Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Search and Rescue (SAR) Bell 412EP Helicopter VH-EPH "Choppa 66" Arrives into Rockhampton Airport

On Monday 17 May, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Search and Rescue (SAR) Bell 412EP helicopter VH-EPH was noted arriving into Rockhampton Airport after flying up from RAAF Base Amberley via Gayndah Airport.  It is pictured below departing Amberley.

VH-EPH was heard to be using the radio callsign of "Choppa 66".

Of interest, the Bell 412EP VH-EPH is owned by Lloyd Helicopters and operated by CHC Helicopters Australia and spent many years operating as a medical evacuation helicopter for the New South Wales Ambulance Service based at Bankstown Airport.

Photo taken by Simon Coates  ©