QGAir Rescue (State of Queensland) Agusta AW139 Helicopter VH-ESH Ferries North via Rockhampton Airport

On Thursday 10 September, Queensland Government (QGAir) Rescue (State of Queensland) Agusta AW139 helicopter VH-ESH was noted ferrying North through Central Queensland. The Agusta departed Archerfield and flew up to Rockhampton Airport to take on fuel before it then continued to Townsville.

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VH-ESH only flew South to Archerfield in late August where it appeared to undergo some planned maintenance - see Blog post below.

As we have mentioned previously, this is part of the 'rotational system' the service utilises to ensure the even distribution of flying hours on each of the QGAir Rescue helicopters. This system avoids the need to have multiple helicopters offline for simultaneous scheduled maintenance.

UPDATE!  On Wednesday 16 September, VH-ESH completed a medical evacuation flight to Mackay Base Hospital from Townsville as "Rescue 521".

Photo taken by Steve Vit  ©