Her Majesty's Coastguard - Air Assets

Air Assets

RNAS Culdrose Chivenor Wattisham RAF Valley RAF Boulmer RAF Lossiemouth Leconfield Lee-on-Solent Portland Stornoway Airport Sumburgh Airport Operational locations of aeronautical search and rescue cover in the United Kingdom. The colour of the location mark indicates the agency providing helicopter response (blue: Fleet Air Arm, yellow: RAF Search and Rescue Force, red: Her Majesty's Coastguard).

Fixed wing (operated by Atlantic Airlines under contract)

  • 2 Lockheed L-188 Electra - pollution spraying
  • 1 Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander - surveillance
  • 1 Cessna 404 - pollution patrol/spraying
  • 1 Reims-Cessna F406 - pollution patrol

Helicopters (operated by CHC Helicopter under contract)

  • 4 Sikorsky S-92 - search and rescue
  • 3 AgustaWestland AW139 - search and rescue

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