HeliHub.com has heard that one or more of the current Doctor Heli fleet have become contaminated by radioactive material as a result of flying too close to the Fukushima nuclear plant which had the devastating failure resulting from March’s tsunami.  After being passed as fit-to-fly by the authorities, Doctor Heli (or possibly one of their current operators) purchased a Geiger counter – the equipment to measure radioactivity – and the results they found gave them sufficient concern to immediately condemn the airframe(s).

Industry sources suggest that the affected helicopter(s) are to be buried in concrete.  HeliHub.com would appreciate hearing which helicopter(s) are involved – email us at news@helihub.com

C E Ishu – HeliHub.com Tokyo correspondent