Ex-G-BUTN, was de-registered on 21 March 2013 and transferred to the Dutch marks PH-RWY.

The SAP, South African Police, and the ten police agencies of the former homelands were merged into the South African Police Service in 1995 establishing the country's new, post-apartheid police force. Photographer unknown

The SAP, South African Police, and the ten police agencies of the former homelands were merged into the South African Police Service in 1995 establishing the country's new, post-apartheid police force.

Registered to Wimpey Laboratories Limited on 15 January 1975, ex D-HDAO. Registration cancelled on 5 November 1998 on sale to South Africa as ZS-RKL. Later sold in the USA, registration not known.

New colours

A total of 58 Bo 105LS A-3 "Super Lifter" helicopters were produced, with about 49 assembled by MBB Helicopter Canada/Eurocopter Canada in Fort Erie, ON over a 22-year period. Bo 105LS A3, msn 2022, was seen fully assembled on Oct 13, 1988 not long before its first flight as C-GCJT. It was the third of five Bo 105LS built in Fort Erie for the Peruvian National Police. It was briefly registered N2145V before delivery as PNP-116. The Peruvian Air Force also flew six Bo 105LS A-3s. The last Bo 105LS, C-GKWW (msn 2058), was sold by Eurocopter Canada to Dam Helicopters in Castlegar, BC in 2009.

In 1984, MBB Helicopters Canada partnered with the Governments of Canada and Ontario and Fleet Aerospace to establish a helicopter factory and engineering center in Fort Erie, Ontario. In addition to assembling the "Hot and High" Bo 105LS for export, MCL was contracted to test fly the new P&WC PW200 turboshaft in a Bo 105LS. This prototype Bo 105B-1, C-FMCL, msn X01, powered by two PW205s made its first flight on Oct. 8, 1988, followed by a public unveiling and demo flight on Oct 13, 1988. MBB later selected the PW200 family to power the Bo 108 research aircraft and the EC135/H135 light twin.

ERA Helicopters of Alaska established an offshore bases in Louisiana and Texas in the late 1970s to support offshore oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico. In the 1980s Era distinguished itself in the Gulf of Mexico by operating an all twin-engine helicopter fleet of MBB Bo 105s and Bell 412s, for which it was the launch customer, but single engine aircraft were added when it won contracts to fly Minerals Management Service (MMS) (now BSEE) inspectors monitoring offshore activity. Era merged its helicopter operations with the Bristow in June 2020. N125EH is ex-D-HDPK & N9376Y.