S-70B-2 Skeletor retired

THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN Navy has retired S-70B-2 Seahawk serial N24-011 (c/n 70-595) Skeletor after a career during which it logged 6,200 airframe hours. After more than 28 years of service, the Seahawk completed its last operational flight during HMAS Arunta’s recent maintenance period in Bahrain while deployed on Operation Manitou, the Australian government’s contribution to the international effort to promote maritime security and stability in the Middle East. The helicopter’s last flight from the ship was into Australia’s main operating