• Aircraft:

  Westland Sea King HAR.3

• Reg: XZ585 photos
• Serial #:

  WA.851

• Airline: United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)
• Photo Date: Jun 19, 2007
• Uploaded: Jun 30, 2007
• Valley - EGOV, United Kingdom

One of the three Sea Kings of ‘C’ Flight, 22 Sqn, stationed at RAF Valley, seen occupying the visiting aircraft apron on the north side of the airfield whilst their own base area is undergoing building work in preparation for the relocation of the RAF SAR force HQ from St Mawgan. XZ585 entered service in 1978 and is the oldest Sea King airframe in the RAF (it was subject to a Written Answer in Parliament to that effect in November 2001!) (400D, Sigma 28-300 & fluid-head tripod)

Photographer

Aircraft

Tim Lowe XZ585

470 1 0 Westland Sea King HAR.3

Przemyslaw Burdzinski XZ585

686 0 0 Westland Sea King HAR.3

Scanned from a 35mm negative

Ian Howat XZ585

1,314 0 0 Westland Sea King HAR.3

Photo location

L’Ecole de Pilotage de l’Armee de l’Air 315 ‘General Jarry’ based at Cognac-Chateaubernard sent four PC-21s to attend the 2023 RAF Valley Families Day

Michael Brazier 08

2,185 3 0 Pilatus PC-21

A 4 Sqn Hawk during the 2023 RAF Valley Families' Day

Michael Brazier ZK018

3,752 3 0 British Aerospace Hawk T.2

One of a pair of Typhoons that departed RAF Valley during the 2023 Families' Day

Michael Brazier ZK429

2,171 4 0 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4

Photographer

One of Martin Baker’s King Air 250s is seen here at its base at Chalgrove

Michael Brazier G-JMAW

1,438 1 0 Beechcraft B200GT Super King Air

One of Martin Baker’s King Air 250s is seen here at its base at Chalgrove

Michael Brazier G-BGRE

843 0 0 Beechcraft 200 Super King Air

Martin Baker’s Meteors WL419 and WA638 have been operated by the company for ejection seat trials since 1952

Michael Brazier WL419

1,373 1 0 Gloster Meteor T.7