BK117 flew this day 1979

[Ascend Charlie]

This was the first one into Oz, some 9 years later. We had to use the Japanese distributor, so we couldn't have the German options of the nose-mounted night sun or the adjustable pilot seat. Note that the endplates are inverted, must have been some aerodynamic advantage, or the Japanese couldn't read the German instructions: "Schticken die Endenplaten mit der kleiner bits herauf".