The Westland WS-61 Sea King is a British licence-built version of the American Sikorsky S-61 helicopter of the same name, built by Westland Helicopters. The aircraft differs considerably from the Amer
Royal Air Force Sea King HAR3
The AEW version (ASaC7) with radar down, and a Search and Rescue version together in flight, 2013
Westland Sea King HAS.1 air-lifting a Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 near RNAS Culdrose, 1971
Westland HC4 on exercises, 2007
The Egyptian Air Force is the aviation branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces that is responsible for all airborne defence missions and operates all military aircraft, including those used in support of
Westland Sea King
…Commando, operated by the Royal Navy as the HC4. The Commando had capacity for up to 28 fully equipped troops and had originally been developed to meet an Egyptian Air Force requirement. Due to the deletion of the amphibious capability, not required in the Egyptian desert, the most noticeable change from the Sea King was…
Egyptian airplanes flying over Koubbeh Palace in celebration of King Farouk I and Queen Farida's wedding.
On display circa 1956, new aircraft purchased from Czechoslovakia and the USSR clockwise: MiG-17F, MiG-15bis, Il-28, Yak-11, Zlin 226, and two Mi-1 helicopters.
A formation of Il-28 bombers, over Cairo during a parade in September 1956.
Israeli troops examine a destroyed Egyptian Mig 21