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RMG7MGDW–Royal Navy Merlin helicopters perform a tactical manoeuvre for sailors, officers and their family and friends after a 'wings' ceremony attended by the Duke of York at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, Somerset.
RMG69EG7–Merlin Mk 2 aircraft at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, Cornwall, where the first of the UK's fleet of next generation anti-submarine maritime patrol Merlin helicopters have been handed over to the Royal Navy.
RFEK522E–Falmouth, Cornwall, UK. 7th April, 2015. RFA Argus today returned to Falmouth after a deployment where she provided aviation and amphibious support and medical capability to the Department for International Development-led effort against the spread of Ebola. Her three Royal Navy Merlin Helicopters of 820 Squadron Rnas Culdrose, detachment of Royal Marines from 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines and 42 Commando helped deliver equipment, supplies and food package to remote areas of Sierra Leone for over six months. Image. Credit: Bob Sharples/Alamy Live News
RMP93XCY–Wildcat and Merlin helicopters taking part in the Commando Assault at Yeovilton Air Day, RNAS Yeovilton, UK on the 7th July 2018.
RM2JB928Y–Platinum Jubilee Queen's Birthday Flypast after Trooping the Colour 2022. Helicopter section. Royal Navy Wildcat and Merlin helicopters
RMF0RB1D–Bournemouth, UK. 20 August 2015. Merlin helicopters perform at the Bournemouth Air Festival Credit: Carolyn Jenkins/Alamy Live News
RME5CDK0–EHI EH-101 Merlin HM1 helicopter operated by the Royal Navy on approach for landing at Farnborough Airshow 2014
RMKH14W0–RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall, UK. 13th November, 2017. Merlin MK2 Helicopters on approach to land at RNAS Culdrose at the embarkation location for Exercise Kernow Flag. The 'embarkation' of multiple Royal Navy aircraft from RNAS Culdrose today. EXERCISE Kernow Flag has begun. With a new era of 'carrier aviation' just around the corner, Exercise Kernow Flag will help Culdrose to get 'Carrier Ready' through an intensive flying programme and test the whole air station Credit: Bob Sharples/Alamy Live News
RFJ3G6HT–Royal Navy EHI EH-101 Merlin HM1 helicopters at Saint Nazaire Montoir Airport, Loire Atlantique, France
RMKB5TTK–Portsmouth, UK. 28th Sep, 2017. HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) is the Royal Navy's newest and largest warship (70,600 tonnes) ever built and is capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft. It is designed to operate V/STOL aircraft, the air wing will consist of F-35B Lightning II multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare. Credit: Rich Gold/Alamy Live News
![HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2R54YRK/hms-prince-of-wales-r09-is-the-second-queen-elizabeth-class-aircraft-carrier-unlike-most-large-aircraft-carriers-prince-of-wales-is-not-fitted-with-catapults-and-arrestor-wires-and-is-instead-designed-to-operate-vstol-aircraft-the-ship-is-currently-planned-to-carry-up-to-40-f-35b-lightning-ii-stealth-multirole-fighters-and-merlin-helicopters-for-airborne-early-warning-and-anti-submarine-warfare-although-in-surge-conditions-the-class-is-capable-of-supporting-70-f-35b-10-the-design-emphasises-flexibility-with-accommodation-for-250-royal-marines-and-the-ability-to-support-them-with-at-2R54YRK.jpg "HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at Stock Photo")
RM2R54YRK–HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at
RM2GKCBW2–ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 11, 2021) The Italian frigate Luigi Rizzo (F595) and two EH101 Merlin helicopters steams alongside the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Atlantic Ocean, Mar. 11, 2021. Hershel “Woody” Williams is operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet to conduct interoperability training and build strategic partnerships with their African partners.
RMG69EG6–Aircrew make their way to a Merlin Mk 2 aircraft at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, Cornwall, where the first of the UK's fleet of next generation anti-submarine maritime patrol Merlin helicopters have been handed over to the Royal Navy.
