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Aerospatiale (Eurocopter) SA 341/342 Gazelle:

An SA-342 Gazelle during exercise Bright Star '82. (DoD) A British Army Mark 1 Gazelle during exercise Checkered Flag '83. (DoD)

Agusta-Bell AB 212:

An Agusta-Bell AB 212 in flight. (Austrian Air Force)

AgustaWestland AW101 (EH Industries EH 101):

An AgustaWestland AW101 in flight. The AW101 was, until 2007, known as the EH Industries EH-101. (AgustaWestland) A Canadian CH-149 Cormorant over British Columbia on 11 October 2001. The helicopter is en route to its new home with 442 Squadron at Comox. (Sgt Dennis J Mah) A Canadian Air Force Cormorant from 442 Squadron, 19 Wing, based at Comox, seen over British Columbia on 23 March 2004. (CF Photo by Master Corporal Rebecca Bell)

An AW101 in flight. (AgustaWestland) An AW101 in flight (AgustaWestland) Three AgustaWestland AW101s in flight. (AgustaWestland)

An AgustaWestland AW101 in flight. (AgustaWestland) An AW101 of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force. (JMSDF) An AW101 in flight. (AgustaWestland)

A Canadian CH-149 Cormorant during Exercise Tigerex 04 on 1 March 2005. (CF Photo by Master Corp Daren Kraus) A CH-149 Cormorant conducts search and rescue training on 30 May 2008. (Canadian Forces Photo by Private Melissa Spence) An AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant from 442 Squadron hovers over the HMCS Brandon Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel during training near British Columbia on 28 January 2003. (Canadian Forces photo by Corporal Joseph Morin)

An AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant from Canadian Forces 442 Squadron during search and rescue training on 16 October 2006. (MCpl Kevin Paul)

AgustaWestland AW109:

An AgustaWestland AW109 of the South African Air Force. (SAAF) A Swedish AW109 Light Utility Helicopter in flight. (AgustaWestland) An AgustaWestland AW109 Light Utility Helicopter in flight. (AgustaWestland)

An AW109 Light Utility Helicopter in flight. (AgustaWestland) A Swedish AW109 LUH in flight. (AgustaWestland)

Atlas (Denel) Oryx:

An Oryx over water. The Oryx is an upgraded version of the Puma helicopter. (SAAF) An Atlas Oryx during a training exercise. (SAAF) A Denel Oryx of the South African Air Force takes off during Exercise Young Eagle on 18 February 2011. (Guy Martin)

A South African Air Force Oryx helicopter during mountain flying. (SAAF/Cristo Crouze)

Bell 412:

A RAF Bell 412 Griffin rescue helicopter hoisting a rescue worker (Crown Copyright RAF) A CH-146 Griffon (Bell 412) search and rescue helicopter operated by teh Canadian Forces over Quebec. (CF Photo by Private Pierre Theriault) A CH-146 Griffon over the Saguenay river in Canada on 21 November 2006. (CF Photo)

A CH-146 Griffon during search and rescue training at Canada's Cold Lake on 14 December 2004. (Canadian Forces Photo by Corporal Bob Mellin) A Canadian Forces CH-146 Griffon from 424 Search And Rrescue Squadron participates in Exercise Spartan Rings on 19 October 2009. (CF Photo by Sgt Frank Hudec) A Canadian CH-146 Griffon from 408 Tactical Helicopter Squqdron training for Afghanistan in the Texas mountains on 30 January 2008. (Canadian Forces Photo)

A Bell CH-146 from the Canadian air force's 408th Tactical Helicopter Squadron during a training flight in Texas on 30 January 2008 in prepration for deployment to Afghanistan. (CF Photo) Bell CH-146 Griffons from Canada's 427th Squadron during Exercise Narwhal on 21 August 2004. (CF Photo by Sgt Frank Hudec) A Bell CH-146 Griffon from the Canadian Air Force's 408th Tactical Helicopter Squadron flies over the Texas desert on 30 January 2008 in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan. (CF Photo)

