Mark Whorlow personally paid $15,000 for the Dauphin 2 after finding it “stripped for parts” and listed on eBay, before transferring ownership to the Australian National Aviation Museum.
A brief look into the history of the Victoria Police Air Wing, and Victoria Police’s very first helicopter, by Hannah Dowling. By the 1970s, commercial aviation was thriving and authorities around the globe were beginning to recognise the benefits of aerial capabilities for the purposes of policing, emergency medical services and transportation, and search and
A New Zealand-based Airbus H145, operated by local operator HeliOtago, has hit 2,000 flight hours after just over two years of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services operations.
Police are investigating after a man allegedly attempted to steal a helicopter from a hangar at Mackay Airport late last week. CCTV footage later captured the attempted thief trying to flee the scene atop a red tractor.
The ATSB said the long-line lifting operations the pilot was conducting made it impractical to wear the safety device because of the need to lean out and look below the helicopter.
Two Babcock Australasia aircrew have been formally recognised for their emergency response efforts, after rescuing a driver who drove their vehicle into the Murray River in September.