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Friday, April 08, 2011

Danish Sea Kings take to the air for the last time

S-61 Sea KingThe Danish Air Force has flown its S-61 Sea King helicopters for the last time, it has emerged.

The SAR helicopters were removed from operational service last year after a career spanning some 45 years. The aircraft have been replaced by the EH101 Merlin and while the S-61s were kept on standby, they have only ever flown on maintenance check flights.

However, now the Danish Defence Material Service, the Forsvarets Materieltjeneste, has decided to halt all S-61 flying.

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