Shrieking Gazelles

[Savoia]

SA341G EC-CMB (1166) as seen at Le Mans in June 1989 (Photo de Robert Moitessier)




Army Air Corps Gazelles May be Retired in October

Army Air Corps pilots have reported to a member of Elipix's 'Scottish Rotors' Facebook group that the Gazelle is to be retired this October.

If you have any news either confirming or denying this report, please let us know in the comments below or on Avia's FB page.

[Savoia]

SA341C G-IBNH (WA1033) as seen at Compton Abbas in June 2021

[Savoia]

Stefano e Michele with SA342M HA-HSG (3615) at RAF Fairford on 14th July 2023




Syrian Air Force SA342L during a live fire exercise in 2023




SA341F2 N341RD (1501) start and depart

[Savoia]

SA341B G-ZZEL (WA1152) as seen at Wolverhampton on 7th July 2023 (Photo by Mike Powell)


Malawi



First Capital Bank of Malawi are using an edited photo of an ALAT Gazelle as part of their current advertising. In likelihood the bank may be recruiting one of Malawi's Air Force Gazelles for it's currently publicity drive although we have yet to see a photo of this.




Airfix Gaz model with a desert camo finish under construction

[Savoia]

SA341C G-CBGZ (WA1915) as seen at RAF Fairford on 13th July 2023 (Photo by Chris Howe)




SA341B XZ320 (WA1613) as seen at Perth Scone on 12th July 2023 (Photo by Wallace Shackleton)

[Savoia]

SA341H HA-LFL (007) as seen at Žilina Airport, Slovakia in July 2023 (Photo by Roman Svoboda)




SA341G G-KANE (1136) as seen at Sywell on 1st June 2013 (Photo by Derek Heley)

[Jensen Jordan Lubowa]

Wait.. LFL is 341H, thought was 341G, means even LFI is H..!!

[Savoia]

SA341G N62416 (1170) as seen at Reading Regional Airport in Pennsylvania on 10th June 1976 (Photo by Peter Nicholson)

[Savoia]

SA341B G-BZYD (WA1648) former XZ329 as seen in Capel, Surrey on 2nd July 2023

[Rotorspot]

UK Gazelle Update

G-CMKS Westland SA341B Gazelle AH.1, c/n 1990 (ex ZB683), was cancelled 27-Jul-2023 on export to Hungary.

[Savoia]

Grazie Jos! 👍

[Savoia]

SA341B VH-OIX (WA1351) XX409 as seen at Rowland Flat Airfield in Krondorf, South Australia on 16th April 2023
(Photo by Cameron Roberts)




SA341B G-ZZEL (WA1152) start and depart from Ragley Hall
in Warwickshire on 29th July 2023






Nostalgia on Monday


SA341G G-BBHW (WA1098) as seen at Luton in August 1974

Zis, Elipix .. have you seen BBHW in this scheme before?

[Savoia]

Grazie Elipix! 👍 When zooming another (slightly larger) copy of this photo, I couldn't see anything inside the circle.

This is my first time to see BBHW wearing these brown stripes.

[Zishelix]

Sav, thanks a lot for this nice classic G-BBHW photo!

At the time the machine was operated by the company called Orme Development, so maybe the logo is related with that.

[Savoia]

Grazie Zis! 👍

Elipix, did you know about 'Orme Developments'?

[Jensen Jordan Lubowa]

Question: Is it possible to buy a SA341F2 or SA342M from Armeè de TERRE?

[Savoia]

Please contact Heli-Technique https://helitechnique.com/en/ or Aeromecanic http://www.aeromecanic.com/Maintenance_FR.html and they will assist you.

[Tasty]

For which country?

[Jensen Jordan Lubowa]

Thanks Sav.

