New Bell 212 for Uruguay

The Bell 212, registration N845RL (construction number 30845), is ready for delivery to the Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya (FAU, Uruguayan Air Force). According to the information the helicopter will take up serial 034.

The FAU operates three Bell 212s with EA5H (Escuadrón Aéreo N°5 Helicópteros) at Montevideo/Intl Carrasco 'Gral. Cesareo L. Berisso'.

Unfortunately, the unit lost a Bell 212 (serial 030) on 25 March 2021. Scramble Magazine reported on this accident.

Photo by Sudamer Garcia via Faunaticos Fanaticos de la Fau (thanks Rico Angerman)