A is for Archive - Mattel's 'VertiBird'

I can just about remember TV ad's for this, but I may be getting confused with similar machines from Tyco, Airfix, Hasbro or someone else; there were a fair few around through the 1970's or early 1980's, this being originally released in '73 and later licensed to Bluebird as Air Police.

These are from the 1980 trade catalogue. As the rotor-blades don't have variable geometry, all the work is actually done by the red turret/gimball-thing on top of the box on the ground, but - you do get a figure!

Close-up of the figure, the sort of thing I'd expect to have in my 'unknown' sections, but I don't seem to have one . . . yet! The figure looks to be moulded into/onto the rescue sledge/tray, but is listed separately from a 'stretcher' and there seems to be a clip-in pick-up/carrying handle.