| Swiss
Helicopter
History
by Markus Herzig |
HB-XKE |
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| The
largest helicopter in the swiss register
Photo by Markus Herzig © Jun-98 - LARGE |
At
Bern, ready for a Red Cross mission in Pakistan
Photo by Markus Herzig © 28-Dec-05 |
HB-XKE
of Heliswiss International at Lodrino
Photo by Daniele de Vittori © 25-Nov-08 |
| Kamov Ka-32A12 | s/n: 8709/02 | Built: 1992 | s/n History: CCCP-31587, RA-31587, HB-XKE |
| Operator / Owner | Registered | Cancelled | Remarks |
| Heliswiss / Heli-Kamov AG | 1996-06-12 | 2003-01-15 | dmg 26-Mar-02, replaced with RA-31065 until Dec'02 |
| Heliswiss | 2003-01-15 | 2007-05-03 | opb Helog-Heliswiss since 1-Jan-05 |
| Helog-Heliswiss AG / Heliswiss Schweizerische Helikopter AG | 2007-05-03 | 2008-03-05 | |
| Heliswiss International AG / Heliswiss Schweizerische Helikopter AG | 2008-03-05 | Current | |
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| Returning
from the first flight in new colours
Photo by Juerg Hirsiger © Nov-02 |
The
Heliswiss Power Team at work
Photo by Markus Herzig © 4-May-04 - LARGE |
As
"Red Cross 156" at Musafarabath, Pakistan
Photo by Daniel Riesen © 7-Mar-06 |
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| HB-XKE
under maintenance at Bern-Belp
Photo by Markus Herzig © 18-Dec-02 - MHP |
HB-XKE
on overseas mission in Hong Kong
Photo by Daniel Riesen © 13-Sep-04 |
HB-XKE
on the way into the hangar at Bern-Belp
Photo by Markus Herzig © 28-Mar-08 - LARGE |
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| Heliswiss
helicopters in every size
Photo by Markus Herzig © 16-May-03 - LARGE |
At
work in Duesseldorf/D on top of the TV tower
Photo by Thomas Stelzmann © 16-Okt-04 |
HB-XKE
with Heliswiss International titles
Photo by Joel Bessard © 2-Apr-08 - LARGE |
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| Hovering
over the truck with the XKE painting
Photo by Adrian Herzig © 17-May-03 - LARGE |
HB-XKE
is returning to the base at Bern-Belp
Photo by Markus Herzig © 14-Feb-05 - LARGE |
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| Kilo
Echo is returning to base at Bern-Belp
Photo by Markus Herzig © 15-Nov-03 - LARGE |
ICRC
mission in Pakistan, on the right a Mi-26
Photo by Daniel Riesen © Feb-06 |