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Farewell to the Sea King

by gwb67

Three Sea King Mk7s over Sheepstor, Devon on their final flight before disposal.

Liked by BigMalks pauljay drofmit

Uploaded28/09/2018 - 10:31

CategoryTransport

BodyPENTAX K-1 Mark II

Shutter Speed1/250

Aperturef/18.0

Lenssmc PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM

ISO250

Focal Length300mm

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Tagshelicopter sea king

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Date Taken	26/09/2018 - 10:09
Make	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Model	PENTAX K-1 Mark II
Program Mode	Not Defined
Metering Mode	Multi-segment
Shutter Speed	1/250
Aperture	f/18.0
ISO	250
Focal Length	300mm
Lens	smc PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM

1stEverPentax 1stEverPentax

1519 posts
15 years
Northwich,
Cheshire

Posted 28/09/2018 - 18:27 Link

Nice shot, well captured.

They've been in service for decades...a sad day for naval aviators. Hopefully someone will keep a Seaking flying on the airshow circuit.

Regards

Karlo

Plus Member gwb67 gwb67

32 posts
15 years
United Kingdom

Posted 01/10/2018 - 21:42 Link

Thanks for the comment. Yes it'd be good it one was kept flying.