This is painted more or less as Zimmermanns Bölkow of aerial demonstration fame, but is an unknown civil NBo105. Its plate was removed and no cockpit radio call plate was visible either. Any offers?

Showing its teeth at the 1996 Mildenhall Air Fete, German Army Bo105P 8638 is seen with six missile tubes.

Photo by Klaus Mohr.

The National Search and Rescue Service of Indonesia used a dozen or so Nurtanio-Bölkows over the years. As of 2025, five are still active. This one is preserved though, and sits in the transport museum since 2009.

In late 1983, the governments of Canada and Ontario announced that they would support thew establishment of MBB Helicopter Canada in Fort Erie, Ontario which would have a "world product mandate" to assembled and sell the MBB Bo 105LS helicopter which was a "hot and high" version of the German designed light twin helicopter. C-GTGJ (msn 2002) was test flown in Germany and shipped to Canada in 1986 for certification and flight test work in Fort Erie. The Canadian Armed Forces also had an armed helicopter requirement so the aircraft was painted in camouflage. Exported to Chile in December 1992.

Assigned to 299 Sqn. Built in 1976. Later converted to a BO.105CB-4. Withdrawn from use in 2003 and stored at Teuge. Moved to Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany in 2007 and registered as D-HLAD. To Salzburg for refurbishing by 2009. Preserved at Wega, Germany by 2021.

Delivered in 1972. Stored at Teuge in 2003 then to Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany in 2007. Registered as D-HLAC in 2009 then G-CMBM and sold in Russia in 2021.

Dramatically mounted, this is actually ex-German Army Bo 105 80+22 painted to represent the Red Bull example which is active out of Salzburg

The German Army operated around 300 Bo 105s of which the missile-equipped PAH-1 anti-tank version accounted for about 200, the rest being used in the observation role

The third prototype of this highly successful design, the first rotorcraft that could perform aerobatic manoeuvres such as inverted loops

Luftrettung is one of the largest air rescue organisations in Germany and operated this Bo-105 on helimed duties from 1974 to 1997 when it was retired to the museum

This Nurtanio-built NBo105CB is a bit of an imposter. It was once registered as HH-1503 with the Indonesian air force and slated to become PK-DKJ, instead it went to the Indonesian Navy as spares source. In that capacity, it lingered at Juanda for years, marked PK-DKJ. Now, it has been revived as monument for the newly established museum at Surabaya's naval harbour. It received grey colours and serial "HE-4116" in the process, a serial never used in real service.

This Eurocopter flew previously with the Bavarian police (Polizei Bayern) but it is now preserved on a roundabout to the west of the large Airbus Helicopter facility in Donauwörth. It wears some nice figurative representations of the town on the fuselage.

This Bo-105 flew with the Baden-Wuertemberg police from 1973 as D-HEXE but was grounded after a landing accident in 1996 and then de-registered. The helicopter is now preserved outside the terminal/admin building at EDAZ,