Casa 212, Red Beret Bus

[Warhawk]

One of two extant, here at Townsville: VH-MQE below

Gordy

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[Martin Edwards]

Thanks Gordy
Yet another new type to add.

[Warhawk]

They have been around for a while; > 5 years.

Mainly used for parachute training and proficency at Nowra etc per SOTG (2 Commando/SOAR/TAG East)and 3rd Battalion (Old Faithful) when it was there before they became part of 1 Brigade in Townsville recently; loosing their Para Role to 2CR.

Best
Gordy

[Brendan Cowan]

Good Grief!

How did we miss that from our "other types pages".

We had some message board traffic on these aircraft a few years ago.

http://www.adf-messageboard.com.au/invboar...p?showtopic=943

I'll add creating a page for them to the queue on the "To Do" list!

BC

[rockdropper]

Yeah they are mainly for freefall courses/currency and supporting the PTS PJIs/riggers who make up the 'Red Berets'.

A bit cheaper and more avaiable that the C-130s. It will be interesting to see if this contract remains in place after the aquisition of the C-27J

[Brendan Cowan]

Thanks guys,

I've made up a page for the CASA 212 at:

http://www.adf-serials.com.au/casa212.htm

Let me know if you have any more info and or photos to add!

Cheers

BC

[rockdropper]

Mark, is good friends with the owner of the Army-contracted C212's
That's about all I am allowed to say:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhcFYa8hH6Y

B)

[rockdropper]

These guys have now lost the contact and the aircraft are laid-up at YBAF. Skytraders took over in July and have the two Orange C212-400s based at Nowra.

[Martin Edwards]

I guess that would be VH-VHA and VH-VHB

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[Brugal]

That's interesting.... hope that those two -400 series will also have some Army titles add on their fuselage!

Cheerzzz

[Brendan Cowan]

Thanks Guys,

I'll update the page again soon.

Cheers

Brendan