Britain’s fleet of Merlin HC3 helicopters have carried out their final operations in Afghanistan, after nearly four years of providing continuous support to British forces on the front line, Vigilance can report.
The Merlins have flown more than 18,000 hours in the dust and heat of Helmand - moving more than 7,900 tonnes of kit and stores and transporting over 130,000 personnel during that time. The Merlin has been primarily used as a troop transporter and has shared that role with the workhorse Chinook helicopter since 2009.
- John Aduma
- International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence
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