Air Force Deployments
Our choppers are usually transported by ship these days if the theatre of operation is overseas. In the mid 1980's we did ship our Bell 212s to the Sinai via a USAF C-5 Galaxy.
Recently the Bell 412s we deployed to Kosovo and Bosnia were shipped to and from by ship.
On this side of the pond, helos will often self deploy. The Griffons recently sent to Haiti were flown down by 430 Squadron of Valcartier Quebec.