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The Bell 206 JetRanger is a two-bladed, single-engined helicopter appearing James Bond media - particularly in the Bond movies made in the 1970s. Manufactured by Bell Helicopter, it was originally designed for US military as "Bell YOH-4" in the early 1960s, but was not accepted to service. After the design was overhauled, it was reintroduced as the 206 JetRanger to the civilian markets in 1967 and would subsequently become one of the most commercial successful helicopter designs in the world.

Film appearances[]

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)[]

Agusta-Bell AB-206B JetRanger (an 206 model produced by Italian Agusta under license) is used by Ernst Stavro Blofeld's operations in Switzerland to transport people to Piz Gloria. James Bond - while posing as Sir Hilary Bray - takes a ride in it with Irma Bunt, during which she partly explains what Piz Gloria is.

Diamonds Are Forever (film)[]

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Willard Whyte's private Bell 206 heading towards Ernst Stavro Blofeld's Baja oil rig.

What appears to be Willard Whyte's private Bell 206 - emblazoned with the Whyte Enterprises Inc. logo - is used by the billionare, accompanied by Felix Leiter, to lead the U.S. military helicopters (mix of UH-1 Iroquois and early armed variants of OH-6 Cayuse) to raid Ernst Stavro Blofeld's oil rig hideout in Baja.

Live and Let Die (film)[]

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Bell 206 used by Kananga's henchmen to try gun down Bond at the poppy fields.

An Bell 206 is used by Kananga's men to hunt down James Bond and Solitaire in San Monique, after "the flutist" alarms the base of the escaping duo's location.

The Spy Who Loved Me (film)[]

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Naomi's Bell 206 JetRanger pursuing Bond's Lotus Esprit

Karl Stromberg and his company appear to operate a fleet of 206 JetRanger helicopters in black with yellow stripes. First one is seen bringing Professor Markovitz and Dr. Bechmann to Atlantis, to talk with Stromberg. After Stromberg informs that Markovitz and Bechmann will be paid and sends Kate Chapman to her death, the duo goes back to the 206 JetRanger. Once in the air, Stromberg, observing their helicopter through his computer monitor, triggers a bomb with the copter, exploding it and killing the duo, with Stromberg telling his aide to cancel the money transfer.

Later, when Stromberg's henchmen chase down James Bond and Anya driving the Lotus Esprit on Sardinian roads, Naomi appears piloting an weaponized 206 JetRanger - following the failed attempts by the Kawasaki Z900-riding motorcycle assassin and the Ford Taunus Ghia with nameless goons and Jaws aboard. The copter fires its machine gun at the Lotus, destroying a road sign in the process. Bond and Anya try to get away from copter's relentless pursuit, with Bond eventually finding a peer and driving to leap off of it into the water. The Lotus changes configuration underwater, while Naomi stays above to try find out if anybody comes to the surface. After the Lotus has changed, Bond toggles options and fires a submarine-launched anti-missile at Naomi's copter, exploding it and killing her.

Moonraker (film)[]

A Bell 206 appears early in the film, piloted by Corinne Dufour to take James Bond to The Drax Estate to meet with Hugo Drax.

For Your Eyes Only (film)[]

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James Bond flies with Ernst Stavro Blofeld

"You are now flying remote-control airways! Heh heh heh heh heh..."
Ernst Stavro Blofeld to James Bond[src]

Bell 206 appears as a helicopter owned and operated by the Secret Intelligence Service's cover organization Universal Exports. After James Bond lays flowers at the grave of his wife Tracy Bond, a priest comes to inform him that Universal Exports has sent a helicopter picks him up for an emergency. Bond boards the copter, and after moment, the "Ersnt Stavro Blofeld with a white cat" takes over the controls, first electrocuting the pilot and then taunting Bond.

Bond attempts to regain control of the helicopter and while at it, notices the malefactor atop one of the buildings. Bond manages to get to the pilot's cabin, tossing the deceased out with the "bald man" sardonically quipping about Bond "not respecting the dead." While Bond gets to the controls, he his unable to manipulate it, with the "bald man" then flying the chopper into a giant foundry building, with the intention of letting it crash.

The copter makes it inside unharmed, and Bond discovers a set of cables, which he determines are the ones the bald malefactor is using to control it. Bond rips them out and regains control. He begins flying it back to the building where he spotted the malefactor at, rams the copter's landing skid under the wheelchair and trapping him, while the cat flees. The malefactor begins pleading for his life and begins bargaining, but Bond instead drops the malefactor down a smokestack.

Non-film appearances[]

Licence Renewed[]

Anton Murik has Bell 206 JetRanger as his personal helicopter.

Quantum of Solace (video game)[]


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On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)[]

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The Spy Who Loved Me (film)[]

Moonraker (film)[]

For Your Eyes Only (film)[]

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Quantum of Solace (video game)[]

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Trivia[]

  • With the exception to The Man with the Golden Gun, the 206 JetRanger appears in every Bond movie from 1969 to 1981.
  • Its unknown if its intentional, but Blofeld having had a reddish-white JetRanger at Piz Gloria could be interpreted as a clever clue about the trap featured in For Your Eyes Only's pre-title sequence.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Bell 206 L4 Product Specifications. Bell Helicopter (February 2013). Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved on June 16, 2013.