Westland Sea King Mk50A

Photographer’s remark

N16-238 RAN Sea King N16-238 Code 920 (WA929) operated by 817 Sqn does a handling demonstration at the Phillips Sky Fest at Canberra Airport on 17Mar1986. A WWII vintage Bellman Hangar is visible at rear. This aircraft was acquired in 1983 as a replacement for five Sea Kings lost at sea in Ditchings between 1975 and 1979! (Codes 01, 03, 04, 06 and 08). I flew from Nowra to Canberra in Sea King N16-100 on 14July1977. As 'Shark 02', that aircraft crashed at Nias Island Indonesia on 02Apr2005. Low res photo.