Reregistered ZK-HFL in May 1999. Bob Kerr photo

Parked up after heavy utilisation fighting fires in Tasmania is this Helitreck BK-117 or Helitak 226.

Reregistered ZK-IBK in March 2010. Tony Arbon photo

Parked out of service. Sold to Australia as VH-KIW in December 2010 and rumoured, but not confirmed, to have subsequently passed to to PNG as P2-HBO. (The registration VH-KIW is now carried by Lake LA-270 Turbo Renegade 114).

The tail logo is for Mount Cook Airline, but the helicopter is still showing the livery of its previous operator Urbanet from Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It was registered to them on 25 April 1990 as JA9994, then to ITC Aerospace on 14 July 1992 and cancelled on export to New Zealand as ZK-HBK on 24 July 1992. After a period in Nepal, ZK-HBK did operate in full Mount Cook Airline livery. Bob Kerr photo

"Zurich/Geneve helitransport" titles on this side, and "Rüdisühli Helitransport" on the other side.

New SA Police Airwing helicopter for the first time operating under the callsign Polair53. Since it's arrival a few weeks earlier missions had been flown under the callsign 8Delta3 and all missions at least until Friday July 12, 2024 had been training exercises.

To Papua New Guinea as P2-HBO in 2005. Restored in 2006 then to Australia as VH-KIW in 2010. Bob Kerr photo

Operated by Metro Aviation on behalf of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

Painted in camo c/s and displayed with the 'RAMS 3000' surname. It featured a Lucas turret housing a 12.7 mm Browning heavy machine gun with 450 rounds of ammunition. Pylons on either side for a total of eight anti-tank missiles, typically HOT 2, though the pylons could also carry TOW missiles. Air-to-air missiles, rocket pods, and forward-firing cannons could also be carried on these pylons. Weapons associated to a SFIM APX-M397 stabilised thermal sight as well as an additional mast-mounted sight and digital weapons controls avionics. Other systems included an infrared jammer and chaff/flare/ECM system, a Racal Prophet radar warning system and a Racal RAMS 3000 Series avionics management system. Thanks to Joachim Lippl for tech notes.

Operated by Metro Aviation, arriving from parts unknown. Built in 1991, ex D-HFIH, D-HMBO, and N3202V; later became N317UH and still current as such.

Photographer: Enrique Fernandez - later upgraded to A-3

'Helitack' (note subtle difference) on the tail is the term used for helicopter transportation of fire fighting crews who "attack" wild fires.

First production BK117. Used as a development aircraft and modifiied to A-3, A-4, B-1 and B-2 versions. Registered as D-HBKC in 1982, D-HMBA, D-HMBF, D-HIFR, D-HMBA, D-HANS in 2000, XA-TYM in 2003 and CP-2714 by 2017.