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A helicopter carrying a consignment of gold was forced to landed on a maize farm in Asamankese. The helicopter was said to have a mechanical fault. The crew of four and the gold were soon collected by a different helicopter to continue their delivery. The faulty aircraft has been left in the maize field under… Read more »
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HeliHub.com, 30-Jul-18
The Charismatic Bishops Conference has recently suggested to the Government of Ghana that a unit of helicopters will be an asset to the Ghana Police Service. As reported by News Ghana, they highlighted the uses of helicopters, such as search-and-rescue operations, surveillance, monitor traffic, car chases and deployment of men into “conflict zones.” The Ghana… Read more »
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HeliHub.com, 22-Aug-17
Four Z-9 EH helicopters have been commissioned by the President of Ghana, John Mahama, to be delivered by the Chinese government. The helicopters will have a large role in the Ghana Gas infrastructure project. The commission comes to $100 million, reports My Joy Online. The helicopters will be used for security of oil installations on… Read more »
26-May-17
Belgian based operator NHV have recently taken two Airbus H175 helicopters out to Western Africa, and will be operating them from Ghana. They will be based at Takoradi under contract to Tullow Oil, which has had interests in two exploration licences offshore Ghana since 2006. NHV now has two H175s based at Aberdeen in the… Read more »
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HeliHub.com, 12-May-16
Tags: Airbus Helicopters, Civil, EC175, Eurocopter, Ghana, H175, Ivory Coast, News, NHV, Nigeria, Offshore
Flight with Ghana’s President John Mahama and First lady Lordina Maham on board. Landed due to severe weather. No mention in local press as to whether pilot obtained a forecast before take-off
10-Jul-15
A helicopter carrying some consignment of gold from the Obuasi Mine of Anglogold Ashanti to Accra crash landed in a thick forest at Esuofua near Asuboi, a remote village near Akyem Oda
18-Mar-15