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[Zishelix]

Nice ones, thnx!

Re I-PNIC, probably "Experimental' also because it's assembeld of different Gazelles

[Savoia]

Ah, you mean a 'Frankenzell' !!

While we are discussing my home turf we may as well visit neighbouring Malta ..

41 Commando...

[Zishelix]

Nice finding, thanks for share! Some great photos there

[Zishelix]

This reminds me of ZB628's accident.

On the 9th September 1993 three RAF Gazelles departed Frosinone in Italy bound for RAF Shawbury in the...

[Savoia]

ZB628 .. in better days.


RAF SA341D Gazelle HT3 ZB628 at Middle Wallop on 5th July 1984 (Photo: Don Hewins)...

[Zishelix]

After a short break... some of the Gazelle's capabilities:





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[Zishelix]

An old photo from some forgotten war.

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[Savoia]

Ah yes, the Rhodesian Bush War of 1979-80 aka the 'Second Chimurenga' or the 'Zimbabwe War of Liberation.'

Here's a little background info:...

[Zishelix]

Not only HOTs, but variety of weapons



... including this



and even this

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[Zishelix]

Additional advantage of having a Gazelle

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[Savoia]

Indeed. This way when you tell the missus "I'm taking the dog for a walk" she fully understands why its not a 5 minute exercise. The possibilities...

[Zishelix]

It's one of Ecuadorean SA.342Ls, recently modernized and equipped with Elbit's Toplite EOS (Electro-Optical Surveillance, Observation & Targeting...

[Savoia]

Thanks!

Do you know roughly how many they operate?...

[Zishelix]

There are 38 Gazelles in Ecuador, all SA.342L version I think. Since the first delivery in 1978 until today, as far as I know at least seven of them were...

[Savoia]

So quite a healthy population then for a relatively small nation. Sadly, one of Ecuador's Dhruv's went down today.

While on military Gazelles...