US firm to run SAR helicopter service 26.03.13

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Published on March 27, 2013 3:33:05 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PotFFVY6W18

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Britain's search-and-rescue helicopter service, which employs the Duke of Cambridge, is to be run by US-headquartered Bristow Helicopters, the Government announced today.

The award of the £1.6 billion deal ends 70 years of a service run by the RAF and Royal Navy squadrons.

It also spells the end of the use of Sea King helicopters - flown by William - in search-and-rescue (SAR) work.

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