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The SA 330 Puma multi-purpose twin-engine transport helicopter was developed by the French company ... 1s with new, more powerful engines from Super Puma, larger fuel tanks and advanced electronics.

The process took months, but it ensured the helicopters were safe to fly again. Similarly, in 2016, the Airbus H225 Super Puma faced a crisis when a crash in Norway killed 13 people. The accident ...

After more than half a century of service, the Royal Air Force (RAF) officially retired the Puma medium support helicopter on March 31, marking the end of an era for one of the longest-serving ...

In 2009, upgrades began with the helicopters receiving a new digital avionics suite, a larger fuel tank and the Makila 1A1 engine from the Super Puma aircraft which would help to overcome the HC1s ...

A pair of Cyprus-based Pumas at the type's farewell flypast out of RAF Akrotiri. With the helicopter also operated out of Brunei and the UK, its retirement comes after 54 years of operational service.

THE RAF said goodbye to three helicopters that have been in service for more than 50 years with a series of flypasts on Wednesday morning. The Puma aircraft, which have been in service since 1971, ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. An RAF Puma helicopter was spotted flying over Clitheroe on Thursday morning, March 27. The flypast, which occurred nationwide, was part of ...

An RAF Puma helicopter was spotted flying over Clitheroe on Thursday morning, March 27. The flypast, which occurred nationwide, was part of a farewell tour ahead of the aircraft’s official retirement ...

According to the original post, the helicopters were RAF Pumas performing a final flypast before retiring at the end of March. On Wednesday, March 26 and Thursday March 27, the Farewell Flight by ...

March 26, 2025, marked the official end of Airbus Puma helicopters operating for the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF), bringing the curtain down on over five decades of active flying for the UK armed forces ...