A CH-146 Griffon from 424 Squadron, 8 Wing Trenton, during exercises Pegasus Guardian 3 and Spartan Rings hovers with a search and rescue technician on 20 October 2009. (CF Photo by Mast Corp Tom Trainor) Two Canadian CH-146 Griffons on 23 September 2010. (Canadian Forces photo by Captin Jean-Guy Pitre)

Bell UH-1 'Huey'/Iroquois:

A US Marine Corps UH-1N Huey approaches the USS Essex (LHD 2) ship during a Special Operations Capable Exercise (SOCEX). (DoD) A UH-1 Iroquois takes off after delivering personnel to repair the F-101 in the background during a training exercise at Hill AFB in July 1981. (USAF/SSgt William Thompson) A Bahrain Emiri Air Force Bell UH-1N Iroquois on a training mission on 19 March 1991.

A US Marine Corps Bell UH-1N Twin Huey from the USS Peleliu flies over the Pacific Ocean on 17 October 2008. (USN/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Kelling) An Australian UH-1H Huey from the 5th Aviation Regiment over Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on 4 February 2005. (Australian MoD) An Australian UH-1 Iroquois during an exercise on 6 September 2006. (Australian MoD)

A Bell UH-1H Huey from the US Air Force’s 23rd Flight Training Squadron, Fort Rucker, during exercises. (USAF/Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings) Two Bell UH-1H Hueys from the US Air Force’s 23rd Flight Training Squadron, Fort Rucker, during exercises. (USAF/Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings) Two Bell UH-1H Hueys from the US Air Force’s 23rd Flight Training Squadron, Fort Rucker, during exercises. (USAF/Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

A Bell UH-1Y Venom flies over California during a training exercise on 3 March 2010. (USMC/Lance Cpl Aaron Diamante) An Australian UH-1 on 27 April 2006. (Australian MoD) Two Bell UH-1H Hueys from the US Air Force’s 23rd Flight Training Squadron, Fort Rucker, during exercises. (USAF/Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

A Bell UH-1N Huey from the 6th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida. (USAF/Chief Master Sergeant Gary Emery) A UH-1 Huey from the 76th Helicopter Flight trains off the coast of California. (USAF)

Boeing Helicopters (Vertol) CH-46 Sea Knight:

A CH-46 Sea Knight practising casting. (DoD) A CH-46 Sea Knight from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166, approaches the deck of the USS Pecos during a Visit Board Search and Seizure exercise on 3 March 2006. (USMC) A Boeing (Vertol) CH-46 Sea Knight on an exercise off the coast of Queensland, Australia. (DoD)

A US Marine Coprs CH-46 Sea Knight about to land in the Middle East. (DoD) A US Marine Corps CH-46 transporting supplies and volunteers lands at Karangtekok, Indonesia, on 10 March 2008 as part of an engineering civic action project. (USN/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J Wahl) Two US Navy CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters in formation. (USN)

A Boeing CH-46D Sea Knight from the US Navy's Helicopter Support Squadron 8 over Norfolk, Virginia, on 23 September 2004, before the squadron was decommissioned. (USN/Photographer's Mate 1st Class Steven Harbour) A CH-46E from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 over Iraq on 30 December 2004. (USMN/Sgt Nathan K LaForte) A Boeing Helicopters CH-46 Sea Knight from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 during a troop relocation exercise on 9 July 2009. (USMC/ Lance Cpl Matthew Lemieux)

A CH-46E Sea Knight flies over Eisenhower Park, Long Island, New York, during a simulated raid as part of an exercise on 23 May 2009. (Cpl Patrick Fleischman) A CH-46 Sea Knight from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 16 based on the USS Lexington during a Search and Rescue mission on 24 October 1984. (USN) A CH-113 Labrador performs a demonstration during the retirement ceremony for the CH-113 Search and Rescue Helicopter, held at Bakers Island, 8 Wing Trenton, on 26 June 2004. (CF Photo by Corporal Gayle Wilson)

