C-FETU - Sikorsky S-76C - Copper Sky Transportation Inc. (untitled)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)

c/n 760453 - built in 1996 -
to NBS Aero Group Inc. in 2015 -
to Copper Sky Transportation Inc. in 01/2021

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C-FALS - Bell B-206L LongRanger - Thomson Helicopters
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)

New helicopter operator based at YHM

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146419 - Bell CH-146 Griffon (Bell 412CF) - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)

424 (Tiger) Squadron - Search and Rescue/Transport Squadron
8 Wing/CFB Trenton

yellow RESCUE / SAUVETAGE c/s

c/n 46419 - built in 1995
The Canadian Forces purchased 100 aircraft and received them in 1995–1997, built by Bell Canada at Mirabel. In January 2019, Canada announced plans to modernize and extend the life of the existing 85 CH-146 helicopters to 2031.

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C-GCIR - Bell 412EPI - Coast Guard Canada - Fisheries and Oceans
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)

c/n 37014 - built in 2015 by Bell Canada

The Canadian coast guard is tasked with marine search and rescue, communication, navigation, and transportation issues in Canadian waters, such as navigation aids and icebreaking, marine pollution response, and support for other Canadian government initiatives. The coast guard operates 119 vessels of varying sizes and 22 helicopters, along with a variety of smaller craft. The CCG is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, and is a special operating agency within Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Department of Fisheries and Oceans).

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CAF 146493 - Bell CH-146 Griffon - Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force
- seen here in yellow SAR colours at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)

The Griffon is the military version of the Bell 412 - Canada ordered 100 helicopters in 1992 - they were produced by Bell Canada in Montreal between 1995 and 1997-

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