SA342M (4096) during exercise in January 2011.
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SA341F's F-MATQ and F-MATS as seen during 'Exercise Damocles' in 1984 (Photo by Jean-François Bouvier)
SA341G N341GG (cn.1181) as seen at Isle of Man Airport on 7th June 2019
SA341G N341DT (cn.1110) as seen at Kotrijk Wevelgem Airport in June 2019 (Photo by Oliver Williams)
SA342J 2-WILD (cn.1695) as seen at Zomergem, Belgium in June 2019 (Photo by Emanuele Ghiroldi)Comment
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SA342MV F-MGAS and SA342M F-MGAE together with a pair of USMC Ospreys approaching the FS Tonnerre on 28th June 2019 during 'Exercise Semper Thunder' in North Carolina
SA342M F-MGAC at Aeroport de Meaux Esbly in 2018
SA342M upgrade carried out by Secaero (formerly Aerotec) at Aéroport de Valence-Chabeuil (Photo by Rodolphe Olivaux)
NZ Gaz
SA341C ZK-HBH (WA1418) as seen at Wanaka in New Zealand on 7th June 2003 (Photo by Glenn Alderton)
SA341F2 ZU-RED (cn.1285) as seen at Port Elizabeth in South Africa on 5th July 2019
SA342J YU-HES (cn.1057) as seen landing at Booker on 14th June 2019
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SA341G N37UP (cn.1224) with her owner in Italia on 7th July 2019
On board in Italia with SA341G N37UP (cn.1224) on 7th July 2019
N37UP landing on 7th July 2019
SA341F2 ZU-RNV (cn.1608) repositions from pad to grass in South Africa, July 2019
ZU-RNV 45° pedal turn take off in South Africa, July 2019
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SA341F2 ZU-RNV (cn.1608) as seen at Polokwane Airport in Limpopo, South Africa on 7th July 2019 (Photo by Jean-Pierre Lombard)
SA341F2 ZU-RMD (cn.1523) as seen at Wonderboom Airport on 6th July 2019 (Photo by Gary Shephard)
SA341B ZB672 (WA1959) as seen near Mount Alice in the Falkland Islands on 18th April 1984 (Photo by Taff Evans)
A newly delivered Serbian Police H145 is escorted over Belgrade by stablemate S-76B YU-HEG while photographed by SA342L YU-HEC on 8th July 2019 (Photo by Uroš Mitrović)
Serbian Police SA342L YU-HEC (cn.1830)
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SA341G TG-ASM recently arrived at Porto di Genova in Italia from Guatemala
SA342M TOW missile fire at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina on 29th June 2019 during exercise 'Semper Thunder'
(Photo by Gary Jayne)
SA342M F-MCXL with with Puma F-MCZS in Lorraine, France in 1988 (Photo by Philippe Mauffrey)
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UR-ABBA
SA341 UR-ABBA in the Ukraine in May 2019
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SA341G 2-WMAN (cn.1277) start and depart
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Meet the singing daughter of an Avia member who also likes to fly Gazelles!
SA341G N37UP (cn.1224) con 'Arianna' in Italia on 12th April 2019
Liberio (owner of N37UP) is very proud of his daughter Arianna (above) and wanted to share with us her latest song Un mondo che balla (A world that dances) a summer dance song for the people of Italy and beyond!
In addition to singing, Arianna's papà reports that his daughter enjoys flying '7UP' and does so very well.
Congratulazioni Liberio!
Arianna sends greetings from Romania
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SA341G 4X-BHI (cn.1294) as seen conducting film work over the Sea of Galilee c. late 80's early 90's
A truly rare bird on today's Flashback Friday, not only a Hebrew Gazelle, but one with fixed floats!
Notice the green paint on the oil cooler pipe cover, a leftover from her days as D-HAIR.
With our great thanks to Elipix for sourcing this photo, grazie amico!
