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Aircraft:SE-JUCPhoto date:Type:May, 2013Operator:Photo views:Location:240Photo by:Photographed together with SE-JEZ shortly after arriving at the Nordic Aviation Technology Centre's training facility at Kallax Airport in Luleå. The helicopters were both retired EMS helicopters, and they will be used as technical airframe trainers together with a wide fleet of helicopters and airplanes at the school.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/7364 -
Aircraft:SE-JUCPhoto date:Type:14 May, 2010Operator:Photo views:Location:3563Photo by:SE-JUC 'Super Chicken' on a very rare visit to Tromsø Airport.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/3333 -
Aircraft:SE-JUC (Lifeguard 998)Photo date:Type:6 Apr, 2010Operator:Photo views:Location:2148Photo by:SE-JUC on the scene of an accident bit north of Arjeplog. The aircraft was in temporary service as Lifeguard 998 of Gällivare while the ordinary aircraft, SE-JUS, was in for a routine maintenance in the spring of 2010. The helicopter has landed in about 1 meter of snow and is now resting on the snow. The crew is just about to load an injured driver in the helicopter.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/2223 -
Aircraft:SE-JUCPhoto date:Type:3 Aug, 2008Operator:Photo views:Location:1995Photo by:Gothenburg's (nowadays retired) EMS helicopter Lifeguard 8898 is seen patrolling the skies near downtown Gothenburg. Captain Måns Linder is clearly visible in the right seat.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/2011 -
Aircraft:SE-JUC (Lifeguard 8898)Photo date:Type:3 Aug, 2008Operator:Photo views:Location:3985Photo by:Lifeguard 8898, the regional emergency medical helicopter in Gothenburg at that time, is seen patrolling the dark seas west of the city. This helicopter alone replied to 1 600 emergency calls during 2008. It was replaced by SE-JUX in 2010.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/2684 -
Aircraft:SE-JUC (Lifeguard 8898)Photo date:Type:3 Aug, 2008Operator:Photo views:Location:3028Photo by:Patrolling the skies above Gothenburg's archipelago.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/4874 -
Aircraft:SE-JUC (Lifeguard 8898)Photo date:Type:ca. 2008Operator:Photo views:Location:2247Photo by:EMS operations at Tjörn.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/5517 -
Aircraft:SE-JUCPhoto date:Type:14 Jul, 2006Operator:Photo views:Location:1889Photo by:Gothenburg’s EMS helicopter, Lifeguard 8898, is about to land at Ärholmen Island, next to the famous fortress in Marstrand. The co-pilot is often leaving the aircraft to guide the flying pilot to a safe place to land when touching down in rough terrain. In these cases the medical crew is naturally let off close to the patient before the pilots carry on with the landing process.
The well-known 17th century fortress “Carlsten” is a landmark for Marstrand. The seaside town is crowded with tourists and locals during the warm and beautiful summer months – which in general make the place a more frequent destination for the local EMS helicopter.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/895 -
Aircraft:SE-JUC (Lifeguard 8898)Photo date:Type:22 Jun, 2006Operator:Photo views:Location:2880Photo by:Leaving for an emergency call.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/4916 -
Aircraft:SE-JUCPhoto date:Type:ca. 2006Operator:Photo views:Location:1605Photo by:Lifeguard 8898 is seen trying to find an appropriate place to touch down during an emergency task. The helicopter couldn't settle on the site but was able to leave the medical crew and then move to a better suited landing place. The helicopter, which is based in Gothenburg, takes off on approx 1 600 emergency calls each year.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/686 -
Aircraft:SE-JUCPhoto date:Type:27 Sep, 2005Operator:Photo views:Location:1593Photo by:One of Gothenburg's past ambulance helicopters is seen leaving its medical crew on a pier in the archipelago. The pier was too small to house the S-76 helicopter. Quite a spectacular view!
The helicopter was based at Säve Airport and took off on approx 1 600 emergency calls each year.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/663 -
Aircraft:SE-JUC (Lifeguard 8898)Photo date:Type:5 May, 2005Operator:Photo views:Location:1979Photo by:Airborne Flash Photography by www.axstal.comDirect link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/2156 -
Aircraft:SE-JUC (Lifeguard 8898)Photo date:Type:5 May, 2005Operator:Photo views:Location:1655Photo by:Airborne Flash Photography by www.axstal.comDirect link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/2157 -
Aircraft:SE-JUC (Lifeguard 8898)Photo date:Type:5 May, 2005Operator:Photo views:Location:2063Photo by:Airborne Flash Photography by www.axstal.comDirect link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/2158 -
Aircraft:SE-JUCPhoto date:Type:18 Jun, 2004Operator:Photo views:Location:2186Photo by:About to go off on another mission this rainy day.
