Merlin Collection (page 2)

Merlin (Falco columarius), England

NationaS Flagship Takes to Sea for the First Time
Pictured is HMS Queen Elizabeth exiting Rosyth dockyard for the first time as the ship heads out on sea trials. She is escorted by an 820 Sqn Merlin Helicopter

Royal Navy and Royal Marines train alongside partner naval forces
Pictured (with FS Courbet in the background) is a Merlin Mk3A helicopter of 845 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) working from the flight deck of FS Mistral in the Far East

Merlin Mk3 Helicopter in Heavy Snow in Norway
A Merlin Mk3 helicopter with the Commando Helicopter Force, CHF from 846 Naval Air Squadron arriving back at the Royal Norwegian Air Force Base Bardufoss

Royal Navy Merlin Helicopter Launching a Training Torpedo
A Royal Navy Merlin helicopter with 829 Naval Air Squadron launches a dummy training torpedo off the Cornish coast. Merlin helicopters from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose have been busy near their

Royal Navy Merlin Helicopter Carrying a Training Torpedo
A Royal Navy Merlin helicopter with 829 Naval Air Squadron carrying a dummy training torpedo, off the Cornish coast. Merlin helicopters from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose have been busy near their

HMS Ocean in the Mediterranean
Pictured is HMS Ocean during Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime) (JEF[M]) in the Mediterranean. She is shown with Apache, Merlin and Chinook helicopters embarked

Merlin Mk3s prove their mettle in day-long Gibraltar transit
Pictured is a Commando Helicopter Force Merlin Mk3 helicopter and HMS Scimitar, a Scimitar Class Fast Patrol Boat from the Gibraltar Squadron training above

US Marine Corps and Merlin Helicopter
A US Marine Corps Osprey aircraft (left) with a Royal Navy Merlin helicopter from HMS Illustrious. An MV-22B Osprey from USS Kearsage carried out a series of deck landings on HMS Illustrious as she

A closer view of one of four mighty Merlin engines fitted to Thumper, the Avro Lancaster Mk III undergoing maintenance in the BBMF hangar at RAF Coningsby

RAF Merlin Mk3 Silhouette
RAF Merlin Mk3 helicopter is pictured during Exercise Pashtun Jaguar in the UK. Pashtun Jaguar provides essential pre-deployment training for Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) personnel

RAF Merlin Helicopter
A Royal Air Force Merlin helicopter during Exercise Pashtung Vortex in Jordan. The training package included dust landings, day and night plus tactical flying practice and pairs flying

RAF Merlin Helicopter Over Afghanistan
A Royal Air Force Merlin helicopter is pictured on an early morning sortie over Afghanistan. The Merlin (Bird of prey) HC3 and HC3a are operated by No 28 (AC) Squadron and 78 Squadron at RAF Benson

Merlin Helicopter with 820 Naval Air Squadron
A Merlin helicopter with 820 Naval Air Squadron operating from the flight deck of RFA Argus in 2011

RAF Merlin Helicopters on Exercise Pashtung Vortex in Jordan
A Royal Air Force Merlin Helicopter on Exercise Pashtung Vortex navigates a spectacular desert valley in Jordan. Ex Pashtung Vortex was an overseas Training Exercise, taking place around Aqaba

RAF Merlin HC3A Helicopter of No28 Sqn
A Royal Air Force Merlin HC3A helicopter is pictured during a training flight over Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire

HMS Monmouths Merlin Helicopter in the Middle East
Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouths Merlin helicopter is pictured over the warship during an exercise with American units in the Middle East

Royal Navy Merlin Helicopter with CHF During Exercise Scottish Lion
Photograph shows a Royal Navy Merlin helicopter (foreground) operating from a forward operating base at Castle Kennedy Dumfries and Galloway during Exercise Scottish Lion

Merlin Helicopter Releasing Decoy Flares
As the sun goes down over the Indian Ocean, HMS Northumberlands Merlin helicopter sends more than 100 decoy flares cascading through the sky

Royal Navy Merlin Helicopter Prepares to Takeoff from RFA Argus
A Royal Navy Merlin Mk1 helicopter prepares for take off from RFA Argus. Trainee pilots, observers and aircrewmen spent five weeks aboard RFA Argus with 3 Merlin helicopters practicing basic deck

Royal Navy Merlin Helicopter Takes Off from RFA Argus
A Royal Navy Merlin Mk1 helicopter takes off from RFA Argus. Trainee pilots, observers and aircrewmen spent five weeks aboard RFA Argus with 3 Merlin helicopters practicing basic deck landings

A Merlin of 824 Naval Air Squadron carrying out a high-line transfer
A Merlin of 824 Naval Air Squadron (NAS), carrying out a high-line transfers from the deck of HMS Ark Royal. 824 NAS are based out of RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall

ROYAL NAVY Merlin Helicopter Flying Over South Coast of England
A Royal Navy Merin helicopter flys over the south coast of England. Merlin Mk1 the worlds most potent submarine hunting helicopter

Royal Navy Merlin Helicopter Lands Onboard HMS Somerset Near Iraq
A Royal Navy Merlin helicopter from 820 Naval Air Squadron lands on the flight deck of Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset. The helicopter was conducting landing and taking off drills

RAF Merlin Helicopter During Exercise Desert Vortex
A Royal Air Force Merlin helicopter soars over Jordan during Exercise Desert Vortex. 250 Royal Air Force personnel from RAF Odiham

Royal Navy Merlin Helicopter
A Royal Navy Merlin helicopter is pictured hovering at RAF Shawbury, prior to a flypast in celebration 100 years of Naval Aviation

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A Merlin helicopter on operations from Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS St Albans in the Mediterranean Sea

