757LUVA
13th Jul 2006, 15:14
Hey, does anyone know the where abouts of the old North Sea BV234 chinooks????? G-BISN, G-BISR, G-BISP. ABZ not the same without them!
SASless
13th Jul 2006, 15:19
Most likely all are now at Columbia Helicopters, Aurora, Oregon. They bought Trumps as well.
Cyclic Hotline
13th Jul 2006, 17:53
As mentioned above, they are all currently owned and operated by Columbia Helicopters, who now also own the Type Certificate!
G-BISN Boeing-Vertol 234LR > 234UT B-829/MJ-005 N238BV,G-BISN,N238CH,C-GHFP,N238CH,P2-CHY,N238CH,C-FHFB
G-BISO Boeing-Vertol 234LR B-817/MJ-002 N235BV,G-BISO,N235CH
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G-BISP Boeing-Vertol 234LR > 234UT B-839/MJ-006 N239BV,G-BISP,N239CH,C-GHFP,N239CH,C-FHFJ,N239CH
G-BISR Boeing-Vertol 234LR > 234UT B-818/MJ-003 N236BV,G-BISR,N237CH,P2-CHI
G-BJAC Boeing-Vertol 234LR B-816/MJ-001 N234BV,G-BJAC,N234CH,C-FHFH. This aircraft was lost in an accident in Canada as C-FHFH in 1997.
Accident Report here. (http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/reports/air/1997/a97p0303/a97p0303.asp)
At least one machine is currently working in Peru, Alaska and British Columbia respectively. The rest are probably out making lots of money on fires, logging or utility work. :8
Ned-Air2Air
14th Jul 2006, 06:13
G-BISR Boeing-Vertol 234LR > 234UT B-818/MJ-003 N236BV,G-BISR,N237CH,P2-CHI
This machine is still working away in PNG, was up there shooting it a couple of years ago and it has just been joined by a second machine.
Ned