Swedish Police to add seventh base and another EC135

Swedish Police to add seventh base and another EC135

17-Oct-2011 Source: Nordic Rotors

The newspaper Sydsvenskan states that the National Police Board (Rikspolisstyrelsen, RPS) has decided to purchase a seventh helicopter for a new base in Skåne. The National Criminal Police (Rikskriminalen) has been assigned the duty to establish a new station for the Swedish Police Wing in southern Sweden, and to buy the new helicopter. The expansion of the aviation service was agreed upon during a meeting this Thursday.

The enlargement of the fleet saves the helicopter station in Östersund, which ran the risk of being closed and moved to Skåne.

The Swedish Police Wing operates a fleet of six EC135s from four bases throughout Sweden: Boden, Gothenburg, Stockholm and Östersund. It has a seventh helicopter, a Jet Ranger, which is used for training duties at the base in Gothenburg.

The organization originally operated seven EC135s out of five air stations (Malmö/Skåne included), but one aircraft was lost in a tragic accident in Gothenburg in 2007. The Skåne based helicopter was subsequently moved to Gothenburg, and the Malmö base was closed.

The Swedish Police operates its own helicopter unit since nearly half a century back. The Police Wing (Polisflyget) is subordinated the National Criminal Police and employs roughly 35 officers.

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Photo: Rickard Gilberg – Nordic Rotors

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