| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-NSP |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 412 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 412 |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell 412 |
| C/n (msn): | 33091 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | BendigoMap |
| Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YBDG IATA: BXG Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 30 May 2009 |
| Photo by: | Phil Vabre |
| Photo ID: | 38392 |
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This chopper was in Bendigo, probably to give the usual resident VH-VAA/HEMS3 a break for maintenance. It has quite an interesting history, having been built in 1982 and initially been registered N2276P, probably for flight-testing. It was the one and only Bell 412 supplied to the Panamanian armed forces, serialled FAP-1101, later HP-962. On return to the USA it was allocated N22976 but may not have actually ever been registered. In any case it was exported to Australia and registered VH-NSP(2) on 24 January 1985. This photo is copyright © Phil Vabre, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 February 2018, and has since been viewed 183 times. |