Bell 205's became a rare sight in Europe. Came in at the last stunning light of the day to refuel, only to head out to the mountains again to fly a few more sling loads before the fall of night. Built in 1975, this airframe first served with the United Arab Emirates AF serialled 723, 115 and finally 333 before being sold to the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO, Silāḥ al-Jaww as-Sulṭāniy 'Umān) and serialled 738. Wucher Helicopter bought it around 2009, but had to invest quite a bit to obtain civilian EASA approval in order to operate it commercially.

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