Sorry, typo - should have read AFCs.
Yes, I know it sounds like sour grapes but the FACTS of the story have been eroded by the Navy
PR machine - the RAF crews didn't get a GAPAN award either, despite doing the bulk of the rescuing that day.
John - the exposure was completely skewed to the RN - as mentioned by others already, there are a lot of other Sea King users in the world who didn't get even a small mention.
Just accept that the programme was actually about the RN using Sea Kings and not about the Sea King itself.