This photo was shot when the EMS base was located on the east side of the airport. The base was moved to new facilities next to the Police hangar on the west side in 2006.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/308 -
Aircraft:SE-JUCPhoto date:Type:13 Jun, 2004Operator:Photo views:Location:1760Photo by:About to leave a patient at 'NÄL' - Norra Älvsborg County Hospital (ESEN), in Trollhättan.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/963 -
Aircraft:SE-JUC (Lifeguard 8898)Photo date:Type:10 Feb, 2004Operator:Photo views:Location:3832Photo by:Standing inside the companys maintenance facilities in Gällivare during a 12-month check.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/2662 -
Aircraft:SE-JUCPhoto date:Type:ca. 2003Operator:Photo views:Location:1460Photo by:Gothenburg's first fully dedicated EMS helicopter is standing at the heliport next to its base at Gothenburg City Airport (Säve). The aircraft was replaced by a S-76C+ (SE-JUX) in 2010.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/786 -
Aircraft:G-OAUSPhoto date:Type:4 Sep, 1984Operator:Photo views:Location:1396Photo by:This image was shot at Farnborough in 1984. The VIP Aircraft had been constructed three years earlier and was purchased by Aston Upthorpe Stud & Farms Ltd in 1982. Operated by Air Hanson the famous in horse racing brothers “Al-Maktoum” used the helicopter for commuting between farms and racecourses throughout UK.
G-OAUS was imported to Sweden as SE-JUC in 2002 and soone entered service as EMS helicopter in the city of Gothenburg.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JUC/432
SE-JUC
Information about SE-JUC
Aircraft Data
Reg: SE-JUC
S/N: 760219
Year: 1981
Type:
Last known operator:
History:
N3122M, G-OAUS, N18KH
Fate:
(retired)
Background
In order to establish a new HEMS activity in the Gothenburg area the local council in Västra Götaland signed a contract with the operator Norrlandsflyg AB by the end of June 2001. Norrlandsflyg already operated ambulance helicopters on two different locations in Sweden (Gällivare and Uppsala) and the company was well experienced in operation. The critical EMS evacuations in Gothenburg had earlier been covered by the Swedish Police Wing and the Armed Forces' rescue helicopter.
An English Sikorsky S-76A, G-OAUS, was purchased from Lynton Aviation Aircraft Sales and shipped to the US for EMS modifications. As always when it comes to EMS interior, Norrlandsflyg gave the American company Keystone Helicopter Corporation the task. Pennsylvania based Keystone Helicopter Corporation registered the helicopter as N18KH on 17 October 2001. The registration was canceled on 22 February 2002. At that time the EMS activity in Gothenburg was already active. Norrlandsflyg had put its backup helicopter (SE-JEZ) in service in Gothenburg from the start on 14 January 2002.
Arriving in Sweden
At 13:00 hours LMT on 21 February 2002 Norrlandsflygs new helicopter arrived to Säve. A few weeks later, after the assembly and some modifications, the aircraft was registered SE-JUC and commenced its role as an emergency medical service helicopter in Gothenburg.
SE-JUC, also known as "Super Chicken", was stationed in an own hangar on the military side of Säve airport, north of Gothenburg. Its first years in the region were very successful, and the EMS helicopter was there to stay. The helicopter was later moved to a newly built permanent hangar at the civil side of the airport, next to the Swedish Police Wing's air station.
SE-JUC was replaced by a newly imported S-76C+ (SE-JUX) in March 2010. SE-JUC was assigned the duty as a backup EMS helicopter.
SMA Helicopter Rescue
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 SE-JUC and SE-JEZ. The EMS service in Gothenburg was maintained by the company Norrlandsflyg Ambulans, and SE-JUC was replaced by SE-JUS in the role as a backup EMS helicopter.
Retirement
SE-JUC's airworthiness expired in March 2012 and the helicopter was canceled from the Swedish registry in November 2013. The airframe was donated to the Nordic Aviation Technology Centre (technical school) in Luleå. It was transported to Kallax Airport from Gothenburg in 2013. The school came to use the helicopter as a technical trainer together with the S-76 SE-JEZ.
