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English: An aircrewman peers out of a Merlin helicopter during Exercise Merlin Vortex, in preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan.

The Merlin is the newest helicopter in the RAF inventory, the first of a new generation of advanced medium support helicopters. The helicopter is a three-engined, all-weather, day and night multi-role helicopter that can carry freight or troops and provides vital support to ground operations in Afghanistan.

This image was a winner for SAC James Stier in the 2010 RAF Photographic Competition.

  • Organization: RAF
  • Object Name: Over The Desert
  • Supplemental Categories: Helicopters, Merlin
  • Keywords: 28 (AC) Squadrons, 50 degrees, 78 squadron, 2009, Afghan environment, Afghanistan, Air, British Army, California, centigrade, challenges, color, colour, conditions, crews, deployment, Desert, dust, Dusty, El Centro, emotion, emotional, Exercise, extreme, flight, Force preparation, HC 3, HC3a, Helicopter, Helicopters, Hot, landing, MAOTs, Merlin, Mobile, mountainous, Mountains, Navy, Operations, Oxfordshire, photo, powerful, pre, Pre-deployment, RAF, RAuxAF Photographer, Royal Air Force, sandy, September, Signals, squadron, strong, support VORTEX, take off, Teams, teamwork, temperatures, terrain, train, Training, United States, US, USA, Windy, 2010 RAF Photographic Competition, Personnel, Non-Identifiable, Equipment, HC3
  • Country: USA
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