RMCWMPT5–EHI EH-101 Merlin HM1 helicopter operated by the Royal Navy on approach for landing at RAF Fairford
RFG3C8FE–Military Helicopters lined up at RAF Waddington including RAF Merlin and Puma joined by a Royal Navy Sea King and Lynx
RMKXC4T8–Two Westland Merlin HM1 helicopters on board RFA Argus (A135), on her arrival on the Clyde for Exercise Joint Warrior 17-2.
RMP95B74–Wildcat and Merlin helicopters taking part in the Commando Assault at Yeovilton Air Day, RNAS Yeovilton, UK on the 7th July 2018.
RM2JB928C–Platinum Jubilee Queen's Birthday Flypast after Trooping the Colour 2022. Helicopter section. Royal Navy Wildcat and Merlin helicopters flying over
RMF0RC13–Bournemouth, UK. 20 August 2015. Merlin helicopters perform at the Bournemouth Air Festival - spectators shelter under umbrellas in the rain Credit: Carolyn Jenkins/Alamy Live News
RME4Y665–RNAS CULDROSE, ENGLAND-ROYAL NAVY MERLIN MK II AW 101 HELICOPTERS FROM 824 SQDN.PHOTO:JONATHAN EASTLAND/AJAX
RM2AYGJD5–Sailors and Royal Marines man the rails around a line of Merlin helicopters onboard the Royal Navy's carrier HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH.
RM2FNXNR7–The aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) returned to Portsmouth, UK on 19/5/2021 with F-35B fighters and Merlin helicopters on the flight deck.
RFJ3G6PX–Royal Navy EHI EH-101 Merlin HM1 helicopters at Saint Nazaire Montoir Airport, Loire Atlantique, France
RMKB5TTF–Portsmouth, UK. 28th Sep, 2017. HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) is the Royal Navy's newest and largest warship (70,600 tonnes) ever built and is capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft. It is designed to operate V/STOL aircraft, the air wing will consist of F-35B Lightning II multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare. Credit: Rich Gold/Alamy Live News
![HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2R54YT1/hms-prince-of-wales-r09-is-the-second-queen-elizabeth-class-aircraft-carrier-unlike-most-large-aircraft-carriers-prince-of-wales-is-not-fitted-with-catapults-and-arrestor-wires-and-is-instead-designed-to-operate-vstol-aircraft-the-ship-is-currently-planned-to-carry-up-to-40-f-35b-lightning-ii-stealth-multirole-fighters-and-merlin-helicopters-for-airborne-early-warning-and-anti-submarine-warfare-although-in-surge-conditions-the-class-is-capable-of-supporting-70-f-35b-10-the-design-emphasises-flexibility-with-accommodation-for-250-royal-marines-and-the-ability-to-support-them-with-at-2R54YT1.jpg "HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at Stock Photo")
RM2R54YT1–HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at
RM2H9RHW7–Families await the arrival of 820 Squadron returning to the air station at RNAS Culdrose, Helston in Cornwall, with their seven Merlin Mk2 helicopters, were around 60 aircrew and engineers from the squadron while the others have returned separately. The Carrier Strike Group 2021 has included nine ships from various allied countries, one submarine, 32 aircraft and more than 3,700 personnel. The deployment has been a significant milestone in establishing the UK's global capability to operate F35 jets as part of the UK's conventional deterrent.
RM2GKCBW9–ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 11, 2021) Two EH101 Merlin helicopters from the Italian Navy practice Visit, Board, Search and Seizure operations on board the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Atlantic Ocean, Mar. 11, 2021. Hershel “Woody” Williams is operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet to conduct interoperability training and build strategic partnerships with their African partners.
RMG69EG9–Helicopters fly over Merlin Mk 2 aircraft at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, Cornwall, where the first of the UK's fleet of next generation anti-submarine maritime patrol Merlin helicopters have been handed over to the Royal Navy.
