Wednesday, January 24, 2024

New South Wales Rural Fire Service (Coulson Aviation - Australia) Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 412EP VH-VJF "Helitack 204" & VH-NPV "Helitack 205" Passes Through CQ Airports - Plus More!

On Wednesday 24 January, a pair of New South Wales Rural Fire Service (Coulson Aviation - Australia) Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 412EP helicopters were noted and spotted passing through a couple of Central Queensland Airports.

VH-VJF as "Helitack 204" arrived into Rockhampton Airport from the Sunshine Coast.  It had come from Coffs Harbour yesterday.

While VH-NPV as "Helitack 205" was spotted at Bundaberg Airport after arriving from Bankstown, Coffs Harbour and the Sunshine Coast. 


UPDATE!  On Thursday 25 January, VH-VJF "Helitack 204" departed Rockhampton Airport for Emerald Airport and then Longreach Airport.  It appeared to be flying back into New South by the weekend.

UPDATE!  On Friday 26 January, VH-NPV "Helitack 205" departed Bundaberg Airport for the South.

Meanwhile, also on Wednesday 24 January, AERgO Asset Management Beech B200 King Air VH-XGV as "Navair 133" and Mandalay Two P/L Raytheon B300 Super King Air VH-SCQ flew up to Townsville from Brisbane.  Later, VH-XGV "Navair 133" arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Townsville then departed to Brisbane.  A bit later, VH-SCQ also arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Townsville and then also departed to Brisbane. 

Link Airways (Corporate Air / Vee H Aviation) Cessna 441 Conquest VH-VEJ visited Rolleston Aerodrome from Brisbane. 

And Cessna 208 Caravan VH-DZZ, which is operated by the Skydive the Beach Group, flew down from the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour to Tyagarah. 

Photo taken by Hayden Matthew Alexander  ©

No comments:

Post a Comment