Sikorsky CH-124 tail numbers 12407 and 12417 of the Royal Canadian Air Force fly over the southern Vancouver Island region on Nov 27, 2018 in conjunction with the RCAF Sea King retirement ceremony. 12417 was repainted in 1960s Royal Canadian Navy colors (as 4017) which were the markings carried by Sea Kings prior to the unification of the Canadian Forces in 1968. For more on the history of the Canadian Sea King and the retirement, see "A Royal Send Off for the Canadian Sea King," Vertiflite, Jan/Feb 2019. (VFS Photo by Gary Vincent. CC-BY-SA 4.0)
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