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Aircraft:10407Photo date:Type:12 Jul, 2012Operator:Photo views:Location:595Photo by:Hovering around among the massive cliffs in the Gearggevaggi Valley near Vassijaure (east of Riksgränsen) in northern Sweden. The valley leads to the legendary Rissajaure Lake ('Trollsjön'), which is the clearest and purest lake in Sweden.
The helicopter is a national combat search and rescue training helicopter ('D model') for the international 'B models', which are currently deployed in Afghanistan. The helicopter was visiting the mountain world for the annual mountain rescue exercise together with two other Super Pumas.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10407/4937 -
Aircraft:10407Photo date:Type:12 Jul, 2012Operator:Photo views:Location:534Photo by:Practicing in the unique Gearggevaggi valley in the uppermost northern parts of Sweden.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10407/5031 -
Aircraft:10407 (H-97)Photo date:Type:28 Aug, 2004Operator:Photo views:Location:276Photo by:Headed home after an exercise at the Sandö Rescue School in Kramfors.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10407/1729 -
Aircraft:10407 (H-97)Photo date:Type:ca. 2004Operator:Photo views:Location:435Photo by:Photographed together with a rescue swimmer at the Boden Heliport in northern Sweden. The Super Pumas were later moved to the F21 Air Force Base at Kallax Airport in Luleå.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10407/1691 -
Aircraft:10407 (H-97)Photo date:Type:6 Jun, 2003Operator:Photo views:Location:758Photo by:A conscript rescue swimmer is about to set the rescue sling as the rest of the crew standing by in the background, preparing to hoist the patient back to the aircraft.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10407/2573 -
Aircraft:10407 (H-97)Photo date:Type:22 May, 2003Operator:Photo views:Location:370Photo by:Photographed during an instrument training session near Luleå. The curtains are there to hide references to the world outside. In addition to the curtains the trained pilot has to use special IFR 'Foggles' to eliminate all visual impressions except for the instruments.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10407/2459 -
Aircraft:10407 (H-97)Photo date:Type:12 May, 2003Operator:Photo views:Location:398Photo by:Parked next to H-89 (10411) at the apron in Boden.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10407/5208 -
Aircraft:10407 (H-97)Photo date:Type:May, 2003Operator:Photo views:Location:260Photo by:Rescue swimmer Rickard Gillberg is waving me off as the rescue helicopter H-97 was about to departure for a training sortie.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10407/2342 -
Aircraft:10407 (H-97)Photo date:Type:12 Apr, 2003Operator:Photo views:Location:294Photo by:Leaving a patient at the Sunderbyn Hospital near Luleå in Northern Sweden.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10407/2466 -
Aircraft:10407 (H-97)Photo date:Type:10 Apr, 2003Operator:Photo views:Location:745Photo by:Peek-a-boo! The Swedish Armed Forces’ H-97 is lurking behind a peak during a mountain hoisting exercise near Mt Kebnekaise in the most northern parts of Sweden. We went there with two Super Pumas for a couple of weeks to carry out various snow/mountain exercises.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10407/2865 -
Aircraft:10407 (H-97)Photo date:Type:9 Apr, 2003Operator:Photo views:Location:320Photo by:H-97 is in for some field maintenance at the Abisko base.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10407/2431 -
Aircraft:10407 (H-97)Photo date:Type:7 Apr, 2003Operator:Photo views:Location:836Photo by:The Super Puma pilots Grimstål and Bergdahl en-route to Abisko from Kebnekaise.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10407/3426 -
Aircraft:10407 (H-97)Photo date:Type:12 Mar, 2003Operator:Photo views:Location:510Photo by:Landing at Gruvberget during a training sortie. The crew of the local rescue helicopter had been alerted that two pilots had ejected out of a SK37 Viggen fighter and their emergency transmitters indicated that they had landed in this area. This was a very common rescue exercise, and it had been carefully prepared by the colleagues at the helicopter base in Boden.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10407/3830 -
Aircraft:10407Photo date:Type:12 Mar, 2003Operator:Photo views:Location:617Photo by:Blocking the ski tracks during a rescue exercise in Boden.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10407/3993 -
Aircraft:10407 (Q-97)Photo date:Type:4 Sep, 1992Operator:Photo views:Location:191Photo by:Q-97, or 'Madeleine' as the aircraft was nicknamed, is seen in Vänersborg - south-west of the F7 Såtenäs Air Force Base in Lidköping.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10407/1696
10407
Information about 10407
This aircraft was originally constructed by Aérospatiale in Marignane, France, but was dismantled right after completion and shipped to Sweden. The company FFV Aerotech in Linköping assembled the helicopter according to the Air Force's specifications and completed the aircraft in February of 1991. The aircraft was given the number "97" and was nicknamed "Madeleine".
