Tactical Flying in Tauranga
Monday, 28 November 2005, 11:35 am
Press Release: New Zealand Defence Force
28 November 2005
Tactical Flying in Tauranga
Up to six
Air Force Iroquois helicopters will be taking part in night
flying operations in Tauranga during the night of 29-30
November.
The helicopters and crew are taking part in
Exercise Steel Talon. The Iroquois, from No. 3 Squadron
based at RNZAF Base Ohakea will be operating from the Port
of Tauranga between the hours of 8pm to 2am.
Steel Talon
is a tactical flying exercise designed to train aircrew to
operate in a multi aircraft environment.
Up to 160
personnel have been taking part in the Exercise, which began
on 21 November.
ENDS
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