The ‘Lynx’ in Skyfall was actually a brand new Wildcat AH.1 (flown by AAC pilots and NOT on B Class markings – none of them have flown with any). They used one aircraft and filmed it from different angles to make it look like there were three. If you sit and watch the end credits you’ll see “With thanks to the MoD and the Lynx PT” – we look after both Lynx and Wildcat.

The ‘Merlin’ was, as I think has already been said, AW101 demonstrator G-17-510 flown by AW test pilots Andy Strachan and Don Maclaine – again, noted in the end credits.