The helicopters used for Blue Thunder were French built Aérospatiale SA341G Gazelles. The two helicopters were purchased fr om Aérospatiale by Columbia Pictures for $190,000 each and flown to Cinema Air in Carlsbad, California wh ere they were heavily modified for the film with bolt-on cosmetics and an Apache-style front end. Since the DCS SA342 doesn't have the same cosmetic enhancements, some liberties were taken with the markings.
This is a fictional skin pack of SA342L/M/Mistral Gazelles ...
