Sea King XV 712 has today been loaded for its latest road move, this time to Duxford. Whereas this airframe has been seen at many show grounds and air displays this move sees her sent for preservation by the IWM. One of the oldest she joined the fleet in 1972 and completed just shy of 10,000 hrs flying time, seeing her final operational time with 814 NAS, In who’s colours she is seen here. Resplendent in the tiger stripe colour scheme she wore whilst with the ‘soggy moggies’ (814 didn’t just hunt submarines on occasions they went in after them!) Well that’s what the other pinger Squadrons said about them at least.
Tigger will be seen heading for her new home tommorow 27th arriving Duxford at approximately midday.
By: CADman - 27th May 2010 at 17:27
Would assum that the Sea King is still a valuable spares source. Although the anti submarine mission has ended the Navy stil lhave AEW and SAR (?) equiped Sea King and as the HC4 Commando the Royal Marines still use them. As does the RAF in SAR role, but maybe they dont share common spares ?
By: farnboroughrob - 27th May 2010 at 15:28
Saw this this morning heading north on the M3, sadly I was going south bound. Good to see a SK going to a museum, hopefully many more will follow soon.
By: Bograt - 27th May 2010 at 15:27
The transport team have just finished reassembling the airframe, and it is now going into Hangar 5.
By: Pen Pusher - 27th May 2010 at 14:20
Reported on the UKAR Forum that it arrived Duxford, 11.45.
Brian
By: Arabella-Cox - 26th May 2010 at 23:15
Glad to see the Tigers logo in the window, hope this is a sign that we can beat Sarries at the weekend, look forward to visiting her once safely installed and will look nice in with the Wessex and Whirlwind, not that there is much space left!
It is only natural that the greatest aircraft ever built would follow the greatest team on the planet.:D
By: pagen01 - 26th May 2010 at 21:03
Nice to see that it still retains its tiger face, and will be preserved at Duxford!
By: Fouga23 - 26th May 2010 at 20:08
Great to finally see another Sea King preserved!:D
By: Pen Pusher - 26th May 2010 at 20:02
Something new to photograph on my Friday visit. 😀
Brian
By: bravo533 - 26th May 2010 at 19:59
Checked my log book to find I flew XV712 on three occasions – total 5 hours -September-November 1979.
In the “classic” red/white/blue roundel with white code letter scheme of course!!;)
By: Arabella-Cox - 26th May 2010 at 19:49
Thanks for that, about time another was preserved and good to see Duxford have started collecting again.
curlyboy
By: inkworm - 26th May 2010 at 19:48
Glad to see the Tigers logo in the window, hope this is a sign that we can beat Sarries at the weekend, look forward to visiting her once safely installed and will look nice in with the Wessex and Whirlwind, not that there is much space left!
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