Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Government Flying service accident

The Government Flying Service  (GFS) is a disciplined unit of the Hong Kong Government. They provide services such as Air Ambulance, Fire Fighting, Search and Rescue and when needed, Police operations. They’re equivalent to the US Coast Guard.
Recently, there was an accident with the GFS. A Eurocopter Super Puma (AS 332L2 Mk2) was ditched into the Shing Mun Reservior.
Work of US Navy
So what is the Eurocopter Super Puma? It’s the new helicopter the GFS to replace the aging Sikorsky S-70 , which was left from the Auxiliary Royal Air Force. The Super Puma started service at around the year 2002. They are currently grounded for Safety Checks
Why am I posting this? I’m a bit of an airplane freak. I also want some of the US reader to be aware of such issues in Hong Kong

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