Change is in the air for SAR choppers

Military SAR Sea Kings are to be replaced by civilian aircraft. Photo (c) Harwich Lifeboat/Graeme Ewens

Starting in April 2015, the familiar yellow Search and Rescue (SAR) Sea King helicopters operated around the UK coast by the RAF and Royal Navy will be phased out and replaced by a fleet of privately-operated aircraft controlled by the MCA. These choppers will be branded in the internationally recognised ...

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