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The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter designed and originally produced by the French aerospace manufacturer Sud Aviation. The Puma was developed as a new design during the mid-1960s in response to a French Army requirement for a medium-sized all-weather utility helicopter.
The IAR 330 is a licence-built version of the Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter, manufactured by the Romanian aerospace manufacturer Industria Aeronautică Română. The IAR 330 was produced under a licensing agreement with the French aerospace firm Aérospatiale , signed on 30 July 1974.
9 August 1982 – A South African Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter is hit by 23 mm anti-aircraft fire, causing it to crash inverted, the crew of 3 and 12 Paratroopers are killed. [ 76 ] 5 October 1982 – Flying his Mirage F-1CZ , Major Johan Rankin engages two Cuban MiG-21FM flown by Lieutenants Raciel Marrero Rodríguez and Gilberto Ortiz ...
The first crash involving a Bell-Boeing Osprey occurs when the fifth MV-22, BuNo 163915, three minutes into its maiden flight at a Boeing flight test facility at Wilmington, Delaware, suffers problems with the gyros due to incorrect wiring in the flight-control system [55] and crashes into the ground from a 15-foot (4.6 metre) hover during an ...
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A US senator and combat veteran who lost both of her legs in a helicopter crash in Iraq has slammed Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Defense for his stance on women in combat roles.
It was the second fatal helicopter crash in Southern California this week. On Tuesday, five Marines died when a military craft went down in Pine Valley, about 40 miles east of San Diego.
Bond also operated a very similar Eurocopter EC225 LP helicopter which ditched in the North Sea on 18 February 2009, in which all 18 aboard were rescued. [3] [8] The most serious North Sea helicopter accident was the 1986 British International Helicopters Chinook crash, when a Boeing 234 Chinook crashed, killing 45 people. [9] [10]