A US Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight from the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu hovers over the Pacific Ocean on 17 October 2008. (USN/ Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Kelling) A US Navy CH-46 Sea Knight from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 over Guam on 11 April 2003. (USAF/ SSgt Charlene M Franken) A US Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit flies over Pakistan during flood relief efforts on 5 September 2010. (USAF/Staff Sgt Andy M Kin 2)

A US Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit flies over Pakistan during flood relief efforts on 5 September 2010. (USAF/Staff Sgt Andy M Kin)

Boeing Helicopters (Vertol) CH-47 Chinook:

Boeing CH-47 Chinook showing off its agility (Crown Copryright RAF) A British Chinook Mk 3 undergoing testing on 6 June 2009. (QinetiQ) A US Army CH-47F Chinook in flight. (Boing)

A US CH-47 Chinook lifts an M777 gun at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on 24 April 2006. (Master Corporal Doug Desrochers) An Australian Army Aviation CH-47 Chinook prepares to lift a RAAF DHC-4 Caribou. (Australian DoD) A US Army CH-47 Chinook in Afghanistan on 4 March 2010. (USAF/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

An Australian Army 5th Aviation Regiment Chinook flying over the Townsville Field Training Area on 8 September 2010. (Australian MoD) A US Army Boeing Helicopters CH-47F Chinook. (Boeing) Two US Army CH-47 Chinooks. (US Army)

A CH-47 Chinook delivering supplies on 13 November 2010. (US Army) A US Army CH-47 chinook delivering aid to Pakistan on 12 October 2005 following the earthquake there. (US Army/Spc Christopher Admire)

Eurocopter AS 550/555 Fennec:

Two Royal Australian Navy Squirrels of the Dancing Squirrels perform for the 2006 Defence Force Air Show. An AS 550 in flight. (Eurocopter) A Eurocopter AS 555 Fennec in flight. The AS 555 is the military version of the Ecureuil. (Eurocopter)

A Eurocopter AS 550 Fennec in flight. (Eurocopter) A Eurocopter AS 555 in flight. (Eurocopter) An Australian Navy Eurocopter AS 350 Ecureuil (Squirrel) performs during the Williamtown Air Show on 18 September 2010. (Australian MoD)

Eurocopter EC 635:

A Eurocopter EC 635 in flight. The EC 635 is a military version of the civil EC 135. (Eurocopter)

Eurocoopter (Aerospatiale) SA 330 Puma:

A French SA 330 Puma near Port au Prince, Haiti, on 23 January 2010. (USAF/MSgt Jeremy Lock)

Eurocopter (Aerospatiale) AS 532 Cougar:

A Eurocopter Cougar Mk I in flight. (Eurocopter) A Cougar Mk 1 in Bulgarian Air Force colours. (Eurocopter) A Eurocopter AS 532 in flight. (Eurocopter)

A Eurocopter AS532 Cougar in flight. (Eurocopter)

Eurocopter (Aerospatiale) Panther:

A French Navy Dolphin 365F from the French carrier Charles de Gaulle hovers over US Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). In the background is a Dassault Rafale. (DoD) A Eurocopter AS 565 Panther launching an anti-ship missile. (Eurocopter) A Eurocopter Panther in flight. The Panther is the military version of the Eurocopter Dauphin. (Eurocopter)

Kaman SH-2 Seasprite:

A Kaman SH-2F Seasprite helicopter of Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 33 (HSL-33). (DoD) A US Navy SH-2F Seasprite from Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 31 (HSL 31) Arch Angeles, Naval Air Station North Island, Cali, flies over the San Diego Marina in 1991. (DoD)

Kamov Ka-25 'Hormone':

A Soviet Kamov Ka-25 'Hormone-C' helicopter in flight. (DoD)

Kamov Ka-27 'Helix':

A Russian Kamov Ka-27 'Helix' in flight. (DoD) A Russian Navy Ka-27PL Helix-A antisubmarine helicopter in flight. (DoD) A Kamov Ka-27 Helix as seen in May 1983.

