Okanagan Helicopters

Helicopters

This company started in 1947 as Okanagan Air Services. In 1949 they changed the name is Okanagan Helicopters Ltd.
In 1987 merged into CHC

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First Transatlantic Flight by Civilian Helicopter, 31-May-17 : CHC (then Okanagan) and Sikorsky celebrated the 52nd anniversary of the first transatlantic ferry flight by a civilian helicopter, a S-61N, which was also the first unescorted crossing by helicopter. In 1965 the S-61N flew 37 hours, 11 minutes covering a distance of 3,720 nm ( 6,900 km )

CHC Celebrates 70 Years, 31-Jan-17 : CHC announced the beginning of a year-long celebration of it 70-year history since beginnings as a crop dusting operation in British Columbia in April of 1947 as Okanagan Air Service

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Model	Del'd	From	To
Bell 212		1973	1987
Bell 47B		1947	??
Sikorsky S-61 H-3
Sikorsky S-62 HH-52
Sikorsky S-58 H-34
Bell 206
SNIA Alouette II

Okanagan Helicopters

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