Belgium Luchtcomponent retires Sea King RS01

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Belgium Luchtcomponent retires Sea King RS01

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Belgian Min. Def. reports following :

15/12/08 19:00:00
Seaking RS01 voor het Koninklijk Legermuseum te Brussel

Op woensdag 17 december 2008 zal de Seaking RS01 overgevlogen worden van de Basis Koksijde naar het Koninklijk Legermuseum. De landing is voorzien omstreeks 12u30 op de Esplanade.
Na meer dan 30 jaar dienst wordt het eerste toestel buiten gebruik geplaatst en bijgezet in de Luchtvaarthal van het museum.

Tijdens het vertrek uit Koksijde en de overvlucht naar Brussel zullen er beelden gemaakt worden door een cameraploeg van Defensie. Deze beelden zullen achteraf ter beschikking gesteld worden van de media.
Bij aankomst op de Esplanade zal LtKol Vlieger Rudy THEYS, Basiscommandant Koksijde ter beschikking zijn om uitleg te geven over de overgang naar het museum. Een vertegenwoordiger van Defensie, die het dossier NH-90 volgt, zal eveneens ter plaatse zijn voor eventuele vragen.

Short translation :
On Wednesday 17 December 2008 the first Belgian Sea King (RS01) will be retired. This date it will be flown from Koksijde to the Royal Army Museum in Brussels.
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Hi,


Have a look at some pics taken today of Sea King RS01 leading a three ship Sea King formation (rather rare these days) and the arrival of the machine at the Brussels Air Museum.
Link: http://www.baha.be/Webpages/Navigator/N ... useum.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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i was there at Koksijde to withness its final take off and flypast.
there was a formation over Koksijde of 3 seakings (RS01, 04 and 05) and 1 Alouette III (M-1)

pictures and video i made can be found here

http://www.freewebs.com/nilssteyaert/sp ... id=4403122" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Belgium Luchtcomponent retires Sea King RS01

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thought i would bump this topic rather then start a new one.
a rumor has recentlybeen circulating that a second Seaking (reported to be RS03) will be taken out of service in the next few days.

though information is sketchy at the moment, i will wait until official information comes in before i can confirm.


Update:
RS03 will be retired accoring to a shedule to retire the Seaking from service.
after retirement, RS03 will be used for parts to keep the remaining 3 seakings (RS02, 04 and 05) in service.
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Re: Belgium Luchtcomponent retires Sea King RS01

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RS03 is not grounded yet, and certainly not due to cracks. It flew a scramble mission today...
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