RMCY13RR–EHI EH-101 Merlin HM1 helicopter operated by the Royal Navy on approach for landing at RAF Fairford
RMEXCR3X–Yeovilton, Somerset, UK. 11th July, 2015. One of the Fleet Air Arms new Merlin H C mk 3 leads a Sea King H C mk 4 during flying at Yeovilton International Air Day, flanked by a pair of Apache Attack Helicopters flown by the Army AIr Corps, The Merlin will have fully replaced the Sea King in the Commando Helicopter Force by March 2016 Credit: David Billinge/Alamy Live News
RM2WG5FM0–Royal Navy AugustaWestland Merlin helicopter ZH833 at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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RM2JE9P83–Platinum Jubilee Queen's Birthday Flypast after Trooping the Colour 2022. Helicopter section. Royal Navy Wildcat and Merlin helicopters leading RAF
RMBN6NB3–Merlin HM.1 ZH827/80 Arthur of 824 NAS, Royal Navy helicopter, RAF Waddington, Lincoln, International Airshow. The AgustaWestland AW101 (EH101 until June 2007) is a medium-lift helicopter for military applications, also marketed for civil use. The helicopter was developed as a joint venture between Westland Helicopters in the UK and Agusta in Italy (now merged as AgustaWestland). The aircraft is manufactured at the AgustaWestland factories in Yeovil, England and Vergiate, Italy. The name Merlin is used for AW101s in the British, Danish and Portuguese militaries.
RME4Y511–RNAS CULDROSE, ENGLAND-ROYAL NAVY MERLIN MK II AW 101 HELICOPTERS FROM 824 SQDN.PHOTO:JONATHAN EASTLAND/AJAX
RM2AYGJDH–The tails of lined up Royal Navy Merlin helicopters aboard the carrier HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH with Royal Marines lining the rail in the background.
RM2FNXKKB–The aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) returned to Portsmouth, UK on 19/5/2021 with F-35B fighters and Merlin helicopters on the flight deck.
RFJ3G6R8–Royal Navy EHI EH-101 Merlin HM1 helicopters at Saint Nazaire Montoir Airport, Loire Atlantique, France
RMKB5TRH–Portsmouth, UK. 28th Sep, 2017. HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) is the Royal Navy's newest and largest warship (70,600 tonnes) ever built and is capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft. It is designed to operate V/STOL aircraft, the air wing will consist of F-35B Lightning II multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare. Credit: Rich Gold/Alamy Live News
![HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2R54YTB/hms-prince-of-wales-r09-is-the-second-queen-elizabeth-class-aircraft-carrier-unlike-most-large-aircraft-carriers-prince-of-wales-is-not-fitted-with-catapults-and-arrestor-wires-and-is-instead-designed-to-operate-vstol-aircraft-the-ship-is-currently-planned-to-carry-up-to-40-f-35b-lightning-ii-stealth-multirole-fighters-and-merlin-helicopters-for-airborne-early-warning-and-anti-submarine-warfare-although-in-surge-conditions-the-class-is-capable-of-supporting-70-f-35b-10-the-design-emphasises-flexibility-with-accommodation-for-250-royal-marines-and-the-ability-to-support-them-with-at-2R54YTB.jpg "HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at Stock Photo")
RM2R54YTB–HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at
RM2H9RJM8–Families from 820 squadron re-unite after returning to the air station at Helston in Cornwall, today with their seven Merlin Mk2 helicopters, were around 60 aircrew and engineers from the squadron while the others have returned separately. The Carrier Strike Group 2021 has included nine ships from various allied countries, one submarine, 32 aircraft and more than 3,700 personnel. The deployment has been a significant milestone in establishing the UK's global capability to operate F35 jets as part of the UK's conventional deterrent.
![HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2R54YPT/hms-prince-of-wales-r09-is-the-second-queen-elizabeth-class-aircraft-carrier-unlike-most-large-aircraft-carriers-prince-of-wales-is-not-fitted-with-catapults-and-arrestor-wires-and-is-instead-designed-to-operate-vstol-aircraft-the-ship-is-currently-planned-to-carry-up-to-40-f-35b-lightning-ii-stealth-multirole-fighters-and-merlin-helicopters-for-airborne-early-warning-and-anti-submarine-warfare-although-in-surge-conditions-the-class-is-capable-of-supporting-70-f-35b-10-the-design-emphasises-flexibility-with-accommodation-for-250-royal-marines-and-the-ability-to-support-them-with-at-2R54YPT.jpg "HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at Stock Photo")
RM2R54YPT–HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at
RMG69EG2–Helicopters fly over Merlin Mk 2 aircraft at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, Cornwall, where the first of the UK's fleet of next generation anti-submarine maritime patrol Merlin helicopters have been handed over to the Royal Navy.
