RAN retires AS350BA and S-70B-2 fleets

A final six-ship formation of AS350BAs performed a flypast over HMAS Albatross on November 1. This was the last time that all of 723 Squadron’s remaining operational Squirrels took to the air together before decommissioning. Commonwealth of Australia/Jeff Chartier/723 Sqn TWO SIGNIFICANT Royal Australian Navy (RAN) types, the AS350BA Squirrel and S-70B- 2 Seahawk, were simultaneously withdrawn from service during a ceremony at HMAS Albatross, Nowra, New South Wales, on December 1, 2017. The Seahawk had been in the inventory