Today at ehkd chc helicopters aw-139 reg. G-CHCV left around 14.00 lt for a 15 min. local flight.
Looked brand new and should be there tomorrow as well.
Some pictures of the helicopter after the incident. In this BBC news item is shown how the crash happened: http://news.bbc.co.uk:80/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/7901124.stm The aircraft involved in this incident is Eurocopter EC225 LP c/n 2690 G-REDU. The 2008-built EC225 LP Super Puma G-REDU w...
All rescued as helicopter ditches British military spokesman James Lyne, from the RAF base at Kinloss, told the BBC the helicopter would have been equipped with life jackets, which carry electronic transmitters. Story from BBC NEWS: Published: 2009/02/18 20:54:02 GMT Those lifejackets are standard ...
Below is my own little atempt. I'm not even sure i'd call it arty farty. In fact, I think most pics in this thread don't qualify. The pic of the Tornado flying along the mountains - brought by Iwan as an example - is nowhere near arty farty in my mind. It's just a pic of a Tornado in a nice landsca...
still am sceptic about it lower than a lightpole???? and those people look bigger than the plane .... nice job It looks real to me, the shadow of the cessna is casted in the bushes in the background. So i say it is a job well done and a photo to be proud of. Keep up the good work. :respect: Regards...
The helicopter is in Den Helder indeed. However I only saw this helicopter being towed to the spot and back into his hangar again. It is not jet on scheduled flights as far as i know.