A MERLIN Mk512 of the Flyvevabnet's (Royal Danish Air Force's) Eskadrille 722 at Flyvestation Karup has taken part in the French Navy's Task Force 473/Mission Clemenceau, involving the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and other warships in the Mediterranean. The helicopter was embarked on board the Danish Navy frigate Niels Juel and also completed a first carrier landing for the type in Danish service when it operated from the French flagship. The Merlin also provided search and rescue overwatch for French Navy Rafale operations in the 'Pedro' plane guard role. A first such mission was flown on March 26, using the callsign 'Merlin 33'. Other roles included maritime reconnaissance and logistics flights. In addition, prior to its deployment on Task Force 47, the squadron trained for transport of slung loads.
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机译：Flyvevabnet的Merlin Mk512（Royal Danish Air Force）Eskadrille 722在淘汰克劳斯特队参加了法国海军的特遣部队473 / Mission Clemenceau，涉及航空母舰Charles de Gaulle和地中海的其他战舰。直升机乘坐丹麦海军护卫舰尼尔斯·尼尔斯·吉尔并在法国旗舰运营时完成了丹麦服务的类型的第一艘运营商着陆。 Merlin还为“佩德罗”飞机保护作用中的法国海军Rafale运营提供了搜索和救援矫正器。第一个这样的使命在3月26日飞行，使用呼叫'Merlin 33'。其他角色包括海上侦察和物流航班。此外，在执行任务47上的部署之前，中队培训用于运输斜载荷。
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