Shrieking Gazelles

[Rotorspot]

G-CBGZ Change of Ownership

SA341C Gazelle HT.2, G-CBGZ c/n 1923, changed ownership on 29-Jul-2022 from B W Stuart, A W J Stuart and P J Whitaker (trustees of the Gazelle Squadron Flying Group) to G.P. Hinkley, North Weald.

[Savoia]

Grazie mille Jos! 👍

[Savoia]

SA341D G-TSTR (WA1905) ex-ZB625 as seen at RAF Fairford on 14th July 2022 (Photo by Niall McCormick)




SA342M F-MGEA (2205) as seen at Aéroport de Valence-Chabeuil on 3rd July 2022 (Photo by Thibault Gaulain)

[Fabrice]

F-MGEA is a 342Ma (former 342L1)

[Savoia]

Grazie Fabrizio! 👍

[Savoia]

SA341C G-CBKD (WA1130) as seen at Duxford on 27th July 2022

[Savoia]

SA341G G-BBHW (WA1098) as seen at Cranfield in the 1970's (Photo by Steve Barnes)




SA342J C-FEMF (1058) as seen in Canada c.1990

[Rotorspot]

New Gazelles in Kazakhstan

Air Britain reports the following two new Gazelles:

UP-LA296 SA341G, c/n 164; registered 30-Jun-2021 to T.O.O. AUTTS, Karaganda
UP-SA001 SA341G, c/n 069; registered 27-Oct-2021 to T.O.O. Q7 Airlines operated by T.O.O. AUTTs, Karaganda

C/n 164 is assumed to be Soko built, although the highest SOKO c/n that I have is 163. Anyone having an idea about this one?
C/n 069 is ex YU-HFL, E7-VDH, YU-HFL, JRV12825.

[xbdt]

None of these can be SA341G's.

[Savoia]

Grazie Jos! 👍

SA342L and SA341H?

Be interesting to see what these are used for.

[Savoia]

Bosnian Air Force Gazelle A-2306 NFI (Photo by Federico Grattoni)




SA341B XX381 (WA1269) as seen at Greenham Common in 1977

[Rotorspot]

New Gazelle in France

F-AYPU SA341F2, c/n 1690, ex ALAT 1690; registered 01-Aug-2022 to Philippe Paillisson, Amiens.

[Savoia]

Grazie Jos! Lovely to see another civilian registered Gaz in France. 👍

[Savoia]

SA341C G-SIVJ (WA2012) as seen at Sleap Airfield in Shropshire on 6th August 2022 (Photo by Steve Beech)




SA341B G-UNNS (WA1284) as seen at Redhill
on 14th August 2021

[Savoia]

SA341F2 ZU-RED (1285) as seen at Port Elizabeth Airport on 7th August 2022 (Photo by Matthew Eales)




SA341B XZ344 (WA1704) as seen at RAF Finningley on 17th September 1988 (Photo by Mark Hall)

[Savoia]

SA342M F-MGOB (2183) as seen at Aérodrome Le Luc Le Cannet on 21st July 2013 (Photo by Marc Duthet)

[Rotorspot]

USA Gazelle cancelled to France

N46ZZ SA341G, c/n 1035, cancelled 03-Aug-2022 on export to France. New registration not yet known.

[Savoia]

Grazie Jos! 👍 It will be nice to see this craft on the French register, perhaps the only airworthy civilian Gazelle on the French register?

[Savoia]

G-CBJZ


SA341D G-CBJZ (WA1734) as seen at Erfurt-Weimar Airport in Germany on 1st August 2022 (Photo by Sebastian Arndt)




SA341B XZ345 (WA1705) attached to 671 Squadron, as seen at SPTA on 12th February 2015 (Photo by Steve Matterface)





Fabrizio, I have a nice photo of a South African Air Force Oryx taken just a few days ago and which I am linking here in case you are interested.

[Fabrice]

Grazie Sav, nice photo of a not-so-common bird indeed.

[Ian]

Gazelle for sale on AVBuyer. Same paint scheme as YU-HEY

[Savoia]

Ciao Ian, yes, I think she's been up for sale for most of the year: https://www.helx.co.uk/pre-owned/sa341-gazelle

[Ian]

Yes, third different agent/broker.

