On September 23, 2009, at 05:18 in the morning, the helicopter robbery began at the security company G4S’s warehouse in Västberga.
Ten people were charged and seven were convicted, but there are many indications that there may have been as many as 20 people involved, something that, among other things, the prosecutor Leif Görts highlighted.
– I think there were upwards of 20 people involved in the robbery itself. We got half of it. But it is clear that there were more involved, central people who invested and who were the brains behind it, he told the newspaper Mitti in 2019.
15 years later, the robbery has become one of the most rewritten in Swedish history, a Neflix series about the robbery has been created and the crime statute-barred.
And the robbers’ booty of 39 million? Like blown away.
The Court of Appeal verdict will be announced on Wednesday afternoon against the seven defendants for the helicopter robbery in autumn 2009. Top row from left: Safa Kadhum, Tomas Broman, Marcus Axelsson, Alexander Eriksson. Bottom row from left: Charbel Charro, Goran Bojovic, Mikael Södergran. Photo: Police/TT.
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Unknown detail of ‘Helicopter Heist’ – Netflix used the same helicopter
The helicopter that the robbers used was stolen during the night of September 23, 2009 from Roslagen’s helicopter flight in Norrtälje. The white helicopter was a Bell 206 Jet Ranger with the designation SE-HON.
Anyone who has seen the Netflix series “Helicopter Heist” may have noticed that the helicopter used in the series is very similar to the one used in the real heist. It could be because it is actually the same helicopter.
Image from the police preliminary investigation regarding the so-called helicopter robbery. Photo: Police/TT. The helicopter used in the robbery. Photo: Yvonne Åsell / SvD / TT.
In an interview with Aftonbladet says Carl Meyerwho is CEO of Proflight Nordic, which in turn owns the helicopter, that he remembers the night it was stolen before the robbery in Västberga.
– It was a special awakening when the police called early in the morning. There were cops here when I arrived at the company. I’ve never experienced anything like it.
He also talks about Netflix’s interest in the helicopter.
– They were very interested in using the real helicopter. They did all the filming with the real robber helicopter, he tells Aftonbladet.
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Still in use – by students
Today, the helicopter is used as usual at Proflight Nordic, where you can train as a helicopter pilot.
– When we fly experience flights, people think it’s fun if that’s who we happen to be flying with, says Meyer to the newspaper.