NYPD takes delivery of counter-terrorism Bell 412
Source: Bell, 04-Jul-12
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today the delivery of a Bell 412 helicopter to the New York Police Department. The NYPD currently has three Bell 412s in service for a variety of missions ranging from search and rescue at sea to gathering intelligence and more recently, combating terrorism. “The mission has [...]
NYPD AW119 fleet achieves 20,000 hour milestone
Source: AgustaWestland, 27-Jun-12
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the AW119 helicopter fleet operated by the New York Police Department is the worldwide law enforcement fleet leader, having achieved over 20,000 flying hours on the fleet and more than 6,000 on their fleet leader. New York Police Department is among the largest US law enforcement [...]
NYPD Bell 412 arrives at Hunter Westpac Rescue for EMS work
17-Jun-11
A Bell 412 previously operated by New York Police Department has completed the trip from New York via Korea to Australia – See article
Man points giant spotlight at NYPD helicopter
Source: Your Nabe, 22-Jul-10
Joseph Purdon, 46, has been arrested after he went out into his backyard around 1 a.m. on Thursday, July 1 and shined a huge, “twenty-five million candle power spotlight” at the chopper, according to a police report.
Profile: NYPD Aviation Unit
Source: Wall Street Journal, 12-May-10
Profile by a WSJ journalist who flew with a female NYPD pilot and a photographer who had his own [seemingly misguided] opinion about helicopters!
NPYD helicopter 9/11 photos released under FOI request
Source: The Scotsman, 12-Feb-10
Given that these photos have not previously appeared, HeliHub.com questions whether FOI requests could impact the integrity of airborne law enforcement
