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Merlin 22.04.2010

Extra seating on top too, an added bonus

[vecvechookattack]

Ah, the new SAR Merlin has arrived.




The gubbings on the port side is possibly the loudspeaker......Did anyone spot the funniest Incident signal ever, recently when the crew thought it wasn't working but actually it was...... The locals in Zummerset got a shock...Tee Hee

[Could be the last?]

So are the RN converting their MK1s early?

[vecvechookattack]

No. Its not a Royal Navy Merlin. You can tell by all that red paint on it....and the cabin is full of seats....and its got 2 rescue hoists...Therefore its a SAR cab....on its way to RAF St Mawgan no doubt.

[Could be the last?]

Who does the SAR cab belong too then?

Non of the MK3s have a radome where 'orange reaper' normally sits, or a double hoist assy. And the last time I looked, the RN cabs doing the SAR role had red bits on them........

[sycamore]

Should let the boys who painted the truck have a go at it...

[vecvechookattack]

Its a North African contract......

Your'e right about the truck..... Not the most covert transport they could have used....

[Gnd]

Yep, off to Mawgan - strange seing a Wastland thing not flying to its intended destination - NOT!!!!

[TheWizard]

It's the RN's float entry to this years Gay Pride judging by that truck!

[Two's in]

Can't help thinking there's a flaw in those new IF screens shown fitted while it's on the low-loader.

[EGTE]

Algerian Navy - serials ZR328 to ZR333,
Training to take place at Newquay.

[vecvechookattack]

Algerian Navy - serials ZR328 to ZR333,

UK Registered...??????

[Spanish Waltzer]

Is it just me or is that a SAR helo with a 360 radar & we haven't had a single comment from crab@ ........maybe he's busy washing the ash off his trusty old steed

[TEEEJ]

vecvechookattack wrote

UK Registered...??????

Same as the Algerian Lynx in the UK. They will be assigned UK military serials to operate in the UK.

Photo of Westland Super Lynx Mk.130, ZK182, Algerian Navy

Algerian Merlin serials

http://www.aviation-links.co.uk/MAMupdate59-2010.pdf

Algerian Lynx serials

http://www.aviation-links.co.uk/MAMupdate55-2009.pdf

TJ

[vecvechookattack]

That makes sense..... and avoids embarrassment when they return to their own country.

[Gnd]

That will be a hell of a trip on the smartie truck!!!!

[EODFelix]

Just wondered if this was the Boscombe Down - Yeovilton heavy load that meant to be transiting down the A303 on Thursday?

[Could be the last?]

So why didn't we go down the route of replacing our Seakings/RN/RAF with this version of the EH? In this current climate, surely it would have been cheaper than any PFI or whatever the system is that is employing SAR-H?

And what is the difference between this version and the RCAF/Coastguard Cormorant?

[Seaking93]

Yes it was the load from BD to VL on Thursday, why VL I don't know rather than RTB at Yeovil

[Stu666]

I feel sorry for the truck driver, unless he bats for the other side of course!