Established 1996 as CQ RESQ, the Central Queensland Helicopter Rescue Service changed name to CQ Rescue in 2004.
Operating 2 Bell 412 from MacKay airport, flies its 4,000th mission on January 2010
1996-2013 operated by Lloyd Helicopters / CHC
From 2013 operated by Australian Helicopters
Operating 2 Bell 412 from MacKay airport, flies its 4,000th mission on January 2010
1996-2013 operated by Lloyd Helicopters / CHC
From 2013 operated by Australian Helicopters
News about RACQ CQ Rescue |
Six More Air Ambulance AW139s for Australia
03-Mar-23 - Sx AW139 helicopters were ordered during the Avalon 2023 airshow for search and rescue (SAR) and emergency medical services (EMS) including 2 for Babcock, 2 for CQ Rescue Queensland and 2 for StarFlight #AW139
1220 Rescue Missions for RACQ This Year
09-Jun-17 - Australia RACQ’s rescue helicopter network, ( LifeFlight Rescue, CQ Rescue and Capricorn Helicopter Rescue ) clocked up more than 1220 missions so far this year
RACQ CQ Rescue 7000th Mission
01-Aug-16 - Australia s RACQ CQ Rescue celebrating 20 years with its 7000th mission
Record Month for Mackay Rescue Helicopter
05-Jul-16 - Australia s RACQ CQ Rescue completed 51 tasks last month and accumulated 90.58 flying hours
Bell 412 Winches Tourist from Cruise Ship 230km offshore
30-Nov-15 - A 66-year-old woman winched by RACQ CQ Rescue Bell 412r from the cruise liner Sun Princess 230 km offshore
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Models RACQ CQ Rescue List of helicopters |
| C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33044 | 412 | 1981 | VH-BZH : RACQ CQ Rescue 2009-2013 |  VH-BZH VH-BZH  N412NP - C-FFVS | |
| 36374 | 412ep | 2005 | VH-CQJ : RACQ CQ Rescue from Jul13, op by Australian Helicopters; pictured : | N3119U  EC-JLH  CS-HHJ VH-CQJ | |
| 36100 | 412ep | 1994 | VH-EPK : RACQ CQ Rescue 2011-2012 |  XC-JCU N412HH VH-EPK VH-EPK | |
| 53105 w/o 2003 | 407 | VH-HTD : RACQ CQ Rescue, op by Lloyd Helicopters; w/o 17oct03 off Cape Hillsborough+ | N4116 - P2-IHJ VH-HTD | ||
| 51002 | 206l-3 | 1982 | VH-LHP : RACQ CQ Rescue 1996-2005, their first helicopter; As backup from 2001 |  G-LIII - G-CJCB VH-LHP - VH-LHP | |
| 36015 | 412sp | 1990 | VH-LSY : RACQ CQ Rescue from Sep13, op by Australian Helicopters | N555BA N555BA VH-LSY VH-LSY | |
| 33091 | 412 | 1982 | VH-NSP : RACQ CQ Rescue 2005-2006, op by CHC |  FAP-1011 - HP-962 VH-NSP VH-NSP VH-NSP  D-HHVV D-HHVV | |
| 33084 | 412 | 1982 | VH-NSV : RACQ CQ Rescue -2013; 2011 3000 hs service, temp repl by VH-EPK | - N3172D VH-AHH VH-NSV VH-NSV VH-NSV  CC-APK | |
| 5033 | sa365c | VH-PVK : RACQ CQ Rescue 2004-2009 |  YR-DFB - F-WTNG VH-PVK |
