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RNZAF NH90s complete longest flights over water

The helicopters flew 840km from Cairns to Port Moresby.

RNZAF NH90 at Port Moresby. Photo: NZ Defence Force.

Nevil Gibson Fri, 12 Sep 2025

Two RNZAF No 3 Squadron NH90 helicopters have for the first time flown over ocean between Australia and New Guinea.

The record-setting flight from Cairns to Port Moresby covered 453 nautical miles (840km) across the Coral Sea Basin, the longest distance for the NH90s over water, and lasted just

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Nevil Gibson Fri, 12 Sep 2025
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