Indonesia rents CH-47D for COVID-19 operations

Indonesia’s National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) has leased a CH-47D helicopter from Billings Flying Service of the United States for forest fire fighting and COVID-19 relief operations.


Photo: BNPB


The large rotorcraft is on a one month trial and will assist in the distribution of test kits to remote regions.

It arrived in Sumatra on Aug. 18 and is already painted in BNPB colors.

The board says it will also lease a Black Hawk helicopter for similiar duties.

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