Norway’s first AW101 SAR badly damaged just days after it was delivered

The first AW101 all-weather search and rescue helicopter operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force has been badly damaged less than a month after it was delivered to Norway.

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The rotorcraft was doing a maintenance ground run when it rolled over. It had arrived at Sola Air Base last week.

The Norwegian Ministry of Justice & Public Security ordered a total of 16 AW101s.