| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | D-HEGW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Aerospatiale AS-332 Super Puma |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Eurocopter AS-332/532/EC-225/725 Super Puma/Cougar |
| Aircraft Version: | Eurocopter AS-332L1 Super Puma |
| C/n (msn): | 2696 |
| Operator Titles: | Bundespolizei |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Karlsruhe/Baden-BadenMap |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EDSB IATA: FKB Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 2 June 2023 |
| Photo by: | Adrian Romang |
| Photo ID: | 586871 |
| Photo Comment |
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Taxing out for a flight to Zwickau (Saxony), using callsign "BPO510". The predecessor of the "Bundespolizei" (till 2005 called "Bundesgrenzschutz") had already operated 23 SA-330 Puma's between 1973 and 2008. The first two AS-332 Super Pumas entered service in 1988, but it was only as from 2004 that 11 more Aérospatiale built AS-332L1's joined the fleet. Those were all 2nd hand mainly sourced from british offshore operators. Further, seven new Eurocopter built L1's (incl. D-HEGW) were introduced as from 2008 and finally, four Airbus H215 were added in 2019, bringing the total SP number to 24. This photo is copyright © Adrian Romang, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 July 2023, and has since been viewed 235 times. |