• Aircraft:

  PZL-Swidnik W3A Sokol

• Reg: 0709 photos
• Serial #:

  370709

• Airline: Czech Republic - Air Force
• Photo Date: Mar 18, 2008
• Uploaded: Aug 15, 2008
• Prerov - LKPO, Czech Republic

Sokol 0709 from 242. vrl (helicopter squadron) / 24. zDL (transport air force base) based at Praha-Kbely. Only three W3As in the Czech Air Force are equipped with installation for carrying the Bambi Bucket for fire-fighting, concrete helicopters nr. 0709, 0711 and 0714. Sokols are in Czech republic used for missions chiefly by 233. vrl SAR, two helicopters with painted shark mouth on the nose used 242. vrl including this W3A.

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