No. 1419 (Tactical Support) Flight RAF was relocted from Basra, Iraq (from elements of No. 28 Squadron, likewise the tailmarkings on this Merlin from RAF Benson) as part of Joint Helicopter Force (Iraq) until the British drawdown in Iraq. The flight (with the black painted bird on the fuselage) was relocated in 2009 to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Herrick. The flight was disbanded in May 2013 when the Merlins were returned to the UK. ZJ130 is seen here while visiting Kandahar airfield from Camp Bastion.