Norway To Equip Third SAR Base With AW101

AW101 arrives in Sola.
Credit: Leonardo Helicopters
The Royal Norwegian Air Force is preparing to equip a third search-and-rescue (SAR) base with the Leonardo AW101 SAR Queen helicopter. Norway has already introduced the three-engine rotorcraft into service on SAR duties from Sola, near Stavanger, and from Orland near Trondheim. In the coming months...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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