A Russian Ka-27SP during exercise Cooperation From the Sea '96 near Vladivostok, Russia, on 17 August 1996. (USN/PH2 Jeff Viano)

MBB/Kawasaki BK 117:

A South African Air Force BK 117 in flight. (SAAF)

MD Helicopters (Hughes/McDonnell Douglas) H-6/MD 500 series:

A Danish OH-6 Cayuse helicopter lifts off from a landing zone beside the range control site at the Oksboel firing range during the NATO exercise Tactical Fighter Weaponry '89. (DoD) A Royal Jordanian Air Force AH-6 Little Bird from the 101st Special Forces Group from Azraq Royal Jordanian Air Base on 26 October 2010. (USAF/TSgt Wolfram M Stumpf) A Little Bird in flight. Boeing is developing the helicopter into an unmanned aircraft. (Boeing)

Mil Mi-8 'Hip':

An Egyptian Mil Mi-8 as seen in 2001. (DoD)

Mil Mi-17 'Hip':

Two Afghan National Air Corps Mi-17 Hip H helicopters take off from Kabul on 2 April 2007 to practice for Afghan National Day. (USAF/Tech Sgt Cecilio M Ricardo Jr) A Kazan Mil Mi-17 'Hip'. The Mi-17 is a slightly more modern variant of the Mi-8. (DoD) An Afghan National Air corps Mi-17 hovers over a firing range near Kabul International Airport on 11 May 2008. (USAF/Master Sgt Andy Dunaway)

An Afghan National Army Air Corps Mi-17 taking off from Kabul on 25 November 2008. (USAF/Master Sgt Keith Brown) A Mil Mi-17 flies out of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on 25 June 2008. (JTF/MCpl Karl Mckay) An Afghan M-17 Hip flies over Afghanistan on 29 June 2010. (USAF/Staff Sgt Quinton Russ)

NH Industries NH 90:

NH Industries NH 90 TTH in flight. (Eurocopter) A NH 90 NFH in flight. (Eurocopter) An NH 90 in flight. (Agusta Westland)

An NH Industries NH 90 in flight. (Eurocopter) An NH 90 in flight. (Eurocopter) An NH 90 in flight. (AgustaWestland)

An NH90 in flight. (AgustaWestland) An NH Industries NH 90 in flight (AgustaWestland)

Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe:

A CH-54 Tarhe prepares to take off to pick up a C-141 Starlifter fuselage. Although the US Army retired its CH-54s, many are still used by civilian operators. (DoD)

Sikorsky S-61 Sea King:

A Royal Air Force Rescue Sea King manufactured under license by Westland (Crown Copyright RAF) A US Navy Sikorsky UH-3H Sea King from Combat Suppport Squadron 85 (HC-85), Golden Gators. (DoD) A Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King from the carrier USS SARATOGA during Operation Desert Shield. (DoD)

A SH-3G Sea King from Fleet Composite Squadron 8 (VC-8) from Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, as seen on 9 April 1983. (USN/Lt Bob Struth) Five SH-3 Sea King anti-submarine warfare helicopters from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 12 (HS-12) of the US Navy flying in formation in 1995. (DoD) A Sikorsky CH-3 Jolly Green Giant assigned to the 33rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service of the US Air Force on 3 December 1983. (SSGT Steve Mcgill/DoD)

An SH-3G Sea King from Fleet Composite Squadron 8 (VC-8) from Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, over the ocean on 9 April 1983. (USN/Lt Bob Struth) A Canadian CH-124 Sea King with the HMCS Saskatchewan destroyer in the background on 20 November 2006. (CF Photo) A Canadian Sea King in flight. (Canadian Forces Photo)

A Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant from the US Air Force’s 71st Air Rescue Squadron en route to AMARC on 1 April 1991. (USAF/Russ Pollanen) A Sikorsky UH-3H Sea King from Naval Air Station Patuxent river on 22 January 2009. The UH-3H was retired from the US Navy in December 2008. (USN/Kelly Schindler) A Canadian CH-124 Sea King from 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, Patricia Bay, BC, lands at Whistler Municipality Heliport during Operation Podium on 27 January 2010. (Sgt Frank Hudec)

