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Aircraft:10412 (H-89)Photo date:Type:9 Mar, 2011Operator:Photo views:Location:2784Photo by:H-89 during a two-ship exercise in Småland/Blekinge early spring 2011.
The photos were taken from H-95 (10405).Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10412/3145 -
Aircraft:10412 (H-89)Photo date:Type:3 Oct, 2005Operator:Photo views:Location:1609Photo by:This amazing blade tip vortex image was shot by Norrlandsflyg's rescue man Gustav Malmborg as the military Super Puma was about to take off from the airport after a short break for refuelling. The aircraft was headed from its home base in Boden (soon Luleå) to Gothenburg for a SAR week.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10412/1726 -
Aircraft:10412 (H-89)Photo date:Type:22 May, 2003Operator:Photo views:Location:1270Photo by:The Super Puma 'Helge 89' is seen through the windscreen of H-97 (10407) moments before taking off from Boden Heliport.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10412/2373 -
Aircraft:10412 (H-89)Photo date:Type:10 Apr, 2003Operator:Photo views:Location:1922Photo by:Photographed moments after landing at the Tarfala Research Facility next to Mt. Kebnekaise in the uppermost northern parts of Sweden. The helicopter was there together with 10407 to participate in a mountain rescue exercise.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10412/1957 -
Aircraft:10412 (H-89)Photo date:Type:1999Operator:Photo views:Location:1375Photo by:A photo of what must have been one of the largest helicopter formations ever in Sweden. 41 military helicopters are getting ready to take off from Heden Airfield in Boden for a fly-by over the legendary AF1 helicopter base in the same city. The photo was taken in the spring of 1999.
The Super Puma, and its crew, had been brought in from the F4 Frösön Air Base in Östersund.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10412/2445 -
Aircraft:10412 (H-89)Photo date:Type:1999Operator:Photo views:Location:1976Photo by:41 military helicopters is taking off from Heden Airfield near central Boden for a fly-by over the AF1 helicopter base in Boden.
The Super Puma, and its crew, had been brought in from the F4 Frösön Air Base in Östersund.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10412/2456 -
Aircraft:10412 (O-89)Photo date:Type:17 Mar, 1998Operator:Photo views:Location:2080Photo by:O-89 of the F15 Air Force Base is starting up its engines for a training flight in the northern parts of Sweden. In the background you can see Z-07 (09207) taking off.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10412/2520 -
Aircraft:10412 (O-89)Photo date:Type:17 Mar, 1998Operator:Photo views:Location:2746Photo by:O-89 parked att Abisko heliport in the northen part of SwedenDirect link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/10412/2521
10412
Information about 10412
This aircraft was constructed at Eurocopters's helicopter plant in Marignane, France, in late-1995. The helicopter was the second of two supplementary helicopters that were ordered by the Air Force after the ten newly delivered Super Pumas were found insufficient to cover the military need for rescue helicopters. These last two machines were a side option in the original deal with Aérospatiale for the first ten Super Pumas. As the option was commenced Aérospatiale had become a part of the joint Eurocopter group, which now was in charge of the manufacturing. The two new helicopters were finalized at the factory prior to the delivery. This aircraft was given number "89" (nickname "DieselDoris").
The helicopter type, which was designated HKP 10 in Sweden, served as a military search and rescue aircraft and operated parallel to BO105s and Bell 204s, but outlived them both.
ARMED FORCES HELICOPTER WING
1998 saw the birth of a new joint helicopter force – the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing. 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.
H-89 is one of nine remaining Super Pumas in the fleet. Three sister ships (10403, 10406 and 10408) were modified for foreign peacekeeping operations by HeliOne in Norway between 2007 and 2008. These were designated “B” models. Two other helicopters (10402 and 10407) were modified to national medical evacuation trainers (“B-light”) by HeliOne in 2009. These were designated “D” models. The four remaining helicopters (10405, 10410, 10411 and 10412) are designated “A” models.
The scheduled civil search and rescue and military rescue alert of the Swedish Armed Forces was gradually terminated between 2002-2010. The rescue operations were inherited by the Swedish Maritime Administration. The Super Pumas were still used for crew training and various utility works.
RETIREMENT
The HKP 10 (A, B and D) is in the process of being decommissioned from its duty in the Swedish Armed Forces, and the nine Super Pumas have been grounded one by one. A total of four helicopters were still operating in mid 2014, and by March 2015 only two remained in service. Both remaining helicopters were HKP 10Ds (10402 and 10407), and the last one of them is expected to operate no longer than December 2015.
The type was operated out of the F21 Kallax Air Base in Luleå the last year. They were primarily used to train some of the new pilots that were intended for the HKP14 (NH90).
The Armed Forces considered to sell six of its Super Pumas, namely 10402 (D), 10405 (A), 10407 (D), 10410 (A), 10411 (A) and 10412 (A). The average flight time accumulated by these airframes were about 6450 hours each. The three B models were not intended to be sold. 10406 (B) was handed over to the Aeroseum Aviation Museum in Gothenburg in February 2015. 10403 (B) was donated to the Armed Forces' technical school in Halmstad in August 2015.
The helicopter type, which was designated HKP 10 in Sweden, served as a military search and rescue aircraft and operated parallel to BO105s and Bell 204s, but outlived them both.
ARMED FORCES HELICOPTER WING
1998 saw the birth of a new joint helicopter force – the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing. 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.
H-89 is one of nine remaining Super Pumas in the fleet. Three sister ships (10403, 10406 and 10408) were modified for foreign peacekeeping operations by HeliOne in Norway between 2007 and 2008. These were designated “B” models. Two other helicopters (10402 and 10407) were modified to national medical evacuation trainers (“B-light”) by HeliOne in 2009. These were designated “D” models. The four remaining helicopters (10405, 10410, 10411 and 10412) are designated “A” models.
The scheduled civil search and rescue and military rescue alert of the Swedish Armed Forces was gradually terminated between 2002-2010. The rescue operations were inherited by the Swedish Maritime Administration. The Super Pumas were still used for crew training and various utility works.
RETIREMENT
The HKP 10 (A, B and D) is in the process of being decommissioned from its duty in the Swedish Armed Forces, and the nine Super Pumas have been grounded one by one. A total of four helicopters were still operating in mid 2014, and by March 2015 only two remained in service. Both remaining helicopters were HKP 10Ds (10402 and 10407), and the last one of them is expected to operate no longer than December 2015.
The type was operated out of the F21 Kallax Air Base in Luleå the last year. They were primarily used to train some of the new pilots that were intended for the HKP14 (NH90).
The Armed Forces considered to sell six of its Super Pumas, namely 10402 (D), 10405 (A), 10407 (D), 10410 (A), 10411 (A) and 10412 (A). The average flight time accumulated by these airframes were about 6450 hours each. The three B models were not intended to be sold. 10406 (B) was handed over to the Aeroseum Aviation Museum in Gothenburg in February 2015. 10403 (B) was donated to the Armed Forces' technical school in Halmstad in August 2015.
