Royal Australian Navy Retires Last Six Helicopters in Westland Sea King Fleet

摘要

The Royal Australian Navy's last six Westland Sea Kings have been removed from storage at HMAS Albatross, Nowra, NSW, and transported to Port Kembla for export to the UK, where they will be broken up for parts by Aerospace Logistics (ASL). The Sea Kings were withdrawn from RAN service in December 2011 and replaced by the MRH-90 helicopters. The Sea King was considered the workhorse of the RAN for over 36 years, logging more than 60,000 flying hours in 817 Squadron.