30jul2014: all Royal Navy AEW Sea Kings back from Afghanista

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30jul2014: all Royal Navy AEW Sea Kings back from Afghanista

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30/07/2014

854 Naval Air Squadron are back on British soil having witnessed the lowering of a White Ensign, marking the final contribution of the last fully formed Royal Naval unit on operations in Afghanistan. The final Sea King aircraft is due to arrive back at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose today.

Since May 2009, 854 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) and sister Squadron 857 NAS, have played a vital role flying Sea King Mk 7 Airborne Surveillance and Control (SKASaC) aircraft for more than 9,000 hours over 2,000 sorties to support troops on the ground as part of 903 Expeditionary Air Wing.
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-la ... gs-bastion
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