November 1997
The incredible Kamov Ka-32. Story by Callum Macpherson, photographs by Ross Macpherson.
Flying a 50 ton four-engine aircraft at low-level for a precision parachute drop requires teamwork, skill and experience. Peter Clark rides along with No. 40 Squadron's Hercules during this year's exercise "Sky Train".
From its humble beginnings with a wet-leased Bell Jetranger and a pair of hand-held binoculars, Brian Pilkington tells just how far the Auckland Police Air Support Unit has come.