Papua New Guinea Bell 212 demo in Port Moresby

PNGDF Incident Response Group soldiers rappelfrom Bell 212 P2-HCW in Port Moresby on November 5. (Photo by Commonwealth of Australia/ABIS Kieran Whiteley)

A Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Bell 212, P2-HCW, was used for a rappelling demonstration by PNGDF Incident Response Group soldiers in Port Moresby on November 5 during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2018 Leaders’ Week.

Just a handful of aircraft remain in service with the PNGDF, comprising one fixed-wing aircraft, a CN235M-100 (with a second in storage), plus four helicopters. The latter, four Bell 212s, are operated under lease from the local Hevilift Group, with financing provided by the Australian government.

All are flown by the Air Transport Squadron at Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport.

Source: By Dave Allport / AirForces Monthly – January 2019

Mert Berk (Oceanian XAirForces Editor from Taiwan)

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