Police in China’s Wuhan Province have now gone live with their new Eurocopter EC135P2e. Pioneers in law enforcement aviation in China by many years, Wuhan started helicopter operations with an Enstrom 280FX back in 1994. Increasing demands of the tasks has meant that they needed a much more able aircraft, hence the upgrade.

The Enstrom – serial 2062 – is now retired from duty and likely to be sold within the country. The new Eurocopter EC135P2e – serial 1095 – is now flying in its white and blue livery carring the registration 42012.

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Harry Shu – HeliHub.com Beijing correspondent