Stolen 206 in bank robbery

[handbag]

BBC NEWS | Europe | Helicopter used in Sweden robbery (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8270619.stm)

nice confined area landing although they could have tied it down!

[hotzenplotz]

Swedish police couldn't pursue the thieves because a bag marked "bomb" had been placed outside the police heliport, and officers had to deal with the bag before they could enter the heliport. Thieves use helicopter, explosives in daring cash depot raid - CNN.com (http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/23/stockholm.helicopter.heist/)

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[birrddog]

nice confined area landing although they could have tied it down!
And they did not even stop the blades at 12 & 6 o'clock... tsk tsk.

[Paddyviking]

If I'm not mistaken that 206 is based at Nortelje north of Stockholm
with a company called Proflight
One of the aircraft in which I trained whilst there
most of the area is surrounded by forestry

[Pekka]

When the robbers came to Roslagen Helicopters AB in Norrtälje, only to walk straight into the hangar. There was no alarm and no employees of the helicopter hangar.

They have cut through a cloth. Then they used a small tractor to run out the helicopter, "said Vice President Carl Meyer to SVD.

At the same time that the robbers themselves were on the wings they could easily knock out the police's own helicopters. So they got a big head start for the spectacular robbery.

The police believed that the robbers had placed a fake bomb on the police helicopter. But police said that it was real explosives.

Must have been a pilot without pay...for there are not many of them:}:}


Video:

VG i Stockholm: Her landet ranshelikopteret - Nyheter - VGTV (http://www.vgtv.no/?id=26462&category=1)

[Agaricus bisporus]

Must've been a particularly gigantic helo to have stolen Sweden...

Or is it that the BBC can't speak proper English anymore?

[choppertop]

A German helo pilot told me his country's aviation authority looks into the financial background of pilots before issuing licences to ensure criminal temptation cannot be put in their way.

Obviously that's not necessary here. Who needs a multi-million pound share of a bank heist when you're bubbling along nicely on trial lessons. Plus we're British and we don't do that sort of thing.

[toptobottom]

A German helo pilot told me his country's aviation authority looks into the financial background of pilots before issuing licences to ensure criminal temptation cannot be put in their way

So poor people aren't allowed to learn to fly helos incase they decide to rob a bank one day??! :uhoh: How does the aviation authority decide whether a pilot is rich enough to have a licence? Someone tell me this is nonsense!

[CS-CCO]

I think they investigate your credit history just like a bank does to evaluate the risk not if you're rich or poor!

[heli-cal]

A police press officer confirmed that the helicopter was helping police with their enquiries....... http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv29/helixpteron/person-smiley-9589.gif http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv29/helixpteron/helicopter.gif

[Rhyspiper]

No big deal! I did a similar robbery on "grand theft auto iv" only yesterday and I didnt even use the invincibility cheat.

I wonder what exercise he put it under in his logbook? :}

[photex]

He probably only did it to pay for his IR.

[heli-cal]

As for the placing of a bag, marked 'Bomb' near the police helipad......

http://www.gambling911.com/files/publisher/Pink-Panther.jpghttp://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:SJz8SUZUFnfl9M:http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/28/Sellers_pinkpanther7.jpg/180px-Sellers_pinkpanther7.jpg

[RavenII]

I know this comment isn't politicaly correct, but:

What a great stunt!! :ok:

About the earlier comment about the german CAA looking into your financial background, that's not true! Otherwise I would never have gotten my commercial ticket ;-)

[Heli-Ice]

Two things I like to say about this.

Cool stunt! (I am not saying it was right though)

Bad to the Swedish Police for not having a guard 24/7 at the hangar.

Well there are three things... German and Swedish Police, My salary is pretty good so don't go chasing after me. :}

[Paulsddd]

Well - this is the NICE ONE !!!

:ok::}:}:}:}:}:}:}:}:}:}:}:}:ok:


sounds like a movie episode

[heliboy999]

I wonder if the pilot did his 2 minute run down before shutting down the engine?

