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Old 6th Feb 2024, 23:31
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Originally Posted by rrekn
Meanwhile, we are apparently going to 'lease' 5 of the UKs unwanted H135 Junos (irony anyone) to put in Oakey while we wait for the additional Blackhawks?

https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/d...intenance-jobs
H135's are already used in the basic Helo training role at the joint helo school at Nowra, these 5 aircraft will be used for advanced training for Army ops at Oakey for not just BH but lead in to all three types, 60,64,47. Cheaper to use the 135 for basic Army ops then go onto the three operational machines, this path has been wanted for some time.
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