Blown off mountain top
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Blown off mountain top
EC-135 Police helicopter blown off mountain by high winds.
The helicopter landed on mountain top with personnel to repair a defective emergency phone transmitter and when trying to lift off after the repairs the pilot received indication of icing on the rotor blades.
The helicopter was left overnight and was blown off the mountaintop due to high winds. It is probably about 50 meters below the top.
The Norwegian state police is the owner of the helicopter which they received about a year ago. Repairs are expected to cost millions in NKr.
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Awwww, poor Heli. I remember seeing this one in Macs' hangar last year, very nicely kitted out and the first 135 outside the UK to be fitted with the McAlpine Police Mission Pod, I think.
Should have put some big tent pegs in it!
Should have put some big tent pegs in it!
Ah...it is back to foot patrol for someone!
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Seem to remember the bods at MD telling a story at Helitech a few years ago about a corporate 902 that was left on top of a mountain in Europe somewhere while the driver went off for coffee. Came back and it was an expensive pile of broken bits down the mountain that took ages to fix - if ever? Anyone got piccys?
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Re: Blown off mountain top
I'm sure the Swedish Police is sad about the loss........
This is one of several they have, and based at Östersund.
http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyhete...752307,00.html
Norways (one and only) police helo has not fallen over..........
(It was on the news today, delivering a EOD dog to a bomb scare situation in Trondheim)
And yes, UK MOD Lynx helos have done similar stunts in Norway.
This is one of several they have, and based at Östersund.
http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyhete...752307,00.html
Norways (one and only) police helo has not fallen over..........
(It was on the news today, delivering a EOD dog to a bomb scare situation in Trondheim)
And yes, UK MOD Lynx helos have done similar stunts in Norway.
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Sweden or Norway.. Isn´t pretty much the same country anyway...?? 
Haha... no just joking, thanks for the correction M609, boy is my face red
Haha... no just joking, thanks for the correction M609, boy is my face red
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Ooooops, I made the same mistake. They are very similar in colour 
Norwegian Police 135 - http://www.scanavphoto.no/image_view.asp?id=585
Swedish Police 135 - http://www.helispot.com/photos/03635.html
Norwegian Police 135 - http://www.scanavphoto.no/image_view.asp?id=585
Swedish Police 135 - http://www.helispot.com/photos/03635.html
