Chris Inchley spent thousands of hours on Sea Kings, the military helicopters that served Canada for 55 years. He piloted the final Sea King flight in service to Canada.
A Sea King helicopter escorts Canadian Navy ships in Halifax harbour on Nov. 13, 2007. Maj. Chris Inchley of the RCAF logged more than 3,000 hours flying the venerable Sea King helicopter, and then got to make its very last landing in Canada. When, as a self-confident 20-year-old, I joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1999, all I wanted to do was fly jets. But life has a way of leading you to where you need to be.
The Royal Canadian Navy to the rescue! Of the 41 Sea Kings that Canada had purchased, the first four were built by Sikorsky in the U.S., with all remaining Sea Kings built in Montreal, starting with aircraft 12405.