Alouettes & Lamas

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V-54


SE3130 Alouette II, G-BVSD, (cn 1897) as seen at the Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare on 2nd April 2017
(Photo: Steve Sullivan)

Owned by Michael Cuttell this craft sports a Swiss Air Force livery with accompanying 'V-54' markings. This aircraft first flew at Marignane in November 1963 and was delivered to the Swiss Air Force on 13th February 1964. After more than 30 years service it was sold to a UK buyer on 11th June 1994. (Photograph and details courtesy of the 'Friends of the Helicopter Museum').

The Alouette II is such a classic helicopter, if only there were a few more of them about, especially in the UK!

This aircraft appears to be wearing something which resembles a roof rack!

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Alouette II For Sale

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Air Glaciers SA315B HB-XZU Departure from Zinal

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F-GIJE


SE313B Alouette II F-GIJE (cn 1003) as seen in Lens, France on 1st September 2007 (Photo: David Biscove)

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F-GLRS


SA313B F-GLRS (cn 1346) as seen at Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (to the northwest of Marseille, France) on 4th June 2016 (Photo: Joop de Groot)

It is difficult to post the Alouette II without thinking of Nigel. RIP

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I-GREN


Airgreen's SA315B I-GREN (cn 2482) as seen at Aeroporto Torino-Aeritalia on 2nd July 2016 (Photo: Mario Serrano)

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HA-PPF Ops at Dráva Heliport, Budapest

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SE3130 Alouette II G-BVSD (cn 1897) as seen at Gloucester Staverton Airport on 16th August 2016 (Photo: James)

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Remembering Nigel

Nigel with HA-PPC at Birmingham Airport on 4th September 2012

RIP

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Steve, thank you for this up-date.

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Dear Friends, one of our members was involved in an accident yesterday at 'Steve's Aerodrome' of Breighton in Yorkshire.

Nigel is not very well, but hopefully the broken bones will mend properly. He's having an MRI scan this morning prior to surgery.
Les is in a similar way in Hull infirmary. The others all have damage, but hopefully not life-threatening.

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Aviaforan Down

Dear Friends, one of our members was involved in an accident yesterday at 'Steve's Aerodrome' of Breighton in Yorkshire.

Five people have been injured in a helicopter crash in East Riding. The accident happened at Breighton Airfield near Howden.

Emergency services were called to the scene just after 6pm including fire and ambulance services. The helicopter, a historic Alouette which can carry a pilot and four passengers, is believed to have been involved in an accident in a grass area alongside the main runway.

It is thought some of the injuries are serious but not life-threatening and two people were airlifted to hospital, one to Leeds General and one to Hull Royal Infirmary

A spokesman for North Yorkshire Fire Service said: "We mobilised two units to attend and we requested two engines from Humberside. At 6.14pm we had confirmation it was a helicopter crash on the grass side of the runway.

"There were five casualties that were being treated by members of the public and one paramedic. All our personnel have now left and the incident is now in the hands of the Air Accident Investigation Branch."


HA-PPC after her crash at Breighton Aerodrome on 17th July 2016 (Photo: Sean Stewart)

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/five-...ail/story.html

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I-DENY


Airstar SA315B I-DENY (cn 2525) atop Punta Gnifetti, on Monte Rosa in the Pennine Alps of Italy in July 2016
(Photo: Damiano Gualdoni)

For a short time in 1986, this craft was with UK-based Dollar Helicopters.

