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Belgian NH90 First SAR Mission

Belgium NH90 Kaaiman helicopter completed their first scramble rescue mission evacuating an ill cruise passenger in British waters





  • Belgium NH90 Kaaiman helicopter completed their first scramble rescue mission evacuating a ill cruise passenger in British waters

    Belgium NH90 Kaaiman helicopter completed their first scramble rescue mission evacuating a ill cruise passenger in British waters

  • Kaaiman For The First Time In Action

Belgian Air Force, August 28, 2015 - The naval version of the NH90 helicopter has carried out his first life-saving mission, just a few weeks after the unit was declared operational.

The five-man crew picked up a man with heart problems from a ferry on British waters. The helicopter took him an English Hospital for further care.

The whole intervention was done at the request of the British authorities. At the time of the emergency the English rescue helicopter was in another rescue so they called for assistance to the Belgian 40th squadron at Koksijde.

Around 18:45 rang the scramble bell of the squadron. The crew rushed to the waiting machine, which took off moments later. Destination: a ferry off the British coast, just over 110 km from home.

The medic, a crew member with medical training, was downed to the ferry for immediate first aid. With his guide the helicopter hoisted the unfortunate man on board. The helicopter flew him to Margate, in the southeast England, where a medical team took care from there.

Three hours later, the NH90 Caiman returned to Koksijde base and the brand new helicopter wrote the first emergency intervention (or scramble) in his logbook. Defence will increasingly hold the new NH90 helicopter ready in the coming months for emergency calls. By the end of 2018, the NH90 will definitively replace the legendary Sea King.


Location : BE Koksijde / Coxyde AB

  See also


NH90 in BE Force Aérienne Belge
BE 40 Squadron Force Aérienne Belge     Belgian Air Force
Belgian NH90 NFH Achieves IOC for SAR




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