CH-148 Cyclone of the Canadian Navy at De Kooy air base near Den Helder is ready for a training flight over the Netherlands.
The Sikorsky S-92 is a large helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. The S-92 can carry up to nineteen passengers over a distance of 430 nautical miles (774 km).
The H-92 Superhawk is a military version of the S-92. It can be used as a tactical transport, reconnaissance aircraft, for search and rescue operations and for anti-submarine warfare. The Canadian Armed Forces has ordered this version which they refer to as the CH-148 Cyclone.
In april 2021 a CH-148 visited the Netherlands and was stationed at De Kooy air base for a few weeks. I photographed this beautiful helicopter on April 21.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…