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[Savoia]

Another stretched version from your list ..


SA341G Gazelle YU-HEY at Hillhead Quarry in Buxton, England on 20th June 2012
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[Zishelix]

I didn't notice stretched Gazelles being marked (officialy) different than those "ordinary" ones.

You're right about "Rising...

[Zishelix]

... and of the modern paintworks I vote for monochrome with softly curved stripe which emphasize Gazelle's distinctive shape, like this one:
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[Savoia]

Certainly share your appreciation of the classic Gaz paint schemes!

Another one from your list ..


Moroccan Air Force...

[Savoia]

And the new Gaz in Italy (which I mentioned on page 1) is ..


SA342J I-PTEC at Pavullo Airport (south of Modena) in Italy (With thanks...

[Zishelix]

Great news! And a nice refurbishing job

Sadly, some Gazelles had no such luck upon "retirement" http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Savoia]

Oh no! Look what they've done to the poor Gaz!

D-HOPP


Polizei Niedersachsen SA342J D-HOPP (cn 1695) at Rasede Neusuedende...

[Zishelix]

I'm glad to see two of four fmr Oldenburg based birds are airworthy again. Ex D-HOPO is in USA as N342J and HOPP is this good looking "new"...

[Savoia]

Yes, this was very sad although, thankfully, there was no loss of life.

An excerpt from the Statens haverikommission (Swedish Accident Investigation...

[Zishelix]

The cabin appears to be totally destroyed, so the fact the occupants escaped almost unhurt seems miraculous!

[Savoia]

Agreed. I would add though that there seems to be neither rhyme nor reason when it comes to the 'survivability' of accidents. Someone can perish in an...

[Zishelix]

Sorry, can't help about 3 Flight dilemma...

Instead, this Gazelle airframe was used during filming the Devil's Playground movie in 2010....

[Savoia]

Sadly, there seems to be very little information about the aircraft used in that movie.

Re: ex-mil Gaz's, this (ex-UK model) has ended-up...

[Zishelix]

Indeed... regards to all "observers" of this thread

You're right, seems Gazelle living it's second youth in some exWarsaw Block...

[Savoia]

Another pleasant ex-mil Gaz is G-DMSS (now G-ONNE) ..


SA341D Westland Gazelle HT3 (cn 1089) G-DMSS as seen at Breighton on 16th December...