Aris: "Bit steep "charred"!! - More like covered in exhaust soot"
No, propperly charred - crispy bits of paint on the floor
I don't know if it was the police who flew it in but I watched it come in after my instructor did a perfect set down with some charter people in a twin squirrel and it looked like the guy threw it down - came in fast, stopped fast, turned fast and set down fast. (Probably don't know what I'm talking about, to put this into perspective - I only have 9 hours in an R22)
I also saw a similar europter with a shield on the tail boom - would have made sense for the police to have this maybe.
G-NWPS
I did a google and found this:
UK Emergency Aviation - Police Helicopter Gallery - G-NWPS
I have a few pics of it but I was concentrating on the Huey at the time. Want to be there for when it leaves EGKR...