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  • N71FR


    SA341G(S) N71FR (cn.1274) as seen in the BVI in August 2018 (Photo by Stephen Wilson)

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    • RA-0682G (which has also been seen flying simply as RA-682) spotted flying beneath a bridge in St. Petersburg

      I have flown numerous times beneath the Golden Gate and Bay Bridge in San Francisco, but the FAA have no problem with that (or at least they didn't in the 80's).




      Former YAF SA341H 12660 (cn.028)

      Hopefully Zis (when he is back from his summer break) can give us an idea of the year.

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      • BAG & 3RHC


        BAG engaged in sling ops NFI


        Interns with 3RHC (3ème régiment d'hélicoptères de combat)

        Alouette News: HA-IDL becomes 2-STEV.

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        • SA341C ZU-HBH (WA1418) dropping skydivers over Rustenburg in South Africa in 2017

          Indian Navy Alouettes to the Rescue

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          • SA341B RA-05709 (WA1184) as seen at Lake Baikal in Russia in August 2018


            Avia member Kirill visited Lake Baikal last week with '709'

            With our thanks to Kirill for these photos!



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            • A Yellow Monday on Shrieking Gazelles!


              SA341H S5-HCR (cn.027) as seen at Zhytomyr Airport in Ukraine in August 2018


              SA342J YU-HES (cn.1057) as seen at Stapleford in August 2018


              SA342J YU-HES (cn.1057) as seen at Duxford on 17th August 2018 (Photo by Fred Taylor)


              SA342J YU-HES (cn.1057) as seen at Duxford on 17th August 2018 (Photo by Fred Taylor)


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              • G-CBSI with G-CBSK at RNAS Yeovilton on 7th July 2018 (Photo by Simon Brooke)

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                • SA341H HA-LFW (cn.096) in hangar NFI


                  HA-LFW departure NFI

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                  • Alouettes & Gazelles on the Guernsey Register: August 2018



                    Registry information courtesy of ..

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                    • N48284
                      N48284 commented
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                      2-ALOU was previously G-CICS

                    • Savoia
                      Savoia commented
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                      Grazie Andy, amended.

                      Stefano, can you provide any info on 2-LOUD?

                    • Helipixman
                      Helipixman commented
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                      from an official source 2-LOUD has not been registered yet !! Maybe it has been requested.
                      Last edited by Helipixman; 28th August 2018, 15:03.



                  • SA341D G-CBSI ex-XZ934 (WA1736) as seen at Old Warden on 3rd June 2018 (Photo by Andy Knott)

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                    • SA342J D-HOPP (cn.1695) as seen at Hannover Langenhagen Airport in 1997 (Photo by Eddy Cuperus)

                      Seen here lifting from her ground-handling trolley and keeping-up that longstanding Gaz tradition of conducting post-maintenance test flying without engine/transmission cowlings!



                      SA341G ZU-RLU (cn.1097) as seen in South Africa on 21st August 2018 (Photo by Jean-Pierre Lombard)

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                      • Sav Recommends


                        Follow true news on ..

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                        • SA341G N341DT (cn.1110) as seen at Oostmalle Airfield in Belgium on 18th August 2018 (Photo by Raymond De Clercq)

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                          • SA341G C-GUMH (cn.1259) belonging to Heli Voyageur of Val D'or, Quebec, as seen 'somewhere' in Canada in the 1970's

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                            • Savoia
                              Savoia commented
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                              Prego amico .. and welcome back!

                              It seems that some of these North American Gazelles with an unknown fate were involved in accidents, although I cannot find anything at the moment about what happened to C-GUMH.

                            • Helipixman
                              Helipixman commented
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                              Try searching the Transport Canada register website for either the Registration C-GUMH or cn.1259 and it does not seem to exist ??? I searched the historic register and also by type.

                              BTW this is not the only registration not on there... example C-GSHL ?

                              Have Transport Canada left them out or were they officially registered ?

                            • xbdt
                              xbdt commented
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                              Transports Canada goes only back till '82 I think. For earlier dates you need to ask them by email and they'll look into the paper archives.

                          • Armée de Terre Gazelle in front of a waterfall


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                            • What a fancy office chair!

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                              • Originally posted by Helipixman View Post
                                from an official source 2-LOUD has not been registered yet !! Maybe it has been requested.
                                Okay, what do I know !!!!

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                                • Helipixman
                                  Helipixman commented
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                                  I'm guessing you do know and will let us know when the time is right. I contacted someone in Guernsey regarding many other 2-reg registrations and they told me that 2-LOUD has not been registered yet ! They did not mention if it had been reserved or applied for though.

                                  The plot thickens... time will tell

                                  Helipixman

                                • Savoia
                                  Savoia commented
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                                  Lol! Of course Stefano knows!

                                  The av authorities usually won't provide any confirmation while an application is being processed (unless you know the guys and/or gals in the department, and even then they will probably ask you not to go public until they are done). They will normally only confirm a registration once the application is complete. When it is, then they will publish the allocation and also confirm any public enquiries, but Jos is the man for more info on how the different registration departments behave.

                                  Stefano .. in the meantime, can you perhaps tell us whether this 'loud bird' is an Alo or a Gaz?