Tasty, it's for Uganda

[Savoia]

SA342J YU-HES (1057) as seen at Stapleford on 9th April 2023 (Photo by Philip Cole)




SA341C XX441 (WA1418) as seen at Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands on 3rd July 1993 (Photo by Jan Eenling)




Two separate EASA AD's were issued yesterday, 31st July 2023, in respect of the SA341G and SA342J. These relate to inspections of the M/R stainless-steel leading edge strip and the Fenestron driveshaft.

https://ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2023-0155

https://ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/23-090

[Savoia]

SA341B ZB690 (WA2003) as seen at RAF Fairford on 15th July 2023 (Photo by Werner Verbogt)




Gazelles at Wonderboom Airport in Pretoria, January 2017 (Photo by Graham Bekker)

[Savoia]

SA341H HA-LFX (090) as seen at Borgond Airport in Hungary on 8th September 2013 (Photo by Ferenc Hamori)




Avia member Vernon has posted the message below on Alouettes and Lamas:

I am considering doing a color change on my Alouette II to its original French Navy colors. Can anyone on this forum advise as to what blue is to be used. I searched for French navy helicopters in model form, as the color chart to be used on the model is usually specified, but haven't had any luck. Your help will be appreciated.

http://www.aviafora.com/forums/forum...6013#post16013

Can anyone assist?

[Savoia]

SA341G F-GEHB (1099) as seen at Aéroport de Rouen on 13th April 1988 (Photo by Luc Aubin)

[Savoia]

EC-EQU


SA342J EC-EQU (1057) as seen at Marignane in 1989 (Photo by Paul Bannwarth)

[Savoia]

SA341D G-VOIP (WA1792) as seen at Ettington Park Hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon in July 2023




SA341F2 N497MM (1384) as seen at Fort Worth Alliance Airport on 5th August 2023 (Photo by Sam Combs)

[Savoia]

SA341B pair as seen departing RAF Fairford on 17th July 2023 (Photo by Martyn Wraight)




SA342 as seen in St. Petersburg in August 2023

[Savoia]

SA342M OO-VDA (4038) as seen at Aéroport de Châteauroux, France on 8th August 2023 (Photo by Hugo)




This Gaz evidently appearing in a TV series called 'Strike Back'

Hopefully our resident 'Film Gaz' expert, Zis, can tell us a little more about this aircraft, maybe even it's ID.

[md600driver]

I would think it’s HALFX I have flown HA-LFX a few times ,the company has already done a few films in the series also with other gazelles. Also I could recognise the pilot

[Savoia]

Grazie Stefano! 👍 We actually posted a shot of LFX some days back. She wears a nice camo scheme.

[Savoia]

SA341F2 N341KJ (1483) as seen at Oshkosh Airport, Wisconsin on 28th July 2023 (Photo by Omar Perez)

[Savoia]

Tecnavia SA341G F-GFCI (1206) as seen at Aéroport de Nice in May 1990 (Phot by Air Azur)

[Savoia]

SA341B XZ328 (WA1647) as seen at RAF Alconbury on 20th July 1985 (Photo by David C.)

[Savoia]

SA342L 12916 (129) as seen at Batajnica Air Base on 22nd April 2023

[Rotorspot]

N341GW Change of Ownership

SA341F2 N341GW c/n 1541 changed ownership to FERRY BOAT HOLDINGS INC, REDMOND (WA) on 08-Aug-2023

[Savoia]

Grazie mille Jos, molto apprezzato! 👍

[Savoia]

Armée de Terre Gazelle as seen in Gao, Mali in June 2021




SA341F2 as seen in Chino, California in July 2023

[Savoia]

SA341B G-ZZEL (WA1152) as seen at Ha'penny Green Airport in Wolverhampton on 12th August 2023 (Photo by Dan)

[Savoia]

SA342L 241 (1854) as seen at Gormanston in County Meath on 11th March 2005 (Photo by Frank Grealish)

[Savoia]

Haribo SA341G D-HARI (1019) as seen at Paris Le Bourget in June 1975 (Photo by Eric Bannwarth)

[Savoia]

SA341B XW846 (WA1009) as seen departing ManBart on 15th August 2023 (Photo by Shaun Connor)

[Savoia]

SA341G ZU-RLU (1097) as seen in KwaZulu-Natal in 2023




SA341H HA-LFL (007) as seen in the Czech Republic in August 2023 (Photo by Lukáš Kroča)