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Aircraft:SE-JOJPhoto date:Type:20 Dec, 2018Operator:Photo views:Location:821Photo by:Kind of a special Christmas greeting from Arlanda Airport, where the retired SAR S-76C++ had recently arrived at Patria Helicopter's facility from its storage in Gothenburg, carrying a seasonal message on its cover.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JOJ/7531 -
Aircraft:SE-JOJ (Lifeguard 906)Photo date:Type:21 Aug, 2016Operator:Photo views:Location:1546Photo by:Five retired rescue helicopters are seen together in a hangar at Säve Airport in Gothenburg. The Vertol 107 to the left (SE-JLY) is being brought back to life as a flying museum piece. The four S-76 helicopters have recently been replaced by brand new AW139s. The Sikorsky helicopters (SE-HAJ, SE-JUY, SE-JOJ and SE-HAV) are awaiting the next step in their career.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JOJ/7070 -
Aircraft:SE-JOJ (Lifeguard 906)Photo date:Type:9 Jun, 2015Operator:Photo views:Location:978Photo by:Photographed during a small ceremony at Gothenburg City Airport.
The base in Gothenburg was the last SMA Helicopter Rescue base to transition from the S-76 to the AW139. Lifeguard 004 (SE-JRK) is seen in the background.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JOJ/6491 -
Aircraft:SE-JOJ (Lifeguard 906)Photo date:Type:23 Jul, 2014Operator:Photo views:Location:1247Photo by:Photographed in Simrishamn.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JOJ/6097 -
Aircraft:SE-JOJ (Lifeguard 906)Photo date:Type:1 Jun, 2014Operator:Photo views:Location:1452Photo by:SAR demo on F17 Blekinge Air Force Base 70 Years AnniversaryDirect link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JOJ/6027 -
Aircraft:SE-JOJ (Lifeguard 906)Photo date:Type:6 Jul, 2013Operator:Photo views:Location:2003Photo by:Fiskflyg got a surprise visit by a thirsty S-76Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JOJ/5574 -
Aircraft:SE-JOJ (Lifeguard 906)Photo date:Type:7 Sep, 2010Operator:Photo views:Location:2681Photo by:The Skellefteå based SAR helicopter Lifeguard 906. The Skellefteå station was later moved to Umeå, and so was SE-JOJ.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JOJ/2703 -
Aircraft:SE-JOJ (Lifeguard 906)Photo date:Type:2010Operator:Photo views:Location:1230Photo by:Hoist operator Matti Pigg is visible in the door during a hoist exercise.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JOJ/2112 -
Aircraft:SE-JOJ (Lifeguard 906)Photo date:Type:2010Operator:Photo views:Location:1161Photo by:Lifeguard 906 - parked between exercises.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JOJ/2113 -
Aircraft:SE-JOJ (Lifeguard 906)Photo date:Type:8 Aug, 2009Operator:Photo views:Location:2758Photo by:Parked in front of Norrlandsflyg's Search and Rescue base at Mellingeholm Airfield in Norrtälje, north of Stockholm. The two other SAR helicopters are the Stockholm based SE-HEJ and the backup aircraft SE-JUZ.
SE-JOJ was currently based in Sundsvall when this photo was taken. Its base was later moved to Skellefteå to provide a better rescue coverage up north.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JOJ/1980 -
Aircraft:SE-JOJ (Lifeguard 906)Photo date:Type:Jul, 2009Operator:Photo views:Location:1176Photo by:Photographed during a hoist exercise.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JOJ/2070 -
Aircraft:SE-JOJ (Lifeguard 906)Photo date:Type:2009Operator:Photo views:Location:1283Photo by:Photographed during a hoist exercise.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JOJ/2120
SE-JOJ
Information about SE-JOJ
This helicopter was constructed in 2007 and was acquired by the recognized Swedish SAR & HEMS operator Norrlandsflyg AB. It was converted to a rescue helicopter by the American maintenance company Keystone Helicopter Corporation in Pennsylvania. Once completed the helicopter came to be stored at Keystone’s facility together with the sister ship SE-JOB for a period of time.
The helicopters were eventually delivered to Sweden by plane and trucks in the autumn of 2008. They were reassembled at Norrlandsflyg’s maintenance base at Gothenburg City Airport (Säve). SE-JOJ was assigned to the Sundsvall base in order to replace the S-76C SE-JUY as rescue helicopter in the Bothnian Sea. The helicopter entered service as Lifeguard 906 in early 2009.
The Sundsvall helicopter was soon moved to the temporary base in Skellefteå (early-2010) in order to provide a fast response to the Gulf of Bothnia.
On 1 November 2011 the Swedish Maritime Administration acquired all the stocks in Norrlandsflyg's parent company Scandinavian Helicopter Invest (SHI). The new helicopter division was named SMA Helicopter Rescue, which became a
subsidiary to Sjöfartsverket Holding (administered by the Swedish Maritime Administration). All the SAR helicopters were included in the deal. The purchase also involved the EMS helicopters SE-JUC and SE-JEZ. SMA Helicopter Rescue was formally incorporated in the Swedish Maritime Administration on 22 January 2014.
The SAR station in Skellefteå was moved to a newly built hangar at Umeå Airport in April 2012. The S-76 was eventually replaced by an AW139 at the Umeå SAR Station in April 2014. It spent its last year touring between the remaining SAR stations in Sweden.
Retirement
SE-JOJ (Lifeguard 906) became the very last S-76 in search and rescue service in Sweden. It maintained the SAR alert at the Gothenburg station until the helicopter was replaced by an AW139 in early June 2015. One of the last missions (to check a faulty distress squawk by the EC120 SE-JEP) was performed just a few days prior to its retirement.
The helicopters were eventually delivered to Sweden by plane and trucks in the autumn of 2008. They were reassembled at Norrlandsflyg’s maintenance base at Gothenburg City Airport (Säve). SE-JOJ was assigned to the Sundsvall base in order to replace the S-76C SE-JUY as rescue helicopter in the Bothnian Sea. The helicopter entered service as Lifeguard 906 in early 2009.
The Sundsvall helicopter was soon moved to the temporary base in Skellefteå (early-2010) in order to provide a fast response to the Gulf of Bothnia.
On 1 November 2011 the Swedish Maritime Administration acquired all the stocks in Norrlandsflyg's parent company Scandinavian Helicopter Invest (SHI). The new helicopter division was named SMA Helicopter Rescue, which became a
subsidiary to Sjöfartsverket Holding (administered by the Swedish Maritime Administration). All the SAR helicopters were included in the deal. The purchase also involved the EMS helicopters SE-JUC and SE-JEZ. SMA Helicopter Rescue was formally incorporated in the Swedish Maritime Administration on 22 January 2014.
The SAR station in Skellefteå was moved to a newly built hangar at Umeå Airport in April 2012. The S-76 was eventually replaced by an AW139 at the Umeå SAR Station in April 2014. It spent its last year touring between the remaining SAR stations in Sweden.
Retirement
SE-JOJ (Lifeguard 906) became the very last S-76 in search and rescue service in Sweden. It maintained the SAR alert at the Gothenburg station until the helicopter was replaced by an AW139 in early June 2015. One of the last missions (to check a faulty distress squawk by the EC120 SE-JEP) was performed just a few days prior to its retirement.
