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Cranston Fine Arts  Aviation Art Modern Era Aircraft Helicopters  Sea King |
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Sea King The Westland WS-61 Sea King is a British license-built version of the American Sikorsky S-61 helicopterand built by Westland Helicopters. The aircraft differs considerably from the US Seaking, being powered by Rolls-Royce Gnome engines, British made anti-submarine warfare systems and a fully computerised control system. The Westland Sea King also has a role as a Commando troop transport mainly for export. Sea Kings are used extensivily in Air Sea rescue and many Sea King were used during the Falklands War, performing mainly anti-submarine search and attack, and also replenishment, troop transport, and Special Forces insertions into the occupied areas. On 23 April 1982, a Sea King HC4 was ditched while performing a dangerous transfer of supplies to a ship at night, while operating from the flagship aircraft carrier HMS Hermes. Another Sea King was lost, again from ditching into the sea, due to a systems malfunction. and. Five days later another Sea King, again from HMS Hermes, crashed into the sea due to an altimeter problem both sets of crew were rescued. |
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Home Safe by Ivan Berryman. A Sea King helicopter landing on an Illustrious class carrier. |
Sea King Rescue by Robert Taylor. Piloting a Sea King helicopter of 820 Naval Air Squadron, Prince Andrew was first to lift off survivors after the Atlantic Conveyor was hit by an exocet missile. Robert Taylors fine painting depicts the Prince in the thick of the action. |
Westland Sea King SAR.3 XZ585 of 202 Sqn RAF by Keith Woodcock. No text for this item |
Dolphin 14 by Wilfred Hardy Sea King H.A.S. Mk 5 of 820 Squadron from HMS Invincible in action during the Falklands War retrieves a sonar body during a routine patrol in the icy waters of the South Atlantic as part of the protection role for the fleet. |
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