An Australian Sea King flies over Padang, Indonesia, on 17 October 2009 as part of earthquake assistance to the country. (Australian MoD/Andrew Dakin) An Australian Sea King flies over Indonesia after an earthquake. (Australian MoD/Andrew Dakin)

Sikorsky H-53:

A Sikorsky MH-53J Pave Low III from the 58th Special Operations Wing of the 551st Special Operations Squadron, (USAF) A Sikorsky H-53 during an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operation. (DoD) An amazing head-on view of a Sikorsky MH-53J Pave Low III carrying drop tanks. (USAF)

A US Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion lifting a Humvee at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma on 14 June 2006 as part of Operation Desert Talon. (USMC/Sgt Guadalupe M Deanda III) An MH-53 Pave Low belonging to the US Air Force's 20th Special Operations Squadron. (USAF/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter) A US Navy Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion about to refuel during a training exercise over Djibouti on 29 August 2007. (USN/Petty Officer 1st Class Michael R McCormick)

A Sikorsky MH-53E of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force. (JMSDF) A CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 refuels from a US Air Force HC-130P Hercules over Grand Bara, Djiboutie, on 23 April 2009. (USN/Jesse B Awalt) A US Navy MH-53 Sea Dragon attempts to cut moored mines during an exercise in Persian Gulf on 16 November 2009. (USN/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Edgington)

A Sikorsky CH-53E Sea Stallion from Helicopter Light Squadron 462 during exercise Cobra Gold 02 in Thailand on 28 May 2002. (USAF/Staff Sergeant Jerry Morrison) A Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 4 flies off the coast of Sicily on 9 January 2003. (USN/Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Damon J Moritz) A US Marine Corps Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 refuels from a C-130 off Djibouti on 28 July 2010. (USMC/Senior Airman Christine Clark)

Sikorsky H-92 Superhawk:

A Sikorsky H-92 Superhawk in flight. The H-92 is the military variant of the S-92. (Sikorsky) A Sikorsky H-92 Superhawk lands in a field. (Sikorsky)

Sikorsky S-70/UH-60 Black Hawk:

Pararescuemen from the California Air National Guard climb aboard a Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk during an exercise. The Golden Gate bridge is visible in the background. (USAF) A Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk creating a mini-dust storm whilst taking off in Iraq Two HH-60 Pave Hawks on a practise rescue mission where they attempt to rescue a 'downed airman'. (USAF)

Australian army Black Hawks flying over East Timor on 19 July 2008. A UH-60A Black Hawk of the 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron modified to accomodate an air-to-air refuelling probe. (DoD) A US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) UH-60 Blackhawk in flight. (James Tourtellotte/Department of Homeland Security)

A Black Hawk from the Australian 171 Aviation Squadron counter-terrorism conducts training in Sydney in December 2007. Three HH-60G Pave Hawks from the 38th Air Rescue Squadron head towards High Top Mountain on 22 September 1992. (TSgt Scott Stewart/USAF) Two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the US Air Force's 66th Rescue Squadron. (USAF)

A US Navy MH-60S Seahawk belonging to the USS Kitty Hawk transporting supplies from the USNS Concord on 8 September 2006. (USN/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Wayne LeGrand) An MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 based on the USS Kearsarge lands in Haiti as part of the UN's hurricane relief efforts in September 2008. (USN/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William S Parker) An HH-60 Pave Hawk fires flares over the Nevada Test and Training Range during an exercise. (USAF Airman 1st Class Brian Ybarbo)

An Austrian S-70 Black Hawk in flight. (Austrian Air Force) An HH-60G Pavehawk being refuelled by an MC-130 Combat Shadow from the 129th Rescue Wing, California ANG, on 30 November 2000. (USAF/SSgt Andrew Hughan) Two HH-60G Pave Hawks take off during the combat search and rescue exercise Angel Thunder 2008. (USAF/Senior Airman Noah R Johnson)

