Boeing-Vertol 234

Boeing-Vertol 234MLR

1984 · Twin-engine turbine helicopter

Three built for Taiwan Army (ostensibly to assuage PRC sensibilities about selling a military Chinook to Taiwan). All three transferred to National Forest service of aiwan, and leased to Air Asia for civil search and rescue & utility work.

Airframes (3)

C/N	Model	Built	Reg
M-2013	234mlr	1986	N244BV 7203 NFA-803 NA-603 N249CH
MM-819	234mlr	1983	N241BV 7201 NFA-802 NA-602 N233CH
MM-820	234mlr	1983	N243BV 7202 NFA-801 NA-601 N240CH

Operators

1984-	Columbia Helicopters 234
2004-2015	Taiwan National Airborne Services Corps