Royal Australian Navy Westland Sea King Mk50A N16-114/905 cn WA791. First Flight 13/11/74. Previously G-17-5 and G-BCIA. Delivered 11/07/75. On board HMAS Melbourne at Garden Island,Sydney for filming of the Don Lane Show, late July early September 1976.In Somalia aboard HMAS Tobruk 1993. Fitted with a cabin mounted MAG 58 GMPG. Avalon Airshow 1999. Painted in Special 817 Sqn Colours '2000. Bairnsdale Airshow '2000. Participant of the border protection force on Christmas Island 06/2002 to 12/2002. Participant of Exercise Crocodile off Queensland during 09/2003 aboard HMAS Success. Served with 817 Sqn RAN, callsign Shark 05. Listed for disposal sometime in September 2011. It has flown for a total of 8982 hours during its operational history - Day 2 Avalon 2011 Australian International Airshow. File: N16-114_YMAV_20110302_6777
Robert Frola
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