Merlin_Mk3s_prove_their_mettle_in_day-long_Gibraltar_transit_MOD_45160593.jpg
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Description Merlin Mk3s prove their mettle in day-long Gibraltar transit MOD 45160593.jpg |
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Pictured is a Commando Helicopter Force Merlin Mk3 helicopter and HMS Scimitar, a Scimitar Class Fast Patrol Boat from the Gibraltar Squadron training above and in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters.
Working from RAF Gibraltar, 2 Merlin Mk3 helicopters from 846 Naval Air Squadron based at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, Somerset were consolidating their contingency deployment capability during Exercise Barbary Commando 16. Merlin Mk3 is a new aircraft type for the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF). It will advance capability for the primary customer, The Royal Marines. 846 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) are the first Royal Navy squadron to convert to Merlin Mk 3. To take on the demanding Commando Role (from ship to shore operations) the current Merlin Mk3 fleet will undergo an upgrade package through an interim model. It will then move towards the advanced Merlin Mk4. This will further increase the capability of this proven battlefield helicopter.
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Author | PO(Phot) Si Ethell |
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Attribution: Photo: PO(Phot) Si Ethell/MOD | |
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