Crashed at Kakatahi on November 18, 1978. Bob Kerr photo

delivered new to Trans Canada Airlines in Feb 1960 as CF-TJD and cvtd. from -43 to -41, tfd. to Air Canada in 1964, rergd. C-FTJD in 1974, to Air Ceylon Jul 1977, sold to Cargolux as TF-ECV Jul 1978, lsd. to Bangladesh Biman and Air Algerie, rergd. N9047 and feriied to Marana early 1979, b/u OPF Mar 1981

Sold in the US as N26GB in June 1997. Bob Kerr photo

In 1978, this Bell 206B JetRanger, 4X-BJF on fixed floats was operated by Chimavir, an aerial application company owned by Kibbutz agricultural community movement in Israel. Built in 1975, this JetRanger was active in Israel for about 26 years. On March 29, 2001, Chim-Nir Aviation Services was operating 4X-BJF from Megiddo Airport on a contract to drop baits with a vaccine against rabies when it hit a high voltage power line near the village of Wadi Hamam, just west of the Sea of Galilee. Crashed and burned. Two killed.

This Bell Bell 206B JetRanger, 4X-BJF on fixed floats owned by Chimavir was painted in water-soluble paint (with markings "XB-3274" on the cabin and "HCX" on the tail) to appear in a motion picture being filmed in Israel in July 1978. These markings were washed off about an hour after this image was taken and re-photographed. Built in 1975, this JetRanger was active in Israel for about 26 years. It was operating from Megiddo Airport on March 29, 2001 when hit high voltage power line near the village of Wadi Hamam while dropping baits with a vaccine against rabies. It crashed and burned.

With Bob Batt as spares for G-AOKL having arrived from Lydd on 4th December 1974.

This is an uncommon aircraft type, built in 1966