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Tail number 76 is being unloaded at Aurora (Ore.), USA, after its journey from Linköping in Sweden. The aircraft is one of ten HKP 4B/Cs acquired by Columbia Helicopters from the Swedish Department of Defense.

Columbia Helicopters will refurbish and modify each helicopter to meet the operator's fleet standards, and bring them up to mission-ready status for heavy lift work and aerial firefighting. One of the newly arrived helicopters, in fact, will go into Columbia's maintenance shop upon arrival, while the others will by cycled through as capacity permits.

Further information is available in these news stories: First three HKP 4Bs have arrived in the US and Ten HKP 4 sold to Columbia Helicopters.