[heli-cal]

Not only doing the run down, but writing up the flight.......

'Stole helicopter, loaded up with fellow bad guy's, flew to target rooftop, broke in, stole the cash, made clean getaway to forest landing site'.

I guess that the pilot never signed the entry! :}

Doubt that we'll see a new member posting a blogg with onboard video footage detailing how it was done!

[Heli-phile]

I can hear the clatter of screen play writers tapping away madly to get this on the big screen, no doubt we will have the Oceans 11 crew "doing the business" within a year or so.
Also in the real world I reckon police might be watching to see who is out ordering a nice new Helicopter all of a sudden CASH DEPOSIT??:ok:

[Heli-phile]

"Not quite a Hollywood ending!!"

Stockholm - Six people have been arrested as part of the ongoing probe into last week's daring heist when thieves used a helicopter to raid a security firm in Stockholm, according to court officials on Monday.

The tally was revealed when the Sodertorn district court announced that defence attorneys have been named for a further five suspects, who were arrested at the weekend.

Leif Silbersky, one of Sweden's best-known attorneys said on Sunday he had met with a 34-year-old suspect alleged to have flown the stolen helicopter but he declined to offer any details.

The criminals used a stolen helicopter and explosives in the early morning raid on Wednesday at the G4S cash depot in the suburb of Vastberga.
The six men were aged between 21 and 38. Custody hearings must be held latest at noon (10.00GMT) on Wednesday.

They escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash, having given themselves a headstart by planting a fake bomb near the police helicopter that would have been used in any pursuit.

The criminals' helicopter was later found abandoned in a field north of the Swedish capital. G4S has offered a reward of 1 million dollars for information leading to arrests.

Aviation experts said the pilot who flew the helicopter was likely very skilled, citing the pre-dawn flight to the depot building and the location of landing site close to high trees. - Sapa-dpa

[n5296s]

That's a bit of a let-down, I was sure it would turn out to be Lisbeth Salander flying the heli.

[Pilot.Pete]

It was an out of work pilot and was just trying to hour build

I found a copy of his log book on line*

Bell206 | 10.04 hollowed out volcano |10.24 bank carpark | 10.34 secret hideout

Comments;
Rotors running pick up, nice confined area, transponder and Radio U/S, PAX's seemed happy.



*no not really
:ouch:

[chopper2004]

Swedish commando style helicopter raid trial - Yahoo! News UK (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20100803/twl-swedish-commando-style-helicopter-ra-41f21e0.html)


Ten men accused of stealing around £3.5 million in a commando-style raid on a Swedish cash depot have pleaded innocent as prosecutors opened their trial with spectacular surveillance video of the brazen helicopter heist.
The footage of the September 23, 2009 robbery showed three black-clad bandits leaping from the chopper and breaking into the G4S cash facility in Stockholm from the roof.
They used explosives, ladders and a power cutter to access the cash as panicked employees, all unarmed, fled the building.
Police have not recovered the cash and say several suspects are still at large.
Five of those on trial were charged with aggravated robbery and five with complicity, in one of the largest police investigations in Swedish history.
If found guilty, they could face prison terms of up to 10 years.

[Sam Rutherford]

Sorry to bring this back from the edge - but how did the story end?

Cheers, Sam.

[Jet Ranger]

They caught all group, about 8-10 people, in a next six months (something like that) and a few more in a next two years. They are sentenced at something about 8 years (average) of prison in Sweden. Money never found :E

White B206 Jet ranger III was returned to company (with no damage, good pilot) and still fly every day :)

JR

[CatchThePigeon]

"Money never found"

I was reading in the Swedish newspapers only yesterday that the authorities are planning to issue new 1000 kronor notes shortly, (something like 40% of those issued are no longer in circulation, due to them disappearing into the black economy, or possibly ending up in some old dear's mattress). So when these chaps get out there's a good chance their haul will be useless. I'd love to see the look on their faces..