the BBC has learned that one of the two

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Sea King helicopters Britain has given

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to Ukraine played a key role in the

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Falklands conflict

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let's get more now from our diplomatic

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correspondent James Landale um what more

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do we know then James

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well I've just come back from Ukraine uh

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and while I was there I had the

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opportunity to fly on one of the two

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Sea King helicopters that the UK has

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given to Ukraine uh and it was while I

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was up in the air that it just struck me

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just how long these aircraft have been

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in service uh and so I did a bit of

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digging around uh to try and discover

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you know what you know what had happened

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to this aircraft over the years and

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discovered that one of them had this

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rather extraordinary back history

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for years this helicopter served the

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British Navy but now it's flying new

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colors

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one of two sea Kings the UK has given

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Ukraine

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an iconic British aircraft

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here to fetch and carry to rescue and

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recognize her

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we joined the crew on patrol in the

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skies of Southern Ukraine this aircraft

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is not new it can't fire any missiles

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but it can play a key role moving troops

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and kit to where they need to be on the

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battlefield

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it does it with some Style

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it's also being used to evacuate

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casualties and rescue Pilots who've

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ejected Behind Enemy Lines a matter

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close to the crew's heart

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I like this helicopter because it's

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incredibly good for flying

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it's one of the best for combat

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operations where they're transporting

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equipment or carrying out search and

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rescue it's easy to fly even in

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difficult conditions

to Ukraine played a key role in the Falklands conflict.