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Originally posted by Savoia View Post
I think I still have that green oil cooler pipe from 4X-BHI. I can remember getting some of the covers repainted though.
I never saw any floats when I emptied the stores in Israel, presumably they were damaged beyond repair.
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SA341F F-MBWQ (cn.1675) as seen at Base aérienne (Luxeuil Saint-Sauveur) in May 1998 (Photo by Paul Schaller)
SA341F2 ZU-RNV (cn.1608) at Wonderboom Airport on 12th July 2019 with Jean-Pierre Lombard at the controlsComment
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SA341F2 ZU-RMD (cn.1523) in South Africa in June 2019
SA341 RA-1314G as seen in Russia in July 2019
British Army Gazelles at Murray Heights in the Falklands on 27th June 1984 (Photo by Taff Evans)
Beaver wreck VP-FAL in the foreground.
Review of Aviation72 Gazelle, along with some snippets of Gaz historyComment
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The Haelo Gaz at Bourne Park on 15th July 2019
SA341C ZK-HTB (WA1299) as seen outside the Heli Maintenance hangar at Christchurch Airport on 20th December 2005
It seems as if a fair number of birds flew the Yeovil coop without the quality control or date stamp on their data plate.
It is possible I suppose, that Westland's official 'stamper' was on tea break when the aircraft were being dispatched for delivery, and I suppose it is also possible that the releasing of aircraft from the shop so consistently interfered with his tea breaks that he simply stamped up a batch of plates, put them in a pile, and told the fitters to help themselves as required!
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SA342L(S) CN-AID (cn.1360) as seen at Dax Seyresse Airport in France (Photo by J. Lourmière)
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Great Lakes Helicopters SA341G C-GDUG (cn.1042) as seen in Canada in 1978Comment
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Montenegrin Air Force Gazelles at Podgorica Airport in June 2019
SA341B XX405 (WA1343) as seen at Exeter Airport on 29th March 2019Comment
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SA341G D-HMTC (cn.1014) as seen in Germany (Photo by Theo Diekmann)
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A Serbian Air Force Gazelle, SA341H 12836 (cn.080) from the 98th Airborne Brigade, has crashed while conducting a training flight in the area of Rutevac in Serbia.
SA341H 12836 (cn.080) which crashed on 19th July 2019 near the village of Rutevac in Serbia
Upon landing, the aircraft rolled to the right causing substantial damage to the airframe and its components. However, the two crew members on board suffered only minor injuries. It is likely that the aircraft will be written-off.
The cause of the crash as yet remains undetermined but will be investigated by the Serbian Ministry of Defence.
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Lebanese Air Force SA342L in Lebanon, July 2019
SA342's from 3RHC at Clermont-Ferrand Airport in France on 14th July 2019
SA341F2 ZU-RNV (cn.1608) in South Africa, July 2019 (Photo by Jean-Pierre Lombard)
SA341B G-HSDL (WA1227) as seen at Manchester Barton on 21st July 2019 (Photo by Daniel Kelly)
SA342 in the UK, July 2019
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Not a 342 it’s a 341 I would hazard a guess it’s a ex UK military 341B by looking at the stores boom blanks.
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Grazie Stefano, clear posted with the wrong details.
I'm guessing this must be a Stapleford bird.
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SA342J YU-HES (cn.1057) as seen at Shoreham Airport on 6th February 2018 (Photo by Nick Ellis)
SA341H HA-LFP (cn.008) as seen at Szentkirályszabadja Airport in Hungry on 27th May 2007 (Photo by Balázs Horváth)
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SA341H (cn.060) YU-HFL Serbia NFIComment
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SA342M F-MBLF 4183 as seen in Gap, France on 13th March 2009 (Photo by Romain Baheu)
Seen here with snow skis fitted.
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Gazelles for Togo
Togo is to receive 5 ex ALAT SA342 helicopters, with 4187 / MCS being one of them (see message #3910 on this forum).
