First live Sea King mission to roof-top helipad
A SAR helicopter and crew from HMS Gannet have made their first landing on the new helipad at the Glasgow Southern Hospital.
Image: The Sea King helicopter from HMS Gannet descends on to the helipad at what is now called the Glasgow University Hospital (UK Royal Navy)
The UK Royal Navy has announced that a search and rescue (SAR) helicopter and crew from HMS Gannet have made their first landing on the new helipad perched 14 storeys above ground at the Glasgow Southern Hospital. After several training sorties, the red-and-grey Sea King helicopter from 177 SAR, based at Prestwick, finally got the shout to recover injured casualties and land them on the metallic gantry for real, though in both cases, said the Navy, the patients were not seriously hurt.
Gannet is usually home to three Sea King Mk 5 helicopters providing a vital rescue service to the West of Scotland, Northwest England and Northern Ireland.