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Sunday, November 16, 2014

End of an era as squadron retires trademark helicopter

814NAS and their Merlin Mk 1 helicoptersIt was the end of an era at a Westcountry Naval base when a return home from a 19 month deployment also saw a squadron wave goodbye to their trademark helicopter.

The crew of 814 Naval Air Squadron, also known as The Flying Tigers, are back at RNAS Culdrose, near Helston, after a lengthy mission hunting pirates in the Middle East.

They are now set to see their trusty Merlin Mk 1 aircrafts upgraded to the more advanced Merlin Mk 2.

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