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National Airborne Service Corps Duty Implementation Statistics in 2020

  • Release Date:2021-04-21
  • Source:NASC

  1. Disaster relief

    1. Response to fire: 91 sorties, 229 people rescued, 320 passengers, 13,821 kg of material, equipment or fuel carried, 802 tons of water dropped, 401 water dropping runs.

    2. Response to major accident: 2 sorties.



  2. Search & rescue

    1. Search and rescue in the mountains: 163 sorties, 89 people rescued, 48 passengers, 4,612 kg of material, equipment or fuel carried.

    2. Search and rescue of drowning people: 5 sorties, 3 passengers.

    3. Search and rescue at sea: 216 sorties, 23 people rescued, 1 passenger.



  3. Emergency medical

    1. Medical evacuation: 22 sorties, 23 people rescued.

    2. Medical referral: 94 sorties, 94 people rescued, 94 passengers.



  4. Reconnaissance

    1. Disaster observation: 2 sorties.

    2. Maritime (coastal) aerial patrol: 162 sorties, 3 passengers.

    3. Traffic patrol: 7 sorties.

    4. Environmental pollution survey: 1 sortie.

    5. Aerial photography for homeland planning: 56 sorties, 3 passengers, 765 kg of material, equipment or fuel carried.



  5. Transportation: 32 sorties, 168 passengers, 7,844 kg of material, equipment or fuel carried.

  6. Preparation

    1. Exercise (drill): 68 sorties.

    2. Training flight: 1,064 sorties.

    3. Maintenance flight (factory flight test): 595 sorties.

    4. Test run: 1,313 sorties.

    5. Joined duty training: 423 sorties.