The helicopter type, which was designated HKP 10, served as an Air Force search and rescue aircraft and operated parallel to BO105s and Bell 204s, but outlived them both. Number 97 mainly operated at the F17 base in Ronneby, but was later transferred to the F15 base in Söderhamn, and eventually to the F21 base in Luleå.
ARMED FORCES HELICOPTER WING
1998 saw the structural birth of a new joint helicopter force - the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing. From 1 January 1999 the unit merged the helicopter operations from all the three military branches (Air Force, Army, and Navy) together. The new organisation had no impact on the HKP 10s other than providing them with a slightly wider range of tasks.
MODIFIED TO A “D” MODEL
H-97 was one of two Super Pumas (10402 being the other one) that were modified into D models (HKP 10D) by HeliOne in Norway. The conversions were ordered in late-2008 and took place during 2009. The purpose of the modification was to get two national training helicopters that would complement the existing fleet of three HKP 10Bs (10403, 10406 and 10408) that were aimed for the two year long participation in the International Security Assistance Force’s operation in Afghanistan from 2011.
The D model, also known as "B light", is very similar to the B-model when it comes to its improved avionics and enhanced nursing cabin, as well as its NVG capacity. The combat features, like IR suppressors, ballistic protection and so on has not been installed in the D model. However, the Ds are prepared to be modified into B models if needed.
The Afghanistan training is mainly conducted at the F21 Air Force Base in Luleå, where the D models serve as fully dedicated training helicopters. Additional mission training has been performed in Africa and Spain.
The Swedish international medical evacuation unit, SAE ISAF MEDEVAC, served in Afghanistan between April 2011 and April 2013. The helicopter unit consisted of two HKP 10B Super Pumas that were based at Camp Marmal in Mazar-e Sharif, northern Afghanistan. The unit carried out 82 inter-hospital medical missions during its two years in service. SAE ISAF MEDEVAC was replaced by the Swedish unit SAE ISAF UH-60 at the end of March 2013. The new unit consisted of total of four HKP 16 Black Hawks and about forty people. The Black Hawks are expected to operate in Afghanistan for three years.
RETIREMENT
The HKP 10 (A, B and D) is the next helicopter type destined for retirement in the Swedish Armed Forces. The future organization will consist of 18 HKP 14 (NH90), 20 HKP 15 (AW.109) and 15 HKP 16 (Black Hawk).
The helicopter type, which was designated HKP 10, served as an Air Force search and rescue aircraft and operated parallel to BO105s and Bell 204s, but outlived them both. Number 97 mainly operated at the F17 base in Ronneby, but was later transferred to the F15 base in Söderhamn, and eventually to the F21 base in Luleå.
ARMED FORCES HELICOPTER WING
1998 saw the structural birth of a new joint helicopter force - the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing. From 1 January 1999 the unit merged the helicopter operations from all the three military branches (Air Force, Army, and Navy) together. The new organisation had no impact on the HKP 10s other than providing them with a slightly wider range of tasks.
MODIFIED TO A “D” MODEL
H-97 was one of two Super Pumas (10402 being the other one) that were modified into D models (HKP 10D) by HeliOne in Norway. The conversions were ordered in late-2008 and took place during 2009. The purpose of the modification was to get two national training helicopters that would complement the existing fleet of three HKP 10Bs (10403, 10406 and 10408) that were aimed for the two year long participation in the International Security Assistance Force’s operation in Afghanistan from 2011.
The D model, also known as "B light", is very similar to the B-model when it comes to its improved avionics and enhanced nursing cabin, as well as its NVG capacity. The combat features, like IR suppressors, ballistic protection and so on has not been installed in the D model. However, the Ds are prepared to be modified into B models if needed.
The Afghanistan training is mainly conducted at the F21 Air Force Base in Luleå, where the D models serve as fully dedicated training helicopters. Additional mission training has been performed in Africa and Spain.
The Swedish international medical evacuation unit, SAE ISAF MEDEVAC, served in Afghanistan between April 2011 and April 2013. The helicopter unit consisted of two HKP 10B Super Pumas that were based at Camp Marmal in Mazar-e Sharif, northern Afghanistan. The unit carried out 82 inter-hospital medical missions during its two years in service. SAE ISAF MEDEVAC was replaced by the Swedish unit SAE ISAF UH-60 at the end of March 2013. The new unit consisted of total of four HKP 16 Black Hawks and about forty people. The Black Hawks are expected to operate in Afghanistan for three years.
RETIREMENT
The HKP 10 (A, B and D) is the next helicopter type destined for retirement in the Swedish Armed Forces. The future organization will consist of 18 HKP 14 (NH90), 20 HKP 15 (AW.109) and 15 HKP 16 (Black Hawk).