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HA-PPC (ex XP967) Visiting Jet Art in Selby, Yorkshire on 7th July

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F-GKBS at L'hippodrome de Lisieux Racecourse

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Indian Army


Indian Army SA315B HAL Cheetah/Lancer Z1443 (cn 2332)


Indian Army HAL Cheetah/Lancer Z1443 (cn 2332) as seen in Delhi on 15th January 2013 (Photo: Angad Singh)

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Axalp Fliegerschiessen


Axalp Fliegerschiessen Alouette III V-262 as seen in Switzerland in 2010

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Eli-Fly's SE3160 Alouette III I-DASO (cn 1318) as seen in Alzate Brianza on 17th May 2014 (Photo: Giorgio Varisco)

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Gendarmerie Royale Marocaine


Gendarmerie Royale Marocaine SE3130 Alouette II CN-AZE as seen at Marrakesh's Menara Airport on 30th April 2016
(Photo: Soos Jozsef)

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Alouette II For Sale USD 150, 000

Model: SE313B
Year of Manufacture: 1961
Serial No. 1520
Registration: UR-KRL
TT: 7,258
Aircraft Location: Zhitomir (Smokovka) Ukraine
Engine Type: Artouste II C6
Engine TT: 4,754
Engine TBO: 248

http://www.planecheck.com/index.asp?...id=31077&cor=y

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HA-PPC


Nigel's SE313B Alouette II HA-PPC (cn 1500) as seen near Garton on the Wolds in May 2016

Seen wearing her former Army Air Corps colours and XP967 registration.

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HB-XYB


SE3130 Alouette II HB-XYB (cn 1915)

HB-XYB landing in Eptingen, Switzerland

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G-AWAP

On the old Nostalgia Thread some may recall a number of posts featuring G-AWAP and the late great John Crewdson. As photos of this craft are rare I remember asking at the time whether anyone had any additional shots of her. Well, just recently I received an email from Tony Gray who just happened to have some photos.

Regarding these shots Tony says:

The photos I took of G-AWAP were c. 1978/79. I am unsure of the location but they were taken when inspection power lines in SE England, probably these were at a substation near Elstree, Herts or Bolney in East Sussex.

I recall we had to wear flying suits as it was winter and the heating was off as this interfered with the infra-red camera used to detect 'hot spots' in the conductor cable. I also remember wearing 'bone domes' as the aircraft operated outside its recommended envelope. To explain: normally height and/or speed allows an autorotation landing but as we surveyed just above tower (pylon) height and at 30/40 knots, engine failure would mean a very heavy landing but potentially survivable. The headgear reduced the risk of head injury in such circumstances.

Helicopter Hire's SA318B Alouette II G-AWAP (cn 1966) c. 1978-79 during powerline survey operations. All photos by Tony Gray

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Swedish Air Force Hkp2 Alouette II SE3130 02407-91 (cn 1291) as seen at Såtenäs Air Base, Lidköping in August 1975
(Photo: Marinus Tabak)

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Polizei Nordrhein-Westfalen Alouette II as seen in 1977

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Alouette II HA-LFZ: Arrival, Shut-Down and
Departure — Dráva Heliport, Budapest

Look out for the water bus in the background!

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SE3130 Alouette II ZU-TCB as seen at Pretoria's Wonderboom Airport on 5th March 2016 (Photo: Justin Kennerley)

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Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Netherlands Air Force)
Alo III Departing Teuge Airport in Netherlands

And seeing as we just showcased a Gaz flying low level Stateside on Shrieking Gazelles ..

There's some 'hot dogging' in this clip so, for newbie drivers if you happen to see this, please don't get any ideas lest your flying instructor greets you with a smart clip round the back of your head! Perhaps it was this guy's last day flying or something and he felt the need to dispense with all reason. Who knows!

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This is a wonderful resource 500. Great stuff!

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I'm not sure if this book has been mentioned previously but it is worth a look.

http://librairie-hussard.com/catalog...-p-101571.html

It features the Alouette III in French service, (Air Force, Army and Navy) as well as with the Securitie Civile and Gendarmerie. All other military operators also feature with plenty of colour photos, colour side views as well as a few technical drawings, a set of 1/48th scale plans and a production list. The text is in French and an English version seems unlikely. It is not cheap but it is a fine study of the great little Alouette III. The same publisher has also released a fine study of the Super Frelon in the past that is worth acquiring.

500 Fan.