.. the engineers wrestled it into place in the blasting sand and wind created by the hovering helicopter.
Sounds like they certainly earned their beer that night!
More Bell & Brantly
Agusta-Bell 206A JetRanger OO-COP as seen in Belgium c. mid-70's
Some of the early 'A' model 206's were delivered with a uniquely shaped upper cowling (as per the above) which accommodated a centrally positioned ventilation 'hole'. Additionally, the lower portion of the cowling sported a half-moon shaped 'grilled' vent.
Ferranti's first JetRanger (G-AVSN) was delivered looking like this until about 1968-9 when the 'standard' one-piece upper cowling was installed.
Brantly 305 TF-DIV as seen in Reykjavik, Iceland in June 1972
Surely something of a rarity .. not only an Icelandic Brantly 305, but one wearing floats! The record states that she was bought by an Andre Heioberg in December 1966.
Another rare Brantly would have been the Tanzanian registered 5H-MNJ, also a 305 model. Quite how the 305 would have performed in such an environment one can only speculate but, suffice it to say .. it is doubtful whether the craft would have had an excess of power. How a 305 even ended-up in East Africa I am not sure but am guessing it may have been an initiative of the late Freddie Wilcox.