Lurforsvaret's 337 Skv was reestablished in 1980 to operate Lynx helicopters from the Coast Guard's Nordkapp class patrol vessels in the Arctic. The first helicopters arrived in October 1980. After serving for 34 years, the last was retired in December 2014. The Lynx originally had a service life of 7,000 hours. Several of 337 Skv's Lynx were retired with more than 9,000 hours flying time. As this detail shot shows 235 is the World Fleet Leader with 9,198.3 hours flying time. Most of those hours were flown in the Arctic in all weather and light conditions.

Lurforsvaret's 337 Skv was reestablished in 1980 to operate Lynx helicopters from the Coast Guard's Nordkapp class patrol vessels in the Arctic. The first helicopters arrived in October 1980. After serving for 34 years, the last was retired in December 2014. 235 is here seen at the RNoAF Collection in the configuration it had when stowed in the onboard hangar. 235 crashed at Bardufoss 12 January 1988 and was rebuilt by Westland with much of the airframe replaced. The rebuild retained the c/n and the remains of the pre-crash machine went to the Techincal School at Kjevik also as 235.

Departing for a local flight

After having been used at Fleetlands as a training aid for many years the helicopter is now loaned to the museum

A British Lynx helicopter from 653 Sqn, 3 Regiment, Army Air Corp takes off with a suspected drug smuggler for Sarajevo. DND photo.

Delivered in 1979. Later converted to a Lynx AH.7. Withdrawn from use at Yeovilton in 2008. To Hixon, Staffs for disposal in 2010 and sold for scrap in 2013.

Far away from home. Formation approach RWY 30.

Ex G-17-26. Scrapped at Oudemolen in August 2012.

This Danish Mk90B was delivered to the RDAF in July 2004 and started to fly with the SHT which was redesignated to Esk 723 on 1 January 2011. The Lynx was withdrawn from use on 15 December 2017 and is since reported for sale. It was last reported as stored at Karup in April 2021. Check the C-27J in the back-ground, that just has left the RIAT showground.

This Lynx took the skies for the first time as a HAS3S on 23 Aug'88. It was delivered to the Royal Navy on 7 Sep'88. The Lynx was later modified to HAS3CTS and then to HMA8 (as pictured). Resignated after modifications to HMA8SRU. The helo was withdrawn from use on 23 Mar'17 and stored at RNAS Yeovilton. It was moved to Middle Wallop on 11 Apr'17 and cannibalized. In May'18, the Lynx was offered for Foreign Military Sales. Then it was seen stored at St.Athan in early 2019. Sales were not succesfull, so the Lynx was moved to Hayward and Green Aviation at Woodmancote for preservation by Nov'19.

This special Black Cats paint Lynx madse its first flight as a HAS2 on 23 June 1980 and was delivered to the Royal Navy on 23 July 1980. It was later converted to HAS3, and then modified to more difficult designations as HMA8DSP, HMA8ACS, HMA8DAS (as pictured) and eventually to HMA8SRU. The Lynx was moved to Middle Wallop and stripped for spares in early 2015. Then dumped at that location in early 2016. ELuckily, the helicopters was noyt scrapped, it was moved to St.Athan and then shipped to USA for preservation at the Pima Air Museum, Tucson (AZ) by early 2018.

A very nice visitor at Pohang, although far away from the camera, the Lynx turned in to one of the massive platforms of Pohang. Although 25 Lynx' are delivered to South Korea between 1990 and 2000, they are a rare breed to see. This Mk99A was first seen with Westland at Yeovilton (UK) as ZJ551 in May 2000. It was one of the last delivered Lynx to the 62 Maritime Helicopter Group, 629 Flight Squadron of the Daehan Minguk Haegun (Republic of Korea Naval Aviation) at Jinhae naval base.