RESCUE 26 The Ambulance Service of NSW’s first of three new AW139s, VH-SYJ ‘Rescue 26’, has entered service – pictured here off the coast of the Royal National Park, south of Sydney. Refer text for details. (Paul Sadler)

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Nsw Ambulance First Aw139 Goes on Line

Chc Australia Placed Its First of Three New Agustawestland Aw139s (Pictured Above) Into Service on Its Ambulance Service of New South Wales Aeromedical Retrieval Contract in Late September, Becoming the Second Ems Operator of the Type in Australia.

Based at Albion Park Airport, South of Wollongong, Vh‑syj ‘rescue 26’ Replaces One of Chc’s Four Bell 412s Interim Helicopters on the Ambulance Contract That Provide Retrieval and Rescue Coverage From Bases in the Sydney, Wollongong and Orange Regions.

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