Royal Navy search-and-rescue helicopter Sea King converted into a holiday home

An enterprising farmer of Scotland has purchased a former Royal Navy search-and-rescue helicopter online, and has spent have spent almost £40,000 to renovate it into a holiday home capable to accommodate six guests.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 28 October 2016.

The farmer and his wife went ahead and bought the retired Sea King ZA127 in an online Ministry of Defence auction in March and have converted it into luxury accommodation. It happened when the Sea Kings was being decommissioned. The duo saw them on the telly flying around Scotland doing their farewell tour and got the idea to procure one. They went to the online auction and, it turned out that thy were the only bidder.
The aircraft then was transported by road from Lincolnshire to its new home in Scotland in April, 320 miles away. They have restored the exterior to its original state but, the interior has been almost entirely transformed. The 17m-long aircraft can now accommodate six guests, with a double and triple bed as well as a single bed in its tail. Many of the Sea King's original features have been retained. Only, the sonar station was removed and donated to The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare so as to make room for a shower and mini-kitchen.


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