Aircraft Photo of C-GTWH | Bell 214B-1 Biglifter | AirHistory.net #431415
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C-GTWH
Aircraft Original Type:Bell 214
Aircraft Generic Type:Bell 214B BigLifter
Aircraft Version:Bell 214B-1 Biglifter
C/n (msn):28048
Location
City / Airport:Vancouver - InternationalMap
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Airport Codes:ICAO: CYVR   IATA: YVR   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:August 1980
Photo by:Gary Vincent
Photo ID: 431415
Photo Comment

Pictured new with Transwest Helicopters, C-GTWH would later fly in Norway as LN-OPV and Switzerland as HB-XVZ. It returned to Canada in 2003, but it's registration had already been re-used by Transwest for another Bell 214 (cn 28017). Taking the registration C-GTWV, the helicopter was written off on July 10, 2010 during fire fighting sortie. Losing engine power it hit hard during the emergency landing . The two crew escaped, but the machine caught fire and burned.

This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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