12/31/2008. First flown on May 13, 1977, and pictured at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2002, this Lynx has been adapted for operations in an icy environment. It is detached to the HMS Endurance, a RN icebreaker with the task: "To patrol and survey the Antarctic and South Atlantic, maintaining sovereign presence with defence diplomacy and supporting the global community of Antarctica".