Stirling Helicopters Take Delivery of Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk Helicopter N137WZ at Rockhampton Airport - Plus More!

On Sunday 15 June, a nice arrival into Rockhampton Airport in form of Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter N137WZ which arrived at the locally-based Stirling Helicopters hangar.

N137WZ touched down at Rocky from Bankstown, flying up via Port Macquarie, Brisbane and Bundaberg Airports - originally departing three days earlier.

Research reveals that N137WZ is a former US Army Black Hawk that wore the serial 84-24002 (MSN 70843).

It was shipped across from the USA to the docks at Sydney before being trucked to Bankstown where it was re-built and test flown prior to its delivery flight.

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Over the next week or so, it is reported that N137WZ will undertake a series of test and training flights out of Rockhampton Airport to the Hedlow Airfield where it will also complete water drops in preparation for it to join the aerial firefighting fleet in Australia (and maybe overseas?).

Meanwhile, also on Sunday 15 June, Mineralogy Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express 6000 bizjet VH-VQN was noted departing Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport for Brisbane and Sydney. It had arrived the previous day from Brisbane.

The Mineralogy Agusta A119 'Koala' helicopter VH-KOL was also noted flying out of and back to Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport.

And Armada Aviation (of Ringwood in Victoria) Pilatus PC-12/45 turboprop VH-XAQ flew into Charleville Airport from Bankstown. It then departed to Winton.

Finally, also on Saturday 14 June, Stroud Aviation and Transportation (Boonah) / Navair Flight Operations Cessna 510 Citation Mustang bizjet VH-SHI as "Navair 173" visited Bundaberg Airport from Archerfield.

Photo taken by Nathan Pawley  ©