One of 16 AW.101s on order for the Luftforsvaret (Royal Norwegian Air Force). It carries a British military serial for testing and it was displayed at the Farnborough airshow prior to delivery. It was later allocated serial 0273 in Norwegian service. The badge behind the cockpit is that of Hovedredningssentralen (Joint Rescue Coordination Centre). There are two in Norway - South (Stavanger) and North (Bodø). They use the same badge. All rescue helicopters are allocated to 330 Skv whose motto is Trygg Havet. There is a double meaning. The English translation may differ depending on the task of the squadron. 'Secure the Seas' in MAROPS and 'Safety on the Seas' in SAROPS.

Ex Indian AF ZW-4308 (ntu). Delivered to the Nigerian AF as NAF281 on 21 November 2014. Reportedly later re-registered as NAF543. Seen here carrying an MoD serial, presumably crew training with AgustaWestland.

Ex Indian AF ZW-4308 (ntu). Delivered to the Nigerian AF as NAF281 on 21 November 2014. Reportedly later re-registered as NAF543. Seen here carrying an MoD serial, presumably crew training with AgustaWestland.

It was originally destined for the Indian AF as ZW-4307 but ended up eventually as NAF280.

Scanned from a slide. 149906 is seen here returning from a pre-delivery training flight with Canadian crews to the Agusta facility at the last light of the day. The acquisition of the Cormorant fleet was a real disaster, as the Canadian government initially ordered 50 helicopters, then cancelled the contract at a cost of some 500 million USD, without getting one heli. Years later, the type was ordered again, but only 15 units were bought for the SAR role.