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Feb 16, 2011 (newstodate): Estonia's Police and Border Guard has taken delivery of its third AgustaWestland AW139 medium twin helicopter.
The aircraft will perform SAR, border patrol, medical missions and community utility duties.
All three AW139 helicopters, the first of which was delivered in October 2007, are based at Tallinn Airport, but the latest delivery will later be deployed to a new base at Kuressaare Airport on the Saaremaa Island, providing faster response times in the Western area of Estonia.
The aircraft will perform SAR, border patrol, medical missions and community utility duties.
All three AW139 helicopters, the first of which was delivered in October 2007, are based at Tallinn Airport, but the latest delivery will later be deployed to a new base at Kuressaare Airport on the Saaremaa Island, providing faster response times in the Western area of Estonia.