| Swiss
Helicopter
History
by Markus Herzig |
HB-XKE |
| Kamov Ka-32A12 | s/n: 8709/02 | Built: 1992 | s/n History: CCCP-31587, RA-31587, HB-XKE, CC-DGC |
| 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 | 2012-07-01 | |
| Heliswiss International AG / Swiss Helicopter AG | 2012-07-01 | 2013-12-18 | |
| Heliswiss International AG / Swiss Heli AG | 2013-12-18 | 2021-11-04 | new painted after 10 year inspection Nov'19 |
| Heliswiss International AG | 2021-11-04 | 2021-11-04 | |
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| HB-XKE is the largest helicopter in the swiss register - Photo by Markus Herzig © 30-Sep-97 - ANET | HB-XKE returning from the first flight in new colours - Photo by Juerg Hirsiger © Nov-02 |
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| HB-XKE under maintenance at Bern-Belp - Photo by Markus Herzig © 18-Dec-02 - MHP | Heliswiss helicopters in every size - Photo by Markus Herzig © 16-May-03 - ANET |
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| HB-XKE hovering over the truck with the XKE painting - Photo by Adrian Herzig © 17-May-03 - ANET | HB-XKE of Heliswiss is returning to base at Bern-Belp - Photo by Markus Herzig © 15-Nov-03 - ANET |
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| HB-XKE and the Heliswiss Power Team at work - Photo by Markus Herzig © 4-May-04 - ANET | HB-XKE on overseas mission in Hong Kong - Photo by Daniel Riesen © 13-Sep-04 |
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| HB-XKE at work in Düsseldorf on top of the TV tower - Photos by Thomas Stelzmann © 16-Okt-04 | HB-XKE is returning to the base at Bern-Belp - Photo by Markus Herzig © 14-Feb-05 - MHP |
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| HB-XKE at Bern, ready for a Red Cross mission in Pakistan - Photo by Markus Herzig © 28-Dec-05 | HB-XKE on ICRC mission in Pakistan, on the right a Mi-26 - Photo by Daniel Riesen © Feb-06 |
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| HB-XKE as "Red Cross 156" at Musafarabath, Pakistan - Photo by Daniel Riesen © 7-Mar-06 | HB-XKE in Spain with additional Helisureste and M.M.A. titles - Photo by Daniel Riesen © 17-Jul-06 |
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| HB-XKE on the way into the hangar at Bern-Belp - Photo by Markus Herzig © 28-Mar-08 | HB-XKE with Heliswiss International titles - Photo by Joel Bessard © 2-Apr-08 |
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| HB-XKE of Heliswiss International at Lodrino - Photo by Daniele de Vittori © 25-Nov-08 | HB-XKE of Heliswiss International with a Menzi Muck at Salvan - Photo by Joel Bessard © 3-Jun-16 |
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| HB-XKE of Heliswiss International on a small road at Ronco - Photo by Arno Candolfi © 23-Feb-17 | HB-XKE of Heliswiss Int'l at Grindelwald with Stabilo from LZ-KBH - Photo by Peter Almer © 27-May-19 |
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| HB-XKE of Heliswiss International at Haltikon in new colors - Photo by Bruno Siegfried © 10-Dec-19 | HB-XKE with Masisa logo at Basel-Rankhof just back from Chile - Photo by Gerard Fabich © 20-May-20 |
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| HB-XKE at Haltikon taking off the last time in Switzerland - Photo by Thomas Schmid © 6-Sep-21 |