Culdrose, UK. 1st Jun, 2017. Final Flight – but with a hot future. Two retired aircraft made their final flights from RNAS Culdrose today with the helping hand of a Chinook helicopter. The old Royal Navy aircraft were moved across the Lizard Peninsula as ‘under-slung loads’ by a heavy lift RAF helicopter, and taken to their final resting place at Predannack airfield. Credit: Bob Sharples/Alamy Live News
Final Flight – but with a hot future Two retired aircraft made their final flights from RNAS Culdrose today with the helping hand of a Chinook helicopter. The old Royal Navy aircraft were moved across the Lizard Peninsula as ‘under-slung loads’ by a heavy lift RAF helicopter, and taken to their final resting place at Predannack airfield. Although the aircraft retired from flying many years ago, the Jetstream aircraft and an old variant Sea King helicopter, will still see a great deal of action in their new role; training Royal Navy fire fighting crews of the future. In a specialist fire and rescue training area at Predannack Airfield, students studying at the Royal Naval School of Flight Deck Operations, will use the aircraft to conduct survivor rescue training, essential to safe aviation at sea. They will join other aircraft shells (retired aircraft and helicopters) and another old Sea King helicopter which was small enough to be transported by road. They may have had an eventful day, but the aircraft still live to serve another day for the Royal Navy.
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Location: RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), Helston, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Bob Sharples / Alamy / Afripics
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