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Afternoon all,

With 848 NAS standing down today, bringing an end to 37 years of service for the mighty Sea King HC4, I thought I'd share a few images by way of a personal tribute to one of my favourite aircraft of all time. Having lived relatively local to Yeovilton all my life, the Junglie has played a huge part in my interest in aviation, and I'll miss it greatly. All the shots posted have been taken at various locations across the South West, with the final four taken as the aircraft set off on the Monday's farewell tour, the last time I'll see this wonderful machine fly...

5813567370_b7d1c5ecfc_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZD627/WO Royal Navy RNAS Merryfield 08/06/11 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

5812999339_ab6695b305_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZD627/WO Royal Navy RNAS Merryfield 08/06/11 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

5919993084_319a16a348_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZD625/P Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 09/07/11 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

7191334158_d8af12fdbc_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZF115/WV Royal Navy Okehampton Camp 13/05/12 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

7199658176_5bfb5268c8_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZF119/WY Royal Navy Okehampton Camp 13/05/12 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

7199657376_d035e042af_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZF115/WV Royal Navy Okehampton Camp 13/05/12 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

7199658468_8cb9c8c3e6_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZF119/WY Royal Navy Okehampton Camp 13/05/12 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

7575347166_86be10b691_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZE426/WX Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 22/06/12 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

7575349396_45c43c249b_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZE426/WX Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 22/06/12 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

7575347800_668be6bd33_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZF115/R Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 22/06/12 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

7575354016_83205ce7b3_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZE426/WX Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 22/06/12 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

9434740767_741cf1e0e1_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZG820/I Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 12/07/13 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

9434747347_362b3f7a06_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZF214/L Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 12/07/13 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

9437498742_115453aac8_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZF214/L Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 12/07/13 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

9454336324_480b8ae258_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZF117/X Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 13/07/13 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

9454316818_e68579def4_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZA310/B Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 13/07/13 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

9454329552_0a87a701b7_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZF117/X Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 13/07/13 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

14333303000_89f905e30e_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZF117/X Royal Navy Merryfield 25/06/14 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

17501440335_569489a506_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZE427/K Royal Navy Okehampton Camp 10/05/15 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

17772961513_c96ed2c504_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZE427/K Royal Navy Okehampton Camp 10/05/15 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

24609100170_4bc99b91f4_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZF116/WP Royal Navy Okehampton Camp 10/05/15 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

19184620218_8e22b547a5_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZE427/K Royal Navy Merryfield 10/06/15 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

18689426551_b68c3f3bec_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZE427/K Royal Navy Merryfield 10/06/15 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

22176252320_ae03cafed0_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZF116/WP Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 09/07/15 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

19734997910_b047ae2ff9_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZF116/WP Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 11/07/15 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

22347075164_240f2b7328_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZG821/G Royal Navy SPTA 12/11/15 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

22577641449_f937557c08_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZG821/G Royal Navy SPTA 12/11/15 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

25945779356_c95241f85c_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZA298/Y Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 21/03/16 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

25671477050_3e30a57e0b_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZA298/Y Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 21/03/16 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

25953418686_e2c564f057_o.jpgWestland Sea King HC4 ZA295/U Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 21/03/16 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

25358209944_b082b0337d_o.jpgWestland Seaking HC4 ZA298/Y Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 21/03/16 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Farewell, old friend...

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Those are some stunning images!

I never could get fully used to the sight of a Sea King without the sponsons, but hats off to a machine that did its job well and earned the respect of those who worked with it.

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What a great photo tribute to the old Junglie,.....a type for which I have a lot of affection, having been glad of the services of their excellent crews on a number of occasions. ......... they have certainly set an example for the Merlin to follow, but just as Sea King followed Wessex and Whirlwind before it,.....I`m sure that the new breed will still be made of `the right stuff. Sad to see it go all`s the same though,

Cheers

Tony

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The very last flight of the final 3 tomorrow 30/03/16...after all the official stuff final job transit to Vector (fleetlands) for disposal.

ZA298 tractor to the museum!

Still heard someone say positive things about the mighty M .

I'm sure it will all be fine.

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If only someone would do a book of photos of the mighty King, you know mods through the ages.

Something to bring Patrick Allens book bang upto date, HINT HINT.

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Many thanks for the kind comments, much appreciated, I'm glad they were of interest :)

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