The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A Seahawk S-70-B-2 helicopter (N24-005) hovering above the flight deck of the frigate HMAS Adelaide, after delivering some palletised stores. This was the first operational use of Seahawks in the vertical replenishment (vertrep) role and also the first use of pallets and lifting nets by these aircraft.
THE S-70B SEAHAWK HELICOPTER 874 (N24-005) FROM HMAS ADELAIDE APPROACHING STORES WHICH HAD BEEN DELIVERED TO DIEGO GARCIA BY RAAF C130, PALLETISED AND PACKED INTO SLINGS FOR TRANSPORTING TO THE SHIPS
THE S-70B SEAHAWK HELICOPTER 874 (N24-005) FROM HMAS ADELAIDE APPROACHING STORES WHICH HAD BEEN DELIVERED TO DIEGO GARCIA BY RAAF C130, PALLETISED AND PACKED INTO SLINGS FOR TRANSPORTING TO THE SHIPS
THE S-70B SEAHAWK HELICOPTER (N24-005) 874 FROM HMAS ADELAIDE APPROACHING ADELAIDE'S FLIGHT DECK. (DONOR I. PARROTT)
THE S-70B SEAHAWK HELICOPTER (N24-005) 874 FROM HMAS ADELAIDE LANDING ON ADELAIDE'S FLIGHT DECK. (DONOR I. PARROTT)
THE S-70B SEAHAWK HELICOPTER (N24-005) 874 FROM HMAS ADELAIDE LANDING ON ADELAIDE'S FLIGHT DECK. (DONOR I. PARROTT)
THE NOSE OF THE S-70B SEAHAWK HELICOPTER 874 (N24-005) ON THE FLIGHT DECK OF HMAS ADELAIDE. (DONOR I. PARROTT)
