04065

Aircraft

Aircraft 04065
Type Kawasaki-Vertol 107-II-16
Last known operator Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing

About this photo

Photo location Kallinge Airport (ESDF), Ronneby
Photo date May 21, 2008
Photo by © Försvarsmakten / Combat Camera

Description

A unique view of the Ksp 58B machine gun on board the armed troop transport version of the Swedish Vertol 107.

Y-65 was one of four HKP4s that were extensively customized for tactical troop transport service in Nordic Battlegroup ’08. The helicopters were never used, but they were put in standby for a potential participation in the International Security Assistance Force’s operation in Afghanistan instead. The helicopters were decommissioned in 2011, without any deployment history.

The international-mission HKP 4 has been replaced by Super Pumas, Black Hawks, and (within a few years) NH90s.

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