Savoia,
Thank you for posting that photograph of young Lt Roger Learoyd RM. Roger carried out his flying training at RAF Linton-on-Ouse and then RNAS Culdrose. He joined 848 NAS in Singapore in August 1961 and you are right that he was the first RM to train as a helicopter pilot. However, Lts Murphy and Nick Wise qualified before him.
In September 1964 Nick was appointed to form and command the first RM Unit Air Troop for 40 Cdo which was based at Burma Camp, Ulu Tiram, Malaya. With Lt Roger Learoyd and nine Naval Artificers led by CPO Techner, they assembled (literally) 2 brand new Augusta Bell 47s and embarked on HMS Albion in Portsmouth. They sailed to Singapore via Aden and disembarked to Burma Camp on 28th April 1965 delivering to 40 Cdo the first RM Air Troop.
Lieutenant Terence Murphy had actually first qualified as a pilot in 1958 and flew Seahawks on 806 RNAS on HMS Albion in 1960. He was was the first RM pilot to fly in a jet squadron in a carrier and complete a tour of duty.