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Now that the Army Air Corps Bell 212s have been phased from service, with their role in far-flung places now being undertaken by RAF Pumas, here's some snaps of the Bell 212 in action in its final years.

212 in the Sun by Tony Osborne, on Flickr

Bell in the wild... by Tony Osborne, on Flickr

Pedro inbound! by Tony Osborne, on Flickr

ZK206_Bell212_BritishArmyAirCorps_SPTA_Img04 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr

ZK206_Bell212_BritishArmy_SPTA by Tony Osborne, on Flickr

Waking up the neighbours! by Tony Osborne, on Flickr

ZJ969_Bell212_BritishArmy_SPTA_Img02 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr

These are great shots, I didn't see many of these myself. Thanks for sharing them with us.

Mustang531 wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:33 am

These are great shots, I didn't see many of these myself. Thanks for sharing them with us.

Great shots

Likewise - Didn't see many
Actually - Saw ONE!!

Nice & shiny though

ZJ969 Bell 212 AH.1 msn 30548 by eLaReF, on Flickr

Great set of photos there, I was lucky enough to see a few of these over the years.

Rob

these are all really wonderful.....a type that is rarely photographed. Love them all but #3 is the pick of them for me !

Beautiful helicopters - annoyed I never saw one - must try harder

Thanks for the comments.

eLaReF, I am jealous you got to snap 969 in her Kermit colour scheme, only saw her the once in those colours.

Great shots of a sadly missed type. I also saw "Kermit" on a couple of occasions but was unable to record the event for posterity!

eLaReF wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 16, 2023 2:53 pm

Mustang531 wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:33 am

These are great shots, I didn't see many of these myself. Thanks for sharing them with us.

Great shots

Likewise - Didn't see many
Actually - Saw ONE!!

Nice & shiny though

ZJ969 Bell 212 AH.1 msn 30548 by eLaReF, on Flickr

What's the story behind that paint scheme - it must be the most ugly scheme they could have dreamt up for the helicopter?

Professor_M wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 18, 2023 3:56 pm

eLaReF wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 16, 2023 2:53 pm

ZJ969 Bell 212 AH.1 msn 30548 by eLaReF, on Flickr

What's the story behind that paint scheme - it must be the most ugly scheme they could have dreamt up for the helicopter?

I didn't even know it was called the Kermit scheme!

There is/was a Jaguar at Bruntingthorpe the same though - I'll just post the link since off-topic
https://www.flickr.com/photos/elaref/18 ... 393962381/