| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-BHS |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 206 JetRanger |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 206/406 JetRanger |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell 206B-2 JetRanger II |
| C/n (msn): | 1934 |
| Operator Titles: | NSW Police |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sydney - Kingsford Smith InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSSY IATA: SYD Local: YSSY Other: - |
| Photo Date: | February 1977 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 5548 |
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In 1977 the New South Wales Police leased VH-BHS as a trial to re-establish the Police Air Wing, which had existed between 1946 and 1950 with an Avro Anson. The trial proved a success and in 1978 the NSW Police bought its own JetRanger. VH-BHS would later be lost when it crashed into the sea off Townsville, Queensland, on September 6, 2008. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 August 2017, and has since been viewed 948 times. |