| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | HB-XVU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 412 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Agusta AB-412 |
| Aircraft Version: | Agusta AB-412 |
| C/n (msn): | 25577 |
| Operator Titles: | Helimission |
| Promotional Titles: | SOS Team |
| Location | |
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| City / Heliport: | Trogen - HeliportMap |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LSXT IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 19 June 1996 |
| Photo by: | Adrian Romang |
| Photo ID: | 760470 |
| Photo Comment |
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One of swiss operator Helimission's goal is to support and conduct disaster relief flights. For that, it procured this 1990 built Agusta-Bell 412 in March 1992 (from swiss operator BOHAG). Assigned to Helimission's relief wing "SOS Team", the idea was to ship relief goods, material and medical field clinics (packed in containers) by commercial airfreight to areas struck by disaster, while the AB412 would follow within days to distribute said aid material. In the end, the heli proved to be too big and only saw "action" in Albania (1992) and in the aftermath of the genocide in Ruanda (1994). This photo is copyright © Adrian Romang, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 December 2024, and has since been viewed 218 times. |