New in Russia
RA-07822 SA341G (c/n WA1073), registered 16-Jan-2019. This is ex 2-GAZL, cancelled 04-Jan-2019 on export to Russia.
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Serbian Gazelle over the Morava River
First there was Riverdance .. and now there is river flying!
(All flown from the left-hand seat).
Avia member Adriano departing with the Haelo Gaz (SA342J HA-LFH cn.1775)
from a private location in Gainsborough, Yorkshire, on 20th February 2019
Avia member Sergey has very kindly sent us a photo of heli-dog 'Redhead' lying outside Fly Sky's helicopter base.
Check-out Heli-Dogs to see Redhead!
Do you have a heli-dog? If so, please send in your photo for our heli-dog gallery, for this is much appreciated!
You can either post yourself or mail your photo to: aviafora1@gmail.com
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SA341B XZ338 (WA1682) as seen at Middle Wallop in July 1982 (Photo by Stuart Mitchell)
Also visible: Saro Skeeter, Westland Sioux, Alouette II, a Scout and Alouette IIIs.
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Heli-Factory SA341 at Pöting Turbine Meeting in Kreuztal Littfeld Germany in June 2018
SA341C RA-05708 (WA1045) as seen in Abkhazia on 19th February 2019 (Photo by Avia member Sergey)
More 'HGUN' ..
SA342J N342ET (cn.1058) as seen at Courchevel on 16th February 2019
SA342L1 '355' as seen at Paphos in Cyprus in February 2019 (Photo by Menso van Westrhenen)
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SA342 (fitted with minigun) as seen opposite an A400M in Mali on 23rd February 2019 (Photo by Pablo Didano)
SA341F2 ZU-RRE (cn.1172) as seen in South Africa on 24th February 2019 (Photo by Graham Bek)
SA341B ZB691 (WA2006) as seen at Newquay Airport in Cornwall on 19th February 2019 (Photo by PeteM)Comment
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1566 Placed on US Register
SA341G 1566 has been added to the FAA register as N7448Y on 22nd February. It is registered to a trust company (Aerospace Trust Management) so could be anywhere!
Last information I had was when it was registered as SX-HDL which was cancelled back in 2010.
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RN Display Team 'Sharks' in June 1977.
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Lebanese Air Force SA342 as seen at Rayak Air Base on 17th February 2019 (Photo by Jeroen van Veenendaal)
SA342M1 Gazelle Viviane 'GAL' (cn.1862) as seen at the NATO Tiger Meet in Zaragoza, Spain in May 2016 (Photo by Jörgen Nilsson)
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All photos taken by Rod Bearden at Wonderboom in 2018.
ZU-RMY (5011) ex E-371
ZU-RMZ (1423) ex E-344
ZU-RNB (1881) ex E-356
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Another one from Rod Bearden ZU-RRW (1369), does not currently show on register !
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Review of the newly released War Thunder Gazelle with some interesting specification info
Un Petit Morceau d'histoire de la Gazelle / A Little Piece of Gazelle History
Regarding Jeanne D’Arc helicopter cruiser:
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/bu...-carrier-45482She saw combat just once. In 2008, Somali pirates kidnapped 30 people aboard the French yacht Le Ponant . Jeanne D’Arc was part of the rescue force. French agents paid a ransom to free the hostages. And then Jeanne D’Arc promptly launched a Gazelle helicopter that chased down the fleeing pirates and recovered the money.
Regarding Aviation 72, is seems as if a Test Pilot's School version of their desktop Gazelle is soon to be released.
https://www.aviation72.co.uk//av7224...xz936-rae-1990
Meanwhile, a solid wood desktop Gazelle is being offered as part of a 'winter clearance' sale for €45
http://cotton.sportstoshop.com/index...ducts_id=11814
There is also a metal Chinese Gazelle on offer for the reverse amount of $54
https://www.ebay.com/itm/323257719984?rmvSB=true
Digital Combat Simulator has released new colour schemes depicting Dubai Police and Yugoslav Air Force Gazelles.
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.c...files/3303616/
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.c...files/3303625/
SA342M 'GJK' hover-taxi at Beauvechain Airbase in Belgium
SA341H HA-LFL (cn.007) as seen at an unspecified location in February 2019
Montenegrin Air Force SA342L1 Soko Gazelle 12938 (cn.158) as seen in Montenegro in February 2019
SA341C RA-05708 (WA1045) overlooking Aibga Ridge from Abkhazia on 26th February 2019
With our thanks to Sergey for this lovely photo!
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Chim-Nir SA342L 4X-BHH (cn.1787) as seen in Israel in 1990 (Photo by Jakob Hershkowitz)
H-45 over Serbia
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SA341C G-DFKI (WA1216) as seen at Peterborough Sibson Airport on 27th February 2019 (Photo by Oliver Holmes)
SA342M Gazelle Viviane as seen at Lyon–Bron Airport on 1st March 2019
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Last week's heli flight.
