| Sea King MK.48 |
| The Sea King MK.48 is a medium-sized helicopter which has been build in licence
by the English Westland. On 8 November 1976 the 5 Sea Kings were
flown to Koksijde to take over the SAR-duty of the sikorsky on the first
of April 1977.
The Sea King MK.48 of the Belgian Air Component is being used for Search and Rescue of persons in personen in in distress on the sea, occasional VIP transport, transport of burnt people, guiding of ships in bad weather, interventions with aeroplane accidents,... |
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| Because of the heavy rescue operations, the 40th Squadron recieves an excellent reputation both in the homecountry and foreign countries, as well as with civillians as military. | |
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On Wednesday 4 July 2001, the Sea King RS05 was introduced for the first time in his new dress. On the Sea King a special decoration was place for the occasion of 25 years of Sea King in the Belgian Air Component. This became possible by the hard work of the painters at Koksijde which painted the beautifull Sea King. |