A US Customs and Border Protection UH-60 Blackhawk conducts a patrol over Washington state along the northern border of the US. (USCBP/Gerald Nino) A US Navy HH-60F Seahawk from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squqdron 2 (HS-2) practices picking up survivors as SEALS secure the area as part of exercise Desert Rescue XI at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada, on 6 August 2003. (USAF/SSGt Reynaldo Ramon) A Sea Hawk from the US Navy's Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 lands on the USS Waspo on 12 December 2009. (USN/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Johnny Michael)

A SH-60F Seahawk from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four about to land on the carrier USS Ronald Reagan on 22 June 2006. (USN/Photographer's Mate Airman Kathleen Gorby) A US Navy MH-60S Knight Hawk from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 3 over Southern California during training on 24 January 2003. (USN/Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Gregory Badger) Two Sikorsky UH-60As in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 May 2002 as part of the Stabilisation Force present in the country. (USAF/Master Sergeant Scott Wagers)

A US Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 during operations in the Gulf of Oman on 7 May 2009. (USN/Commander Jane Campbell) A Sikorsky HH-60 Jayhawk from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City during an SAR demonstration. (USCG/PA2 Jacquelyn Zettles) A Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk from the US Navy's Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 over Fort Knox during training on 20 October 2004. (USN/Photographer's Mate 1st Class Steven Harbour)

A Sikorsky HH-60H Seahawk from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8 delivers ammunition to the USS John C Stennis in the Pacific Ocean on 18 September 2007. (USN/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul J Perkins) Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawks take off during exercise Angel Thunder 2008. (USAF/Senior Arman Noah R Johnson) A US Navy SH-60F Seahawk from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 6, based in the USS Nimitz, flies over the Gulf of Oman on 11 November 2009. (USN/Mass Comm Spec 3rd Class John Wagner Jr)

Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawks from Helicopter Combat Squadron 25 conduct a vertical replenishment mission in the Pacific on 25 July 2009. (USN/Mass Comm Spec 1st Class John M Hageman) An SH-60F Sea Hawk from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 5 hovers in front of the USS Dwight D Eisenhower in the Gulf of Oman on 9 May 2009. (USN/Cmdr Jane Campbell) Two Sikorsky S70B-2 Seahawks during a weapons firing exercise off the coast of West Australia on 23 November 2010. (Australian MoD)

A Sikorsky MH-60S Sea Hawk from HSC-8 airlifts supplies on 16 June 2009 in the Gulf of Alaska during exercise Northern Edge 09. (USN/Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate) Two Sikorsky HH-60Gs from the 66th Rescue Squadron over the Nevada desert during exercise Desert Rescue IX on 19 June 2001. (TSgt David W Richards) Two Black Hawks at Kandahar, Afghanistan on 18 October 2010. (Australian MoD)

Two Sikorsky MH-60R Sea Hawks from Naval Air Station Jacksonville on 10 June 2009. (USN/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shannon Renfroe) A US Customs and Border Patrol UH-60 in flight. (USCBP) A Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk during a combat rescue exercise. (USAF/Senior Airman Kenny Kennemer)

An HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron in Afghanistan on 9 February 2011. (USAF/Captain Erick Saks) A Royal Jordanian Air Force UH-60 during an exercise. (US DoD) Two US Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters from the 210th Rescue Squadron take part in an Arctic search and rescue exercise at Eilson AFB in Alaska on 13 September 2005. (USAF/ Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)

A Sikorsky HH-60H Seahawk flies over the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group in the Pacific on 1 July 2006. (USN/MC2 Aaron Burden)

Westland Lynx:

A Royal Navy Westland Lynx HMA.8 Anti-Ship/Anti-Submarine helicopter of 702 Squadron, Yeovilton, flies near the US Sixth Fleet flagship Command Ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20) in the Mediterranean during an exercise in 2005 (DoD) A Royal Navy Lynx in the Gulf of Aden on 23 January 2009. (USN/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John K Hamilton) A Royal Navy Westland Super Lynx in the North Arabain Sea on 8 December 2009. (USN/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Philip Wagner)

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