QGAir Rescue (State of Queensland) Leonardo S.P.A. Helicopters (Agusta) AW139 Helicopter VH-EGF Ferries South via Rockhampton Airport

On Friday 4 September, Queensland Government (QGAir) Rescue (State of Queensland) Leonardo S.P.A. Helicopter (Agusta) AW139 helicopter VH-EGF was noted ferrying South to Archerfield from Townsville via Rockhampton Airport.

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It is assumed that another AW139 helicopter will ferry North via CQ Airports in the coming days to replace VH-EGF.  

UPDATE!  On Thursday 10 September, fellow QGAir Rescue Agusta AW139 helicopter VH-ESH was noted ferrying North to Townsville from Archerfield via Rockhampton Airport.

As we have mentioned previously, this is all 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.

Photo taken by 'JM'  ©