor and out of date. Embarrassing really.....DT_Xtremez_42:

 

[Teh Wal]

Oh Mr Masher, has it really been so long that you forget about the Lilo-rescuers of RMB Chivenor?

If you really want to impress the OASC board about your knowledge of the RAF SAR force you should really bone up the SAR Harmonisation program and what the future holds for RAF SAR:- http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2006/04/11/205877/uk-to-unify-sar-helicopter-service.html

 

[RAF Bird]

I assume we are just talking RAF SAR SeaKings here?

Based at:
Lossiemouth
Boulmer
Leconfield
Valley
Wattisham

They are no longer based at St Mawgan and haven't been since May 2008.
Also, as mentioned, there is another RAF SAR flight in the Falkland Islands.

The Navy also have 2 SAR flights based at Prestwick and Culdrose.


All common knowledge, just a shame that the RAF website is so poor and out of date. Embarrassing really.....DT_Xtremez_42:

The Navy also have 3 sqn's of Seakings at Yeovilton.

When is your OASC mate??? I'm there 17th Aug.

 

[HoXton]

Thanks for all of that guys and gals. The RAF website isn't the best for research unfortunatly, reading up on some of the aircrafts in the inventory and it's clear that it's outdated in some parts. Ah well.

RAF Bird, I got the date for my OASC today for December 1st. I'm looking forward to it! Why are you there on the 17th? I assumed from the amount of posts you've made on this website that your already a part of the RAF. Am I wrong?

 

[dark_sider1]

Just to clarify and summarize everything for you ....

202 A Flight - Boulmer (Sea King Mark 3)
202 D Flight - Lossiemouth (Sea King Mark 3)
202 E Flight - Leconfield (Sea King Mark 3)

22 Sqn A Flight - Chivenor (Sea King Mark 3A)
22 Sqn B Flight - Wattisham (Sea King Mark 3A)
22 Sqn C Flight - Valley (Sea King Mark 3)

Also...

Culdrose (Sea King Mark 5)
RN Prestwick, also known as 'Gannet' -(Sea King Mark 5)

203(R) OCU Valley - Sea King Mark 3.

84 Sqn Akrotiri
1564 Flt Falklands - Sea King Mark 3.

Hope this helps.