Westland Sea King Mk50A

Photographer’s remark

N16-238 New RAN Sea King N16-238 Code 920 (WA929) operated by 817 Sqn parked on dry grass after a handling demonstration at the Canberra Aero Club Flying Display at Canberra Airport on 17Apr1983. This aircraft was acquired early in 1983 as an attrition 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.