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Piasecki HRP-1 "Flying Banana" helicopter at Naval Air Station Key West minus exterior doped fabric skin. The prototype helicopter (designated PV-3 by Piasecki, though commonly known to test personnel as "The Dogship") first flew at Morton, Pennsylvania in 7 March 1945 [1] following a development contract from the United States Navy in February 1944.
In British Columbia, Emergency Management BC (EMBC) enables volunteer search and rescue societies to perform HFRS to conduct various rescue missions. [2] [3] HFRS refers to the particular set of equipment approved by regulatory authority and sold as an integrated package or kit, suitable for use on a specific helicopter models and configurations.
The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service is a helicopter surf lifesaving service that operates in Australia. Founded in 1973 by Surf Life Saving Australia , a not-for-profit organisation , the service has carried out more than 80,000 flights [ 1 ] ranging from aeromedical to search and rescue missions.
Travis County STAR (Shock Trauma Air Rescue) Flight began in 1985 as a joint program involving Travis County, the City of Austin, and Brackenridge Hospital.The first aircraft used by STAR Flight was a Bell 206B, later replaced with a Bell 206L3.
At the time the Huskies were the only rescue helicopters in service, other types, such as the Jolly Green Giant arrived later. [ 16 ] During the conflict, the HH-43 flew more rescue missions than all other rotorcraft combined, largely due to its unique hovering capability; between 1966 and 1970, the type performed a total of 888 combat rescue ...
BSO’s fourth helicopter, its other Air Rescue helicopter, a 2012 Airbus EC-135T2+, “has been the most problematic of the three (active) helicopters,” the report said, due to its high ...
RACQ CareFlight Rescue Bell 412 Helicopter (VH-XCF). LifeFlight Australia is an aeromedical organisation headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Until July 2016, it was known as CareFlight, but was renamed to avoid confusion with the CareFlight organisation headquartered in New South Wales.
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