RAF Puma and Merlin Helicopters
Benson helicopters, A Merlin from 28 Squadron, and a Puma from 33 Squadron pictured over the Oxfordshire countryside today 10 Sep 02

Merlin Helicopter Lands in Californian Desert During Ex Merlin Vortex
A Royal Air Force Merlin HC3 helicopter of 78 Squadron based at RAF Benson, lands in the Californian Desert during pre-Afghanistan training in the USA

A Merlin HM Mk1 conducting flying operations in the Malta Training area. This image was submitted as part of the Peregrine 06 Photographic Competition

HMS Talent conducts a high line transfer with a Merlin helicopter as HMS Ark Royal
Image shows HMS Ark Royal in the distance in company with HMS Talent as the submarine conducts a high-line transfer with a Merlin helicopter from 824 Squadron off the Northern Coast of Norway in

Merlin helicopter hovers over HMS Sutherland
A Merlin helicopter from HMS Ark Royal hovers in the foreground whilst the Duke Class Type 23 Frigate HMS Sutherland, sails past behind

HMS Ark Royal Operating off Northern Norway during Exercise Armatura Borealis 08
HMS Ark Royal is pictured operating off the Northern Coast of Norway in Vestfjorden, during Exercise Armatura Borealis 08

HMS Ark Royal during Exercise Armatura Borealis
Members of the Flight Deck Party onboard a snow covered HMS Ark Royal, are shown tending the Merlins of 824 NAS during Exercise Armatura Borealis 08

An image taken from the upper deck of HMS Illustrious in the Gibraltar Straits, with two Merlin HM Mk1s helicopters hovering overhead

Merlin and Vivian in Arthurian legend
Merlin and Vivian in the forest, from legends of King Arthur. Hand-colored halftone of a Dore painting

Fairchild-Swearingen Merlin IIIA CF05
Force aerienne belge - Fairchild-Swearingen Merlin IIIA CF05 (msn T265), at RAF Greenham Common, on 23 June 1979 for the International Air Tattoo

Advert for Rolls-Royce, emphasising the success of their aero engines, as used in Spitfires and Hurricanes. Date: 1940

Fairchild-Swearingen Merlin IIIA CF01
Force aerienne belge - Fairchild-Swearingen Merlin IIIA CF01 (msn T259), at Koksijde (EBFN), Belgium on 2 August 1985. (Force Aerienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht - Belgian Air Force). Date: 1985

Fairchild-Swearingen Merlin IIIA CF06
Force aerienne belge - Fairchild-Swearingen Merlin IIIA CF06 (msn T264), at RAF Greenham Common for the international Air Tattoo on 26 June 1977

Swearingen SA. 226T Merlin III F-GGGH
Swearingen SA.226T Merlin III F-GGGH (msn T-248), at Blackbushe Airport, in September 1990. Date: 1990

Le Morte D'Arthur
A scene from Le Morte D'Arthur, possibly either Igraine (Arthur's mother) or Merlin's mother who both died in childbirth Date: 1498

Excalibur Acquired
Arthur, accompanied by Merlin, acquires the magic sword Excalibur, and its even more magic scabbard, from the Lady of the Lake

And down the wave and in the flame was borne a naked babe, and rode to Merlin's feet
2915232 And down the wave and in the flame was borne a naked babe, and rode to Merlin's feet. Title of coloured illustration from the book The Gateway to Tennyson published 1910

Fairchild-Swearingen Merlin IIIA CF02
Force aerienne belge - Fairchild-Swearingen Merlin IIIA CF02 (msn T260). (Force Aerienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht - Belgian Air Force). Date: circa 1995

Fairchild-Swearingen Merlin IIIA CF-02
Force aerienne belge - Fairchild-Swearingen SA.226T Merlin IIIA CF-02 (msn T260), of 21 Squadron 15 Wing, at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 27 July 1998

AgustaWestland EH101 Merlin HC3A ZJ992
Royal Air Force - AgustaWestland EH101 Merlin HC3A ZJ992 (msn 50106), of No.28 Squadron. Date: circa 2005

Swearingen UC-26C 891471
United States Navy - Swearingen UC-26C 891471 (msn AT-549, USAF 89-1471, SA227-AT Merlin IVC) 28 September 1992. Date: 1992

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"Merlin: A Legendary Force in the Skies" The Royal Navy Merlin Helicopter, a true symbol of power and versatility, takes flight from HMS Ocean at sea. With its sleek design and advanced capabilities, it has become an indispensable asset to maritime operations. In the world of aviation history, the adoption of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine by the North American P-51D Mustang marked a turning point. This powerful combination propelled these aircraft to new heights, showcasing the prowess of both engineering marvels. Just like Merlin and Vivien entwined in Arthurian legend, this helicopter weaves its magic across the skies. Its rotor blades slicing through air with grace as it navigates effortlessly amidst towering trees or over vast oceans. The Lancaster I (4-Merlin) Bomber stands as a testament to the might of this legendary engine. With its roaring propellers powered by Merlins, it soared through enemy lines during World War II, delivering destruction upon those who threatened freedom. A diagram depicting the Rolls-Royce Merlin Aircraft Engine reveals intricate details that made it a masterpiece of engineering excellence. The carburettor date etched on it serves as a reminder of its remarkable craftsmanship dating back to 1942. Accompanied by a Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Sutherland overhead, a Merlin Helicopter showcases seamless coordination between air and sea forces. Together they form an unstoppable team ready to protect our waters with unwavering determination. The heart of every machine lies within its core - for the Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 Piston-Engine is no exception. Powering countless missions with relentless strength and precision, this piston-engine has earned its place among legends. From RNAS Culdrose emerges a majestic sight - a Merlin HM Mk1 helicopter taking flight under clear blue skies. As part of 829 Naval Air Squadron's fleet, it represents dedication and expertise honed by the Royal Navy.