NEW LIFE FOR MACED
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he Macedonian Ministry of Interior's (Ministerstvo za Vnatrešni Raboti, MVR) sole 1978-produced, 43-years-old Agusta Bell AB 212 (registered MAP-7751, ex Z3-HHB and YUHBP) twin-engine utility helicopter was brought back into service on 24 June 2021. That same day, the aircraft returned from extensive maintenance, airframe modification, and avionics upgrade works performed by Patria Helicopters AB, a Swedish helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul service facility based at Stockholm-Arlanda
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International Airport. The aircraft, accompanied by MVR's sole 1973-produced, 48-years-old AB 206B JetRanger II single-engine utility helicopter (MAP7750, ex Z3-HHA and YU-HBD) departed Skopje
