17-jul-13    to    31-jul-13

Hot Blade 2013

17-jul-13    to    31-jul-13


portugal Ovar airbase, Centro Region Ovar Aveiro



  • Hot Blade 2013



Hot Blade 2013
Hot Blade (HB) is a Multinational Helicopter Exercise that belongs to the European Defence Agency Helicopter Exercise Programme (HEP), and is designed to allow European helicopter crews to practice operations under real conditions.

Portuguese Air Force was responsible for planning and conducting the HB second edition.

More than 750 personnel from five countries (Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal) participated in this operation. A total of 324 sorties with 962,42 helicopter hours were flown.



Ovar Maceda Ovar,Aveiro

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Hot Blade 2013: Preparing Together for Operations

Hot Blade 2013: Preparing Together for Operations

17-Jul-13 - Starting today, Portugal hosts the multinational helicopter exercise HOT BLADE 2013 (HB13) at Ovar Military Airfield, near Porto.


  Units


Dates UnitModels
    AT MzHSSt Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte
    AT lLuTSta Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte
    BE 1 Wing Force Aérienne Belge
    DE HFR30 Heeresflieger
    NL 298 Squadron Koninklijke Luchtmacht
    NL 300 Squadron Koninklijke Luchtmacht
    PT Esq 552 Força Aérea Portuguesa
    PT Esq 751 Força Aérea Portuguesa
Not all models shown may have taken part in the Operation
Some of the units could be operating fixed wing aircraft at the time, check every unit for details




helicopter   Individual helicopters


Model IDs
Bell 212 5D-HY    
Bell OH-58B Kiowa 3C-OA     3C-OB     3C-OJ    
Agusta AB212 5D-HN     5D-HR    
Eurocopter AS532U2 Cougar S-440    
Aerospatiale SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III 19312    
Boeing CH-47F Chinook D-891    
Boeing CH-47D Chinook D-661     D-663     D-667    
AgustaWestland EH101 Mk.516 19609     19611    
Dornier UH-1D 71+91     72+37     72+88     72+91     73+28     73+42     73+43    
SABCA A109BA H21     H35     H38     H40    



List of aircraft at OPS Hot Blade 2013


Dornier UH-1D

73+43

Heeresflieger

23Jul13 HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
Dornier UH-1D

73+43

Heeresflieger

23Jul13 HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
Eurocopter AS532U2 Cougar 

S-440

Koninklijke Luchtmacht

23Jul13 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
Eurocopter AS532U2 Cougar 

S-440

Koninklijke Luchtmacht

23Jul13 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
SABCA A109BA

H40

Force Aérienne Belge

Jul-13 Jul13 pictured (pic2) during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
SABCA A109BA

H40

Force Aérienne Belge

Jul-13 Jul13 pictured (pic2) during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
SABCA A109BA

H38

Force Aérienne Belge

Jul-13 Jul13 HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
SABCA A109BA

H38

Force Aérienne Belge

Jul-13 Jul13 HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
AgustaWestland EH101 Mk.516

19609

Força Aérea Portuguesa

23Jul13 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase
AgustaWestland EH101 Mk.516

19609

Força Aérea Portuguesa

23Jul13 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase
SABCA A109BA

H21

Force Aérienne Belge

23Jul13 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
SABCA A109BA

H21

Force Aérienne Belge

23Jul13 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
Boeing Commercial CH-47

D-667

Koninklijke Luchtmacht

23Jul13 pictured (pic2) during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
Boeing Commercial CH-47

D-667

Koninklijke Luchtmacht

23Jul13 pictured (pic2) during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
Dornier UH-1D

72+37

Heeresflieger

23Jul13 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
Dornier UH-1D

72+37

Heeresflieger

23Jul13 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
Boeing Commercial CH-47

D-661

Koninklijke Luchtmacht

23Jul13 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
Boeing Commercial CH-47

D-661

Koninklijke Luchtmacht

23Jul13 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal
AgustaWestland EH101 Mk.516

19611

Força Aérea Portuguesa

23Jul13 pictured (pic2) during HB2013 at Ovar airbase
AgustaWestland EH101 Mk.516

19611

Força Aérea Portuguesa

23Jul13 pictured (pic2) during HB2013 at Ovar airbase


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