Macedonian police helicopter unit

Helicopter unit of Macedonian Ministry of Internal Affairs
Agency overview
Formed 1969
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Idrizovo, Skopje, Macedonia
Parent agency Macedonian Ministry of Internal Affairs
Facilities
Helicopters 7

The Helicopter unit (Macedonian: Хеликоптерска единица) is an air support unit of the Macedonian Ministry of Internal Affairs. Its purpose it to provide aerial surveillance, border monitoring, VIP transport, medevac, search and rescue, and aerial firefighting.[1]

Helicopters

Current

Aircraft Origin Number
Bell 412  United States 1
Bell 212  United States 1
Mil Mi-17 Russia 3

Former

Agusta Bell 206A JetRanger II
MI-17B[2]

See also

Macedonian Police

References

  1. ↑ "40 гОдини Ń…ĐľĐťĐ¸ĐşĐžĐżŃ‚ĐľŃ€Ń ĐşĐ° одиница на ĐœĐ’Đ". Avijacija.com.mk. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  2. ↑ "Police Helicopter Crashes In Macedonia, Killing Four". Rferl.org. 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2015-05-22.


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