Change: Engineer). TT 10585 hrs. RS-01 Saffraanberg 090504 - Photo Laurent Heyligen (c) RS-01's last landing at the Royal Army Museum on 171208. Photo Daniel Brackx (c) RS-02 c/n WA.832 080476: first flight 000076: noted with test registration G-BDNI / G-17-2 200576: handed over to Belgian Air Force 000076: used   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1148)

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Change: Air Museum for preservation. Crew for this final flight from Koksijde were : Lt.Col.Avi. Rudy Theys (Co-pilot, Koksijde BaseCo), Cdt.avi.Karel 'Fozzy' Kinable (Pilot) and Adj.Maj.Rudy Debergh (Flight Engineer) RS-01 Saffraanberg 090504 - Photo Laurent Heyligen (c) RS-02 c/n WA.832 080476: first flight 000076: noted with test registration G-BDNI / G-17-2   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1127)

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Change: Laurent HeyligenRS-03 c/n WA.833 090476 or 120476: first flight 000076: noted with test registration G-BDNJ / G-17-3 280576: handed over to Belgian Air Force 000076: used for crew training at RNAS Culdrose 081176: delivery flight to Koksijde. Crew: Kapt.M.Gyssels, 1Lt.D.Kerkhof, 1Lt.A.Jacobs, 1SM P.Vandermeersche. 081176: taken on charge 40 Squadron   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1078)

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Change: 000091: noted with secial colorscheme '15 Years Seaking, 20 Years 40 Squadron, 30 Years Heli-Flight' 241104: noted operational with 40Squadron 000105: suffering from hydraulic problems 200505: noted back operation at Koksijde 001106: active with 40 Squadron at KoksijdeRS-02 c/n WA.832 080476: first flight 000076: noted with   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1040)

Change: flight 000076: noted with test registration G-BDNK / G-17-4 140776: handed over to Belgian Air Force 000076: used for crew training at RNAS Culdrose 081176: delivered flight to Koksijde. Crew: Cdr.R.Orbie, 1Lt.R.Raes, 1Lt.V.Nicolai, Sgt.D.Provoost 081176: taken on charge 40 Squadron 001205: noted at Sabca for corrosion workRS-05 c/n WA.835   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 666)

Change: 200203 During the tragic fire in an apartment building at Mons, a Westland Seaking was called in to give assistance. Unfortunately, RS03 was slightly damaged when landing nearby the plastic roof of a pumping station was shattered by the rotor-blast and sucked in   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 579)

Change: To replace the succesful Sikorsky HSS1/S58 in the Air-Sea Rescue role the Belgian government ordered five Westland Sea King Mk.48 in april 1975. All aicraft   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 256)