[Savoia]

SA342J F-GOSO (1057) as seen at Stapleford on 12th September 2004 (Photo by Mick Bajcar)




SA342M F-MAEQ (2078) as seen at Aérodrome de Compiègne-Margny on 21st June 1998 (Photo by Fred Willemsen)

[Savoia]

SA342J N624EL (1094) as seen at Issy les Moulineaux on 11th August 2022 (Photo by Mathieu Vié)



SA341H HA-LFX (090) as seen at Hajógyári Kikötő, Lake Balaton in Hungary in July 2017

[Savoia]

SA341D G-VOIP (WA1792) as seen over Blackpool on 13th August 2022 (Photo by Jonathan Palombo)




SA341 lakeside departure NFI

[Savoia]

SA341C G-CBGZ (WA1915) as seen at Little Gransden Airfield on 28th August 2005 (Photo by S. Thomas)



SA342 F-MGNS as seen at Nord-Pas-de-Calais in June 2010

[Savoia]

SA341G N341GL (1413) as seen at Kenosha Regional Airport in Wiscon on 23rd July 2022




SA341B XZ345 (WA1705) as seen at Middle Wallop on 17th March 2005 (Photo by Stefan Szrama)

[Savoia]

SA341H HA-LFX (090) as seen at Hajógyári Kikötő on Lake Balaton in Hungary in August 2019




SA342MV F-MGCI (4175) as seen at Aerodrome Grenoble–Le Versoud on 16th August 2022

[Savoia]

SA341F2 F-MBWP (1133) as seen in Annemasse, France on 25th July 1987 (Photo by G. Desyon)




First City Air SA341G(S) G-MANN (1295) as seen at Goodwood n August 1996 (Photo by Bill Teasdale)

[Savoia]

SA341F2 F-AYPU (1690) as seen at the Heli Technique hangar in Signy-Signets, France on 30th June 2022



SA341C G-CLGO (WA1750) XZ939 as seen at Old Warden on 3rd July 2022

[xbdt]

Marignane, June 1979, F-WTNW Egyptian SA-342K Gazelle (c/n 1740)

[Savoia]

A beautiful shot XB 👍

Following-up from what Jos has mentioned, my understanding is that the 'K' model was a designation exclusive to Kuwait?

[Rotorspot]

In fact the helicopter is not Egyptian, but Syrian. Egypt (1972-1984), Libya (1972-1977) and Syria (1972-1980) used the same flag (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federa...Arab_Republics), when the three countries formed the nominal “Federation of Arab Republics”. Based on the colour scheme of the helicopter itself, it is safe to say it is going to Syria.

[Savoia]

Bravo Jos! 👍

This makes sense as I don't think the Egyptian Air Force operated the Gazelle on high skids, whereas we know that the Syrians did.

[Savoia]

SA341G N341GG (1181) as seen at Kortrijk-Wevelgem on 20th August 2022 (Photo by Xander Oplines)




SA342M HA-HSG (3615) as seen at Breighton on 19th August 2022 (Photo by Eddie Walker)

[Savoia]

SA341B ZB671 (WA1958) as seen at SPTA on 21st June 2022 (Photo by Joe Lewis)




SA341G RA-2184G (1034) as seen in Vladivostok in 2016

[Savoia]

SA341F2 F-AYOM (1451) as seen at Altiport de l'Alpe d'Huez on 23rd August 2022 (Photo by Thibault Lambert)




SA341F2 N916D (1448) as seen at Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport in Teton County, Idaho on 23rd August 2022 (Photo by Tim Pullum)





Check out the latest Gazelle for sale on the GazMart

[Savoia]

SA342J YU-HES (1057) as seen at Stapleford on 9th July 2006 (Photo by Berend de Vries)




SA341C G-BZDV (WA1150) as seen in August 2022 NFI

[Savoia]

SA341G G-EZEL (WA1073) as seen at Goodwood Aerodrome on 13th March 2004




Yugoslav Air Force SA342L1 12935 (152) NFI

[Savoia]

SA341D G-ONNE (WA1089) as seen at Duxford on 26th August 2022 (Photo by Fred Taylor)




SA341B XW847 (WA1011) as seen departing RAF Leeming on 25th August 2022 (Photo by Mark Taylor)

[Savoia]

Royal Moroccan Air Force SA342L CN-ACE (1901) as seen in Morocco NFI




SA342MV F-MGBF (4059) as seen at RAF Fairford on 21st July 1013 (Photo by Phil Childs)

[Helipixman]

Have I just purchased this image as part of a collection. It shows two Gazelle helicopters at Thruxton 8.5.83. The cream one is C-GTDE which became G-SFTF but what is the other one ?

On the slide it says N4729... which one is this I wonder ? N47295 re-regd in USA, so unlikely. The two other contenders are N47297 which became G-SFTB or N47298 which became G-SFTC ?




This photo has also been posted on Brit Gaz

[Savoia]

Fantastico Paolo! 👌 Break break .. Nosco are you still with us? Can you cast any light on this matter?

[Zishelix]

Well done, Helipix!

One of the few Gazelle c/s I never seen before You're right, either N47297 or N47298, both from the Livingston Copters Inc.

[noscoavia]

An interesting photo. Both SFTB and TC entered SFT service with a (then)recently resprayed overall creamy white colour scheme,and were almost identical.
The colour scheme shown, would not have been out of place compared to some of the others, but was perhaps too close to the RAE ' Raspberry Ripple' scheme of the time.
Cannot help further, sorry.