This was a final testing day we conducted before the Puma or Firecat, when on contract. Here it is lifting up after loading its Bambi bucket.

Operated by ARC Aviation. Arrived on a containership at Malta Freeport on 7 August 2023 and trailered to Safi Aviation Park on 9 August for assembly and eventual transfer to Greece. Here seen on the airport perimeter road shortly before reaching Safi Aviation Park.

Wears the seal of the President of Brazil. Seen at a celebration of the 150th birthday of Alberto Santos-Dumont. Photo by: Müller Marin / Força Aérea Brasileira

Seen here at customs after arrival as "Rescue 5" from Eugene, Oregon. It later departed for Langley. A nice lunchtime surprise!

Taxiing to H3 after arriving from Guayaquil on a stopover before continuing its trip to Cali and then to the US. This helicopter has been helping firemen down in Chile during fire season alongside Ecocopter. Such a nice and rare visit at UIO. Thanks to the pilot who wave at us while he was waiting for his departure. Old registrations of this airframe include: F-GINN, G-BOZK, LN-OMQ, F-WQED, OY-HHC, LN-OMG & C-GBMZ.

Taxing out for a flight to Zwickau (Saxony), using callsign "BPO510". The predecessor of the "Bundespolizei" (till 2005 called "Bundesgrenzschutz") had already operated 23 SA-330 Puma's between 1973 and 2008. The first two AS-332 Super Pumas entered service in 1988, but it was only as from 2004 that 11 more Aérospatiale built AS-332L1's joined the fleet. Those were all 2nd hand mainly sourced from british offshore operators. Further, seven new Eurocopter built L1's (incl. D-HEGW) were introduced as from 2008 and finally, four Airbus H215 were added in 2019, bringing the total SP number to 24.

One of an initial batch of eight Super Pumas delivered to Venezuela from 1989. Donated to the Bolivian AF as FAB750 in 2006 and reserialled FAB753 in 2007. Returned to Venezuela as 3312 in 2009 and stored at Palo Negro.

Part at this time of GLAM 1/60 (French air Force gouvernment flight);

Registered in March 1999.