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Spanish Air Force takes delivery of its first H-215 helicopter

Albacete, Spain - It will be based on Gran Canaria to perform SaR missions

In a ceremony held at the Airbus Helicopters plant in Albacete, the Spanish Air Force yesterday took receipt of its first H-215. The purchase was negotiated in July by the Spanish Ministry of Defense, through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). A member of the Super Puma family, the H-215 is a twin-engine, heavy rotorcraft equipped with state-of-the-art technologies. The aircraft carried...

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Rome, Italy, 10/04/2016 11:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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