Coastguard helicopter in action.
Registration: PH-SAR.
This Agusta Westland AW189 has been commissioned by the Bristow company since 2022 and is hired by the Dutch government as a Search & Rescue helicopter. This helicopter was built by Leonardo of Italy, a group to which Agusta and Westland belong.
This picture was taken on 7 September 2024 during the World Port Days in Rotterdam when the helicopter gave a rescue demonstration.
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…