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
News of RACQ CQ Rescue
1220 Rescue Missions for RACQ This Year, 09-Jun-17 : Australia RACQās rescue helicopter network, ( LifeFlight Rescue, CQ Rescue and Capricorn Helicopter Rescue ) clocked up more than 1220 missions so far this year
VH-BZH : Australia from Oct81, test serial N18098 : Lloyd Australia, noted 1985 VH-BZH : CHC Australia from Aug05 N412NP : Northern Pioneer Helicopters at Big Lake, AK from Feb16
VH-CQJ : RACQ CQ Rescue from Jul13, op by Australian Helicopters; pictured
N3119U : Bell Apr/Aug 2005 EC-JLH : Helisureste 2005-2011; from 2006 in Portugal CS-HHJ : INEM ambulance, noted 2012 VH-CQJ : Australian Helicopters Pty from Sep13
XC-JCU : Gobierno del Estado de Mexico, to N412HH N412HH : Helicopter Express Oct06-Feb07 VH-EPK : CHC Australia from Feb07; Ambulance Service of New South Wales VH-EPK : Lloyd Helicopters from Sep11;
HEMS
VH-LSY : RACQ CQ Rescue from Sep13, op by Australian Helicopters
N555BA : 1990-2006 unk : Bell Helicopters Mar06-Apr07;
conv to 412HP N555BA : San Antonio AirLIFE Texas, noted May06 VH-LSY : Australian Helicopters from May07;
2014 rebrand Babcock MCS Australia
FAP-1011 : Panama Air Force, teset serial N22797; 1983 PapaCoptero; 1985 reser HP-962 - HP-962 : Panama, to N22976 VH-NSP : NSCA, , first reg Jan85 VH-NSP : Lloyd Australia : Ambulance Helimed by : Boxing Day 1998 - Awarded a Group Citations for Bravery and the AHS Kossle+ : pictured (pic1) date unk, with Fire and Emergency Services Authority of W+ VH-NSP : CHC Australia Aug05-Mar17 : pictured (pic2) at the Wagga Wagga Base Hospital helipad at the Duke of Ke+ D-HHVV : Agrarflug Helilift GmbH from Apr17 : 26apr18 Agrarflug at Ahlen D-HHVV : Rotorsun Spain, pictured (pic3)
- N3172D : to VH-AHH VH-AHH : Lloyd Australia, first reg Jun87 VH-NSV : Adeilaide Bank titles, 2002-2004 VH-NSV : CHC Australia from Aug05 VH-NSV : RAAF Search and Rescue, op by CHC Australia : pictured (pic2) at Wagga Wagga Airport CC-APK : Sold to Eagle Copters Australia, refurbished and exported to Faasa AviaciĆ+