Between 1946 and 1950, the original Police Air Wing was used to transport detectives and investigators to scenes of crime in rural parts of the state.

The Police Air Wing was reformed in 1978 and today provides state-wide assistance in all areas of the NSW Police Force including search and rescue, drug detection and high visibility policing.

The present Air Wing consists of 4 helicopters: a BK117, a Bell Jetranger, a twin engine Eurocopter Squirrel and a single-engined Eurocopter Squirrel. Each aircraft is fitted with a variety of electronic equipment, radios, search lights, cameras and rescue equipment.

To find out more about the Aviation Support Branch (Air Wing), please click here.

To view a video of the Air Wing in action, please click here (NSW Police Force YouTube Channel)