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Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Author	PO(Phot) Si Ethell
Exposure time	1/500 sec (0.002)
F Number	f/10
ISO speed rating	400
Date and time of data generation	14:09, 9 August 2016
Lens focal length	70 mm
Label	Green
Headline	Merlin Mk3s prove their mettle in day-long Gibraltar transit
Credit/Provider	MoD/Crown copyright 2016
Source	Royal Navy
Short title	CH160031058
Copyright holder	© Crown copyright
Image title	Pictured is a Commando Helicopter Force Merlin Mk3 helicopter and HMS Scimitar, a Scimitar Class Fast Patrol Boat from the Gibraltar Squadron training above and in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters.Working from RAF Gibraltar, 2 Merlin Mk3 helicopters from 846 Naval Air Squadron based at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, Somerset were consolidating their contingency deployment capability during Exercise Barbary Commando 16.Merlin Mk3 is a new aircraft type for the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF). It will advance capability for the primary customer, The Royal Marines.846 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) are the first Royal Navy squadron to convert to Merlin Mk 3.To take on the demanding Commando Role (from ship to shore operations) the current Merlin Mk3 fleet will undergo an upgrade package through an interim model. It will then move towards the advanced Merlin Mk4. This will further increase the capability of this proven battlefield helicopter.
Usage terms	Licensed for use under the terms and conditions of the Open Government Licence: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/2/
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Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.6.1 (Macintosh)
File change date and time	19:50, 11 August 2016
Exposure Program	Shutter priority
Exif version	2.3
Date and time of digitizing	14:09, 9 August 2016
APEX shutter speed	8.965784
APEX aperture	6.643856
APEX exposure bias	0.66666666666667
Maximum land aperture	3 APEX (f/2.83)
Metering mode	Center weighted average
Flash	Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	23
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	23
Color space	sRGB
Focal plane X resolution	1,520
Focal plane Y resolution	1,520
Focal plane resolution unit	3
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Scene capture type	Standard
Serial number of camera	023011001080
Lens used	EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Image width	2,400 px
Image height	3,000 px
Date metadata was last modified	20:50, 11 August 2016
Original transmission location code	Royal Navy
Writer	Harland Quarrington
Category	MOD
Supplemental categories	Merlin Helicopters Aircraft Patrol Vessels Ships Equipment
Unique ID of original document	5330DA507C02DFEA5BE4046FFD258F56
Keywords	Ocean Water Landscape Terrain Training Gibraltar Royal Navy Equipment Aircraft Helicopter Merlin HM Mk3 Naval Air Squadron 846 Squadron Ship Offshore Patrol Vessel OPV Fishery Protection Squadron Scimitar Class HMS Scimitar P284 Gibraltar Squadron
Copyright status	Copyrighted
Contact information	www.defenceimagery.mod.uk HMS Heron, RNAS Yeovilton Yeovil, Somerset, UK
Country shown	Gibralter
IIM version	2
Editorial status of image	Approved
Fixture name	Free

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