Helicopters of Pakistan Air Force

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Pakistan Air Force Leonardo AW-139 CSAR helicopter ....

 

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The Mi-6 Helicopter Crashed During Evaluation Flight for Pakistan Air Force. The PAF crew and the Russian pilot were killed. One airman survived The flight Engineer Syed Irshaad Hussain.

 

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The Mi-6 Helicopter Crashed During Evaluation Flight for Pakistan Air Force circa 1969.

The PAF crew and the Soviet pilot were killed. Flight Engineer Syed Irshaad Hussain survived this accident.

Interesting, this beast could handle 90 troops. Mi-26 was its replacement in Soviet military.

Why did PAF need such a heavy lift helicopter previously and not now ?

 

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I hope that is a SSW operator.

 

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LATEST PAKISTAN AIR FORCE AW139 UNDER TEST​

1. Aviation Features
2. Latest Pakistan Air Force AW139 under test

20th December 2018
FEATURE

Marco Muntz
AW139 c/n 31830, wearing the military test registration CSX81942, is the 12th example for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). It was seen at Venegono on September 28 with its future serial and PAF titles taped over.
Deliveries of the type are continuing under multiple contracts to re-equip the PAF’s rotary search and rescue fleet. The initial four aircraft, delivered in two batches in July and November 2017, were all assigned to No 88 Squadron at PAF Base Shahbaz, which will also provide type conversion training.
By last August six more had been airfreighted to Pakistan in batches of two and four respectively, comprising serials 31791, 31796, 31815, 31816 (serial 18-008), 31817 and 31820. No 82 Squadron at PAF Base Mushaf also recently transitioned to the AW139.
In September and October four more AW139s were seen undertaking test flights from the Leonardo Helicopters factory at Vergiate. Aircraft CSX81941 (c/n 31824, serial 18-011) and CSX81942 were in full livery while CSX81943 (c/n 31831) and CSX81944 (c/n 31832) were still in primer.
When these latest four examples are delivered, the PAF will have 14 AW139s. The total number ordered by Pakistan has not been disclosed. Marco Muntz

Originally published in AirForces Monthly Magazine​