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The Royal Navy Sea King MK5. The distinctive Sea King Mk5 – painted red and grey – saves hundreds of lives each year on Search and Rescue thanks to the selfless acts of Navy crews above the stormy waters of the Western Approaches or the mountains of western Scotland.

RAF Sea King helicopter and Ben Nevis covered in snow

A Sea King Helicopter out over the East Coast of England

A sight that many thousand people have been very glad to see over the years when they have needed help.

BAF SEAKING RS04

If you were in trouble, this was always a welcome sight!

Royal Air Force Westland Sea King HAR3 XZ592

Royal Air Force Search and Rescue Sea King helicopter pulling up and out of the snow covered Scottish Highlands

The Classic yellow of a Royal Air Force Sea King Search and Rescue Helicopter

Gone from the skies around the UK, the Iconic yellow RAF Search and Rescue Helicopter

Royal Navy Westland Sea King HU5 XV847

Westland Sea King Mk4 at Beachy Head, East Sussex. HDR created from one RAW file processed as three DNG files in Photomatix, adjustments in CS6 with some help from Topaz Filters. Nikon D7200 with Sigma 150-500 zoom.

Westland Sea King HAR3A ZH543 at Duxford before retirement. HDR created from one RAW file processed as three DNG files in Photomatix, adjustments in CS6 with some help from Topaz Filters. Nikon D7200 with Tamron 18-270 zoom.

The Royal Navy Search & Rescue Helicopter, The Sea King

Westland Sea King HAR3A ZH544 at Duxford. HDR created from one RAW file processed as three DNG files in Photomatix, adjustments in CS6 with some help from Topaz Filters. Nikon D7200 with Sigma 150-500 zoom.