One Show presenter Alex Jones and Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell paid a visit to Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, in Cornwall yesterday and received a very challenging welcome. The One Show's ‘Olympic Flame Special’ will come live from the end of a runway at the Naval Air Station on Friday 18th May. In preparation for this Friday’s programme, Culdrose put Alex and … [Read more...] about Culdrose gives The One Show an Olympic Challenge
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Culdrose hosts members of the RAF Association
Among the 2000 service personnel at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, there are around 70 RAF personnel working in Air Traffic Control, the Fire Section, Sea King Force, and Merlin Force, (mostly in the Merlin Depth Maintenance Facility) and the UK Military Flying Training System at 750 NAS. On Tuesday 20 March 2012 16 members of the Royal Air Forces Association from Falmouth, … [Read more...] about Culdrose hosts members of the RAF Association
The Eyes of the Fleet return home.
After more than 15 months in Afghanistan, 854 Naval Air Squadron (854 NAS) returns home to Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, near Helston, Cornwall in early March. Providing a key part of the surveillance effort in support of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, 854 NAS and its Sea King Airborne Surveillance and Control helicopters (SKASaCs) has … [Read more...] about The Eyes of the Fleet return home.
Sea King squeezes through Museum’s Doors
With help from the Ministry of Defence, the Maritime Museum in Falmouth today installed its biggest object to date as part of its forthcoming Search & Rescue exhibition - a 6 tonne Sea King helicopter. The helicopter which is 70ft long and 16ft high had just 1½ inches of clearance through the Museum’s doors. The helicopter is painted the aircraft in the combined livery of … [Read more...] about Sea King squeezes through Museum’s Doors
The lonely road to Orkney
LANDS End to John O'Groats is so yesterday. Falmouth to Stromness in Orkney is the ultimate challenge for cyclists in 2012. At the end of March, observer Lt Edwin 'Coops' Cooper of 824 Naval Air Squadron at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose sets off on the 'home to home' challenge: from his home in Falmouth, to the family home in the windswept Scottish islands. Coops will … [Read more...] about The lonely road to Orkney
A spot of wizardry from Navy’s trainee Merlin crews
Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose is about to receive the updated Merlin Mk2 helicopter which will bring the latest technology to the Merlin squadrons at the base. The latest batch of trainee Merlin aircrew, eighteen pilots, observers and aircrewmen from 824 Naval Air Squadron, are completing years of arduous training off the Cornish coast before the next-generation version of … [Read more...] about A spot of wizardry from Navy’s trainee Merlin crews
Future Chefs at RNAS Culdrose
At Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, the catering contractor Sodexo, has become a sponsor of the “FutureChef” competition run by the Springboard charity. The charity, which helps young people to start a career in hospitality and tourism, runs the FutureChef competition for trainee chefs aged 12-16 culminating in a National Final in London on 26 March 2012. There are three … [Read more...] about Future Chefs at RNAS Culdrose
829 Naval Air Squadron Crew home for Christmas
Aircrew and engineers from 01 Flight of 829 Naval Air Squadron arrive back at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose after a six-month deployment East of the Suez Canal and the seas around the Horn of Africa. Embarked in HMS St Albans, a Type 23 Frigate, the Merlin helicopter of 01 Flight was a crucial asset to the success of the deployment as the ship transited the Gibraltar … [Read more...] about 829 Naval Air Squadron Crew home for Christmas
Thousands of hours in the air at RNAS Culdrose
Lieutenant Commander Jon Wells, a helicopter pilot at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose has passed an historic milestone in achieving over 8000 hours flying time in helicopters. To put this into perspective, 8000 hours, the equivalent of almost eleven months, is unusual in the helicopter world, involving approximately 4000 separate flights. Another pilot, Lieutenant Commander … [Read more...] about Thousands of hours in the air at RNAS Culdrose
Culdrose aircraft fly from HMS Illustrious again
Merlins of 820 Naval Air Squadron from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose have joined HMS Illustrious in the Channel for seven weeks in the hands of the Navy’s most exacting training organisation, Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST). Fresh from a £40m refit, HMS Illustrious has begun two months of intensive training off the South Coast and when the training is complete, the … [Read more...] about Culdrose aircraft fly from HMS Illustrious again
