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
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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
Culdrose squadron on exercise off French coast
Merlin helicopters from 829 Naval Air Squadron at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose will be deploying to France on Exercise SPONTEX during May. Two of the helicopters will be operating from the French Naval Air Station Lann-Bihoué in Lorient, and the Merlin helicopter from the Type 23 Frigate, HMS Westminster will also be taking part in the exercise. Exercise SPONTEX is a … [Read more...] about Culdrose squadron on exercise off French coast
Royal Navy Helicopters Anti-Submarine Training
814 Naval Air Squadron from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall has just returned home from two weeks of intense Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) training in Exercise Proud Manta 2011. This was the first time a Royal Navy helicopter squadron had taken in part NATO’s largest annual Anti-Submarine Warfare exercise. Three Merlin Mk1 maritime patrol helicopters, five crews … [Read more...] about Royal Navy Helicopters Anti-Submarine Training
Royal Naval Helicopters in Mediterranean Exercise
For the first time a Royal Navy helicopter squadron will take part in NATO’s largest Mediterranean anti-submarine exercise, Exercise Proud Manta. Merlin Mk1 maritime patrol helicopters from 814 Naval Air Squadron (also known as ‘The Flying Tigers’) will fly 1400 miles across Europe from Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in Helston, Cornwall, to Sicily in order to take … [Read more...] about Royal Naval Helicopters in Mediterranean Exercise