                              • New Bosnian Gazelle Registered

                                Soko 341H Gazelle YU-HFL (c/n 060) was re-registered as E7-VDH on 15-May-2018 to a 'private' person.

                                Source Bosnia-Herzegovina aircraft register 27-Aug-2018

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                                • Zishelix
                                  Zishelix commented
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                                  To a privately owned security company, to be specific.

                                • Savoia
                                  Savoia commented
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                                  Grazie Jos e Zis!

                                • Rotorspot
                                  Rotorspot commented
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                                  In fact the company specializes in Security, Helicopter services and Natural food. The Gazelle shows up on their home page at http://www.vdhsgroup.com/

                              • Russian Gazelles

                                Supporting the Summer Farewell Party in late afternoon August 13th, RA-0682G flew under one of Sankt Petersburg bridges.


                                The case is under investigation of the local police and aviation authorities http://m.47news.ru/articles/143675/

                                More RA-0682G


                                Speaking of flying under bridges of St. Petersburg, they're still looking for this guy!

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                                • Originally posted by Savoia View Post
                                  Stefano .. in the meantime, can you perhaps tell us whether this 'loud bird' is an Alo or a Gaz?
                                  If I was to tell you I would have to shoot you! All I can say is that it's the LOUD one of the two!

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                                  • Helipixman
                                    Helipixman commented
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                                    To a true Gazelle enthusiast a non fatal shooting may be worth it... LOL

                                  • Savoia
                                    Savoia commented
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                                    Based on that criteria I am definitely not a 'true' Gaz enthusiast. In any case, I blame Zishelix for luring me into all this Gaz-talk!

                                    The Artouste IIIB (such as found in the Lama) is my favourite sounding helicopter engine of all time, and the Artouste II variants in the Alouette II are a pretty close second .. they simply make the most wonderful racket!

                                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsslZVKbY0Y

                                    So, if we are talking about the Artouste being the louder of the two (compared with the Astazou) then we could be looking at another Alo on the 2 reg.

                                  • Helipixman
                                    Helipixman commented
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                                    I also liked the sound of the Lama ... lucky enough to hear the PDG machine G-LAMA for many years before it left the fleet.

                                • Ground Handling Trolley for Russian Gazelles



                                  https://www.pneumax.ru/products/prod...odstva/206747/

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                                  • Savoia
                                    Savoia commented
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                                    RA-05714 belonging to Avia member Vitaly.

                                  • xbdt
                                    xbdt commented
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                                    strange doors, probably a modified 341H?

                                  • Savoia
                                    Savoia commented
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                                    There seem to be a couple of Soko birds which on entering the Russian register have been re-defined as G's but which were originally H's - this being one of them.

                                    The doors are similar to those seen on the two Serbian birds which were up for sale for some time (as per page 2 of 'Gazelles for Sale') http://www.aviafora.com/forums/forum...for-sale/page2 one of which is c/n 060 former YU-HFL now E7-VDH as notified in Jos' recent post.

                                    The rear doors on Vitaly's Gaz seem a little wider than those on 060 however.

                                • Mr. Anthony Chan's N552T



                                  Armée de terre model for sale: https://www.guggemol24.de/en/shop/as...dell-flugzeug/



                                  Is anybody able to identify this Army Gazelle from Falklands 1982/83?

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                                  • Savoia
                                    Savoia commented
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                                    Was this bird perhaps transporting a two-star General? Major-General John Jeremy Moore was commander of the British land forces for this campaign.

                                • Demobbed WA.341B (XW903) as N341AH at 41st Annual Reno National Championship Air Races 2004

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                                  • Just a nice Gaz photo...

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                                    • Savoia
                                      Savoia commented
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                                      Nice one Zis!



                                  • SA341 F-ZWRH (cn.01) as seen fitted with floats

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                                    • Zishelix
                                      Zishelix commented
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                                      Interesting one! Glad to see at least part of the SA Gaz related-archive survived 'till these days

                                    • Savoia
                                      Savoia commented
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                                      I have been told that there are former SA/Aérospatiale employees who have photos from the early days of the Gazelle, and I am still making efforts to try and obtain copies of whatever can be uncovered.

                                  • Qatari Gazelles

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                                    • New Covers for N71FR


                                      SA341G(S) N71FR (cn.1274) as seen sporting her new covers in the BVI August 2018 (Photo by Stephen Wilson)

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                                      • Zishelix
                                        Zishelix commented
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                                        Missing only a present bow

                                    • RA-682 at Saint Petersburg's HeliDrive Heliport in April 18th, 20018 (Photo: Dmitry Yakovlev)

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                                      • Savoia
                                        Savoia commented
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                                        This is 'supposed' to be RA-0682G - so I'm wondering what has happened to the '0' and the 'G'!

                                    • Stapleford Gazelle


                                      As seen on 23rd August 2018

                                      Perhaps GazEngineer can help identify the craft in question?

                                      Be sure to check out the Russian Lamas on Alouettes and Lamas.

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                                      • Zishelix
                                        Zishelix commented
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                                        YU-HOT I guess.

                                      • Savoia
                                        Savoia commented
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                                        Nice deducting Zis!



                                    • SA342 Viviane seen employed on Operation Barkhane in the desert of Mail on 25th August 2018

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