(Please note, the Gazelle flying sequences were speeded-up to make the film shorter).Last edited by md600driver; 4th March 2019, 18:42.Comment
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Well done, Steve! It's a great deal to bring joy in another person's life. A good deed indeed
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SA341C RA-05708 (WA1045) as seen at Arabika Massif in Abkhazia in February 2019 (Photo by Sergey)
SA341 RA-2520G as seen at Novonezhino Airfield in Russia in 2018
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~ GAZELLE PRODUCTION LISTS ~
Aviafora is pleased to continue its cooperation with Rotorspot in making the latest Gazelle Production Lists available to our members and readers.
These production lists are an aggregation of Aérospatiale, Westland, ABHCO and Soko built Gazelles, and contain details of each aircraft's registration and construction number together with the aircraft's previous registration/s and current status (ie. whether operational, withdrawn from use, written-off, etc.). These lists identify each Gazelle variant, both civilian and military, including stretched versions.
Over the past year, Avia member Jos (Rotorspot's owner) has installed a number of new features on his site, and which means that our readers may now access this information online via the following links:
Aérospatiale, Westland & ABHCO List
Soko List
At the top of each list is an option to download this information should you wish to save this to your device.
If you have any issues with downloading, or if like me you would like to have a single combined list, Jos will be pleased to assist you. If you are requesting a single (combined) list, please let Jos know your preference of format, ie. XLS, CSV or plain text.
You may contact Jos at: rotorspot@yahoo.com
Rotorspot currently offers access to over 158,300 civil helicopter registration entries, both current and historical.
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Thanks for having posted this, Enrico. My database is continuously updated with new information, which gets uploaded to my website on a monthly basis. Any updates or comments are welcomed at the same email address as mentioned in Enrico's post.
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Grazie Jos! Yes, I should have thought that your database had climbed beyond last year's figure.
Well done on an amazing job. Rotorspot provides an invaluable resource to the helicopter industry and we are most grateful for your efforts.
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E7-AAB 'roof shot', Bosnia 2018
Tunisian Air Force SA341 L61-110 as seen in February 2019
Can anyone say whether these Tunisian Gazelles carry a letter designator after the '341' model number?
Unidentified Gazelle in Bosnia in 2018
Unidentified Gazelle in the UK on 20th February 2019 (Photo by Andy Lee)
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'BDC'
SA341F2 'BDC' as seen at Punta Gorda Airport in Florida on 20th October 2018
This craft is on the 'N' reg, although I haven't been able to put a finger on it yet.
A new Gazelle airframe delivered to the MW hangar this week being readied for painting
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BDC is N341RD
The Gazelle at MW is probably one of the ex stored military, looks like she still has camo paint inside the fenestron housing. So that's now two at MW we await the indentities ?Comment
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SA342K CN-AIO (cn.1376) as seen at Marignane on 27th February 1976 (Sud Aviation Archives)Comment
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Gazelle Vne test in Serbia
SA341B XZ347 (WA1713) as seen in Wiltz, Germany in July 1988 (Photo by Paul Schaller)Comment
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Concorde Over Sharks
Royal Navy Sharks at RAF Mildenhall Air Fete in 1984 (Photo: Jose Lopez Jr)
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SA341C ZU-HBH (WA1418) as seen at Middelburg Airport in South Africa on 9th March 2019Comment
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For more details on N341ZL go to the GazMart: http://www.aviafora.com/forums/forum...0573#post10573 -
Unfortunately the engine is calendar timed out so no commercial ops even though it's a standard category. Engine seals and bearings are dried out; Safran Turbomeca wouldn't do an overhaul for less than $300k in advance. AP doesn't work. No 12 year inspection. Good buy though!!! The former owner Rene Meiulier told me Mark Rowlands got it for $260,000. But I wouldn't pay more than $200,000.. Wouldn't get near the machine without a new engine and rotor system.
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SA341F2 N497MM (cn.1384) as seen at Page Field in Lee County, Florida in March 2019 (Photo by Robert Feliciano)
5U-MHF
Niger Air Force SA342M 5U-MHF (cn.1531) as seen at Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger in March 2019
French ambassador Alexandre Garcia is seen here visiting the Niger Air Force base in Niamey earlier this month.
ZU-HBH
SA341C ZU-HBH (WA1418) as seen in South Africa in March 2019 (Photo by Chrisjan Visser)
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Bravo Savoia
Some wonderful finds there, have not seen shots of N497MM & 5U-MHF, you have made my day with two additions to my Gazelle photo archive -
Grazie Elipix.
Yes, we are always glad when we are able to source previously unseen aircraft. I believe in the future we will see a few more hitherto unseen birds. Fingers crossed.
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Tim Peake with unidentified SA341B at Middle Wallop on 23rd April 2018 (Photo by Andy Brooks)
Not sure if Avia member Andy can help us with the ID for this craft. She was flown to Wallop by the British astronaut to attend a fund-raiser at the Museum of Army Flying.
Check out the latest Gazelle for sale on the GazMart
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SA341G JA9153 (cn.1260) as seen at Iruma Airport in Japan on 16th October 1976 (Photo by Masahiro Yamasaki)
A newly released image of Sony corp's first Gazelle.
According to Zis, this craft was sadly written-off after a hard landing at Tokyo Heliport on 8th June 1988.
See more Sony Gaz here.
Serbian Gazelle mountain flight, March 2019Comment
including RMZ which seems to be on high skids. They must have made fibreglass moulds for those as well then, great stuff!
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