RMJ6FH2B–A paid of British MK3 Merlin helicopters lift off after inserting U.S. Marines on the Island of Tinian, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, May 16, 2017. Marines and Sailors are participating in a two week integrated exercise, Jeanne D’ Arc. The French-led exercise which strengthens strategic partnerships and exercising freedom of navigation operations across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. . (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Caleb T. Maher)
RFC809ND–An AgustaWestland EH101 assigned to ESQ-751 of the Portuguese Air Force at Montijo Air Base, Portugal.
RMHF48H4–Liam Fox, the Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom, speaks with U.K. service members while touring the U.K. flight line here, Aug. 10. Fox shook the hand of every service member present, speaking with each briefly to ask questions and thank them for their service. Fox met the men and women who maintain, crew and fly the Mk9A Lynx and AW101 Merlin helicopters, which are used to transport International Security Assistance Forces and Afghan National Army troops and supplies throughout Helmand province. Defence Secretary Liam Fox visits Camp Bastion DVIDS308671
RM2JE9P8H–Platinum Jubilee Queen's Birthday Flypast after Trooping the Colour 2022. Helicopter section. Royal Navy Wildcat and Merlin helicopters leading RAF
RMBN6NAJ–Merlin HM.1 ZH827/80 Arthur of 824 NAS, Royal Navy helicopter, RAF Waddington, Lincoln, International Airshow. The AgustaWestland AW101 (EH101 until June 2007) is a medium-lift helicopter for military applications, also marketed for civil use. The helicopter was developed as a joint venture between Westland Helicopters in the UK and Agusta in Italy (now merged as AgustaWestland). The aircraft is manufactured at the AgustaWestland factories in Yeovil, England and Vergiate, Italy. The name Merlin is used for AW101s in the British, Danish and Portuguese militaries.
RM2R0CNXX–Royal Navy helicopters flying over coronation and Union Jack flags after the Coronation of King Charles III. Westland Wildcat & two Merlin helicopters
RMHF48GE–Maj. Gen. Richard Mills, commanding general of Regional Command Southwest, left, speaks with an AH-64 Apache pilot while touring the United Kingdom's Joint Helicopter Force (Afghanistan) flight line here August 7. Mills also met the Medical Emergency Response Team and viewed the CH-47 Chinook helicopters, AW101 Merlin helicopters and Mk-9 Lynx helicopters. He stopped and spoke with the aircrew, maintainers and pilots for each airframe to thank them for their hard work. JHF(A), along with U.S. squadrons under the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), provide everything from assault support to ca
RM2FNXMHW–The aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) returned to Portsmouth, UK on 19/5/2021 with F-35B fighters and Merlin helicopters on the flight deck.
RMKB5TR5–Portsmouth, UK. 28th Sep, 2017. HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) is the Royal Navy's newest and largest warship (70,600 tonnes) ever built and is capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft. It is designed to operate V/STOL aircraft, the air wing will consist of F-35B Lightning II multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare. Credit: Rich Gold/Alamy Live News
RM2H9RJEY–Families from 820 squadron re-unite after returning to the air station at Helston in Cornwall, today with their seven Merlin Mk2 helicopters, were around 60 aircrew and engineers from the squadron while the others have returned separately. The Carrier Strike Group 2021 has included nine ships from various allied countries, one submarine, 32 aircraft and more than 3,700 personnel. The deployment has been a significant milestone in establishing the UK's global capability to operate F35 jets as part of the UK's conventional deterrent.
![HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2R54YPK/hms-prince-of-wales-r09-is-the-second-queen-elizabeth-class-aircraft-carrier-unlike-most-large-aircraft-carriers-prince-of-wales-is-not-fitted-with-catapults-and-arrestor-wires-and-is-instead-designed-to-operate-vstol-aircraft-the-ship-is-currently-planned-to-carry-up-to-40-f-35b-lightning-ii-stealth-multirole-fighters-and-merlin-helicopters-for-airborne-early-warning-and-anti-submarine-warfare-although-in-surge-conditions-the-class-is-capable-of-supporting-70-f-35b-10-the-design-emphasises-flexibility-with-accommodation-for-250-royal-marines-and-the-ability-to-support-them-with-at-2R54YPK.jpg "HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at Stock Photo")
RM2R54YPK–HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at
RMG69EFY–Aircrew use touch screen panels in the cockpit inside the Merlin Mk 2 aircraft, which is on display at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, Cornwall, to mark the first of the UK's fleet of next generation anti-submarine maritime patrol Merlin helicopters being handed over to the Royal Navy.
![HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2HBX9FH/hms-prince-of-wales-r09-is-the-second-queen-elizabeth-class-aircraft-carrier-unlike-most-large-aircraft-carriers-prince-of-wales-is-not-fitted-with-catapults-and-arrestor-wires-and-is-instead-designed-to-operate-vstol-aircraft-the-ship-is-currently-planned-to-carry-up-to-40-f-35b-lightning-ii-stealth-multirole-fighters-and-merlin-helicopters-for-airborne-early-warning-and-anti-submarine-warfare-although-in-surge-conditions-the-class-is-capable-of-supporting-70-f-35b-10-the-design-emphasises-flexibility-with-accommodation-for-250-royal-marines-and-the-ability-to-support-them-with-at-2HBX9FH.jpg "HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at Stock Photo")
RM2HBX9FH–HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B.[10] The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with at
RM2G89NGG–A Royal Air Force AgustaWestland Merlin HC.3 helicopter, CN 50083, ZJ120, flies over the Salisbury Plain Training Area in Wiltshire, England, UK
RM2BC63DG–Newquay, Cornwall, UK, 03rd April 2020. Covid 19 military response. One of three Royal Navy Merlin MK2 helicopters converted with several stretchers and deployed here over Newquay. Based at 820 Naval air Squadron, Culdrose Cornwall., Newquay Cornwall, UK. Credit:Robert Taylor/Alamy Live News
RM2JBFG1M–A Formation of one Wildcat (Royal Navy) and two Merlin (Royal Navy) Helicopters, fly over Admiralty Arch, as the first element of the fly-past to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022
RM2BBXYC0–Royal Navy Merlin helicopters have been made ready at teir bas in Culdrose to support the NHS as part of the COVID Support Force and will br available to transport equipment and patients across SOuth Wes England The Channel Islands and Isles of Scilly and as far north as pristol a Royal Navy crew will be on standby 24/7
RM2FNWHX8–Brixham, UK. 19th May, 2021. On a warm afternoon in Brixham South Devon HMS Prince of Wales stands on the Horizion dwarfing the Cardiff Castle Dartmouth passanger ferry. HMS Ptince of Wales is a Queen Elizabeth-Class aircraft carrier, one of the most powerful surface warships ever constructed in th UK. Flight deck 70 meters wide 280 meters long, space of three football pitches, food storage 45 days, crew of approx 1,600 including aircraft personel, can carry four Merlin Helicopters. Picture Credit: Robert Timoney/Alamy Live News
RM2FRCHWD–The aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) returned to Portsmouth, UK on 19/5/2021 with F-35B fighters and Merlin helicopters on the flight deck.
RMKB5TP5–Portsmouth, UK. 28th Sep, 2017. HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) is the Royal Navy's newest and largest warship (70,600 tonnes) ever built and is capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft. It is designed to operate V/STOL aircraft, the air wing will consist of F-35B Lightning II multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare. Credit: Rich Gold/Alamy Live News
RM2H9RJE4–Families from 820 squadron re-unite after returning to the air station at Helston in Cornwall, today with their seven Merlin Mk2 helicopters, were around 60 aircrew and engineers from the squadron while the others have returned separately. The Carrier Strike Group 2021 has included nine ships from various allied countries, one submarine, 32 aircraft and more than 3,700 personnel. The deployment has been a significant milestone in establishing the UK's global capability to operate F35 jets as part of the UK's conventional deterrent.
RMG69EFM–Aircrew use touch screen panels in the cockpit inside the Merlin Mk 2 aircraft, which is on display at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, Cornwall, to mark the first of the UK's fleet of next generation anti-submarine maritime patrol Merlin helicopters being handed over to the Royal Navy.
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