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National Airborne Service Corps Duty Implementation Statistics in January to June 2021

  • Release Date:2021-07-14
  • Source:NASC

A. Disaster relief

 1. Response to fire: 215 sorties, 11 passengers, 9,320 kg of material, equipment or fuel carried, 2,062 tons of water dropped, 1,031 water dropping runs.

 2. Response to major accident: 15 sorties, 20 passengers, 50 kg of material, equipment or fuel carried.

B. Search & rescue

 1. Search and rescue in the mountains: 80 sorties, 60 people rescued, 19 passengers, 2,094 kg of material, equipment or fuel carried.

 2. Search and rescue at sea: 132 sorties, 14 people rescued.

C. Emergency medical

 1. Medical evacuation: 4 sorties, 12 people rescued, 350 kg of material, equipment or fuel carried.

 2. Medical referral: 45 sorties, 46 people rescued, 45 passengers.

D. Reconnaissance

 1. Maritime (coastal) aerial patrol: 45 sorties.

 2. Environmental pollution survey: 6 sortie.

 3. Aerial photography for homeland planning: 53 sorties, 28 passengers, 300 kg of material, equipment or fuel carried.

E. Transportation: 7 sorties, 37 passengers, 3,735 kg of material, equipment or fuel carried.

F. Preparation

 1. Exercise (drill): 24 sorties.

 2. Training flight: 706 sorties.

 3. Test run: 667 sorties.

 4. Joined duty training: 19 sorties.

 5. Maintenance flight (factory flight test): 421 sorties.