SA342M F-MMCS 4187 as seen at Valence-Chabeuil on 21st May 2019
This Gazelle is awaiting delivery to Togo.Comment
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SA341F2 ZU-RNV (cn.1608) as seen in Kwazulu Natal on 23rd July 2019 (Photo by Jean-Pierre Lombard)
SA341B ZA766 (WA1808) as seen as Exeter Airport on 24th July 2019 (Photo by Z. Goldman)
SA341F2 'BOO' NFIComment
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SA341G G-SFTF (cn.1262) as seen at Silverstone c. early 80's (Photo by Elipix)
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Kenneth McAlpine's SA341G G-BBSI (WA1138) as seen at an undisclosed location c. late 70's
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SFTF. More likely taken mid to late 80's, after the training contract ended.High skid gear was not installed when i was there. Photo shows the later 5 point harness pilots seats and an original (locally sourced) orange frangible fairing too. The Astazou shows the same colour scheme sported by SFTG. -
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G-SFTF Silverstone....
Yes Nosco you are correct mid to late eighties and thanks for jogging my old failing memory. I do remember we flew into Silverstone in G-BDXW a Piper Cherokee Arrow 200 owned by my friend and war-bird collector Peter Teichman. He owned it between 1984 and 1987. Can check my log book for exact date.
Re other SFT Gazelles... there are various photos showing a good deal of parts swapping within the fleet. Was there a reason behind this or was someone working in a dark hangar !!!
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New Gazelle spotted in China, NFI
Gazelles departing Stapleford Aerodrome, July 2019
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N624EL
SA342J N624EL (cn.1094) as seen at Issy les Moulineaux on 26th July 2019 (Photo by Andy Davey)
ZU-RMZ
ZU-RMZ panel
SA342L F-MAML (cn.1558) as seen in Ambrì, Switzerland in 1996 (Photo by Paul Schaller)
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G-SFTF Silverstone
Helipix, I'm not sure which 'parts swapping' evidence appears in photo's of the SFT fleet, but as with many other operators, 'Robbery' was a normal practice, to keep the Line aircraft serviceable. Certainly, aircraft on inspections or awaiting rebuild, were cannibalized.'Re other SFT Gazelles... there are various photos showing a good deal of parts swapping within the fleet. Was there a reason behind this or was someone working in a dark hangar !!!'
Photos do show one issue, engine colour scheme mismatching. Someone previously (in the USA), thought it a good idea to paint the Astazou's (normally Grey painted) casings, with the same colours as the airframe. This was ok until you swap engines, from airframe to airframe. Photos show TF's Astazou with TG's colours. TF originally had a Astazou with colours unrelated to any other SFT Gazelle and that engine went into TG. It may have been that TF, being lightly utilised, gave up its lower time engine, to TG, which flew daily. The high time engine could then remain in service longer, in a low utilised airframe, pushing back the cost of overhaul.
The only other mis-matched colours I recall were the engine inlet silencers, which some aircraft had and some didn't. I'm not certain we had many sets, so they probably got swapped around a bit.
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SA341G RA-2520G (cn.1034) as seen at Novonezhino Airfield in Primorsky Krai, Russia in July 2019
SA341F2 ZU-RNV (cn.1608) as seen in Centurion, Gauteng in July 2019 (Photo by Jean-Pierre Lombard)
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SA341H T9-AAB (cn.037) as seen at Krajina Square in Banja Luka, Bosnia in July 2019
SA342J YU-HEV (cn.1393) at an undisclosed location in the UK in July 2019Comment
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SA341G N37UP (cn.1224) with junior Gazeller Arianna in Italia on 28th July 2019
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SA341G(S) G-ZELL (cn.1280) as seen at Redhill c.1993 (Photo by Elipix)
SA341B ZA772 (WA1814) landing at RIAT 2018Comment
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Serbian Gazelles
The latest Serbian aircraft register (dated 28 June 2019) does no longer list Gazelles YU-HED (1847) and YU-HEO (1140). Any idea what has become of these?
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