$400K In Helicopter Parts Stolen

[Bif]

Keep an eye on the Marketplace subforum!

http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/story.html?id=10451583

 

Serious downer for the folks at the Westbank base though...

[Tee4]

Bit more info with a list of parts:

 

http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-128454-101-.htm#128454

[westcoastwonder]

What make and model were the parts for?

[Bif]

Someone with more knowledge can correct me, but I'm assuming 212 parts. Possibly Bell 206/L/407.

[lineworker]

Worthless to thief, I guess they must have the case solved.

[Helilog56]

HELICOPTER PARTS RECOVERED

 

December 19, 2014 4:17 pm

 

Okanagan Mounties track down stolen helicopter parts

 

By Blaine Gaffney Reporter

 

RCMP executed a search warrant at a Lake Country residence finding 30 of the 31 helicopter parts. Continue reading →

 

Oops....sorry, link did not paste....

[Twin Helix]

Let's try again...

 

http://globalnews.ca/news/1737276/okanagan-mounties-track-down-stolen-helicopter-parts/

[lineworker]

Keeping a thing or two to their chests is pretty effective, but now they have an address, clearly a search warrant and found the goods.

 

Aren't the press just a little bit curious about whose house that was?

[just looking]

Some one needed a part or knew someone that needed a part in a hurry and knew were to find it.

[Heliian]

With globalstar's stellar service, they're hoping to find the phone....never.