Piirivalve Lennusalk

The Estonian Border Guard Aviation Corps ("Piirivalve Lennusalk") provides air support the Estonian Border Guard (Piirivalve). It is based at Tallinn Airport.

The Estonian Border Guard established the National Aviation Group (Riiklik Lennusalk) in February 1993 to carry out border patrols, search and rescue missions, medical evacuation flights and other general transport duties. [http://home.scarlet.be/~jansensa/Three%20years%20of%20NATO%20Baltic%20Air%20Policing.htm] The National Aviation Group was renamed Border Guard Aviation Corps on 22 April 1997.

Aircraft

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Let L-410UVP || || rescue, patrol and transport helicopter || 1 || Has an option for a second aircraft
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Schweizer 300C || USA || training and patrol helicopter || 1 |

External links

* [http://www.planepictures.net/search4.cgi?srch=Eesti+Piirivalve+Lennusalk+(Estonian+Border+Guard)&stype=airline&srng=2 Images of Estonian Border Guard aircraft]