Shrieking Gazelles

[Zishelix]

Serbian Police Helicopter Unit's SA342L1 YU-HEA c/n 118 as seen on 18th May 2018 (Photo: Igor Salinger)






SA341B G-ZZEL c/n WA1152 as seen at White Waltham Airfield on 24th April 2024 (Photo: Callum Goodwin)

[Zishelix]

SA341G JA9098 c/n 1012 during her first flights in Japan. Photo taken in 1973



SA341G C-GEML c/n 1017 as seen at Wandering River, Alberta, Canada in 1985

[Savoia]

Grazie Zis. Some lovely classic shots and a very rare one from Japan! 👍

[Savoia]

SA342J YU-HES (1057) as seen near Tebay in Cumbria on 7th June 2010 (Photo by Shaun Connor)

[Savoia]

SA341D G-VOIP (WA1792) as seen at Bagby Airfield in north Yorkshire on 14th April 2024

[Zishelix]

SA341B XZ294 WA1506 as seen at 11th Helicopter Championship, Aigen im Ennstal in Austria on 9th August 2002
(Photo: Elisabeth Klimesch)

[Savoia]

Nice one Zis! 👍

[Fabrice]

A nice pedagogic video from the eighties about the nap-of-the-earth flight (vol tactique) in the ALAT:

[Savoia]

Grazie Fabrizio! 👍 Lovely to hear from you again.

[Zishelix]

Nice footage, thanks!

[Savoia]

SA342J(S) YU-HPZ (1473) as seen at Middle Wallop on 8th April 2017 (Photo by Matt Sudol)

[Zishelix]

Ecuadorean SA342L E-363 c/n 2068 at La Balbina in May 2022 (Photo: Diogo da Conceicao)

[Savoia]

SA342M F-MGET (4225) as seen at Aéroport de Valence Chabeuil on 24th June 2018 (Photo by Laurent Quérité)

[Zishelix]

Cypriot National Guard SA342L1 as seen in 2021






SA341F2 ZU-RNV (1608) as seen at Swartkops Air Base on 6th May 2023 (Photo: Ruan du Rand)

[Helipixman]

G-UNNS is showing as a potential change of ownership, dated 30th April 2024, wonder who it will be ?
G-CLGO is also showing as a potential owner change !

[Savoia]

Grazie Paolo! 👍 G-UNNS change in ownership announced last week in post #6328. I haven't specifically asked the owner if he would mind his name being mentioned, I'm sure he wouldn't by the way. Anyway his initials are 'AF' and he's a member of the Bell 206 Group.

[Zishelix]

SA341G N341VH as seen in the USA in the 1970's/early 80's






SA341G(S) N401S c/n 1509 took part in filming the St. Helens movie from 1981 and reveals a lovely classic paint scheme!





You can see the full movie here.

[Savoia]

Lovely shots Zis, grazie! 👍

N341VH, do you know if this was 1041 or 1136 please?

[Zishelix]

Both 1041 & 1136 were N341VH, but on the specific photo is #1136 since that one was Vought Helicopter Inc's demo machine.

[Savoia]

Ah, okay .. grazie mille!

[Savoia]

SA342M F-MGJR (4038) as seen with EC120B F-HBKL near Seyresse in France

[Zishelix]

SA341G G-BBHW WA1098 as seen at Hayes Heliport in the 1980's

[Savoia]

SA341F2 N341RD (1501) as seen in Florida NFI

[Zishelix]

SA342M1 4164/GCF (Photo: Christophe Meslet) NFI

[Zishelix]

SA341G c/n 1182 N565F as seen a5t Newtownards Airfield in June 2011

Sold to China in 2012 after which we seem to have lost all trace of her.

[Zishelix]

SA341F2 N1198G c/n 1198 as a 'helicopter tug mannequin'



https://www.chopperspotter.com/why-chopper-spotter/

[md600driver]

I have 2 of these 1 x old type that I upgraded to remote control and one of the new ones as shown on the post, that particular one is a little lower changes brought about I think as chopperspotter company owner has a gazelle I find them the best and easiest for a gazelle mover even for moving the gaz with folded blades single handed

[Savoia]

SA341D G-VOIP (WA1792) as seen at Donington Park Circuit in Leicestershire on 5th May 2024

[Zishelix]

Unarmed Montenegrin HN-45M 12943 c/n 163 at Golubovci near the capital Podgorica in September 2010 (Photo: Joop de Groot)

[Savoia]

SA341G G-BCHM (WA1168) as seen at Cranfield on 3rd September 1983 (Photo by Paul Seymour)

So glad to have come across this recently released shot of BCHM, an aircraft I first encountered when she was fresh off the production line.

[Savoia]

SA341H HA-LFW (096) as seen in Grafenau, Bayern, Germany in May 2023 (Photo by Tom Ziegler)

[Savoia]

SA342L 354 (2197) as seen over Evretou Dam in Cyprus on 22nd April 2024 (Photo by Jonathan Verschuuren)




G-UNNS Ownership Clarified

The ownership of G-UNNS 'The Gunner' has been confirmed by her buyer who is Clive Robert. Clive bought The Gunner directly from her previous owner who is apparently based in New Zealand.

We wish Clive many hours of safe and happy flying.

[Savoia]

SA341B G-ZZEL (WA1152) as seen at White Waltham on 23rd April 2024 (Photo by CG Aviation)

[Zishelix]

SA341G WA1039 HB-XIL as seen at Grenchen Airport, Switzerland in April 1980

[Savoia]

SA341D G-TSTR (WA1905) ex-ZB625 as seen at RAF Fairford on 19th July 2022 (Photo by Jonathan Williams)

[Zishelix]

SA341F2 c/n 1607 F-AYET as seen at Nancy airport in January 2024

[Zishelix]

Qatari SA342L's QA06, 07 and 08 as seen in flight over Qatar. Photo by Peter Steinemann

[Savoia]

SA341G G-BAGJ (WA1039) as seen at Mentmore Towers in Buckinghamshire on 18th May 1977 (Photo by Martin Mayer)

[Zishelix]

This 'what if' paintwork makes me wonder how come the Sécurité Civile (French civil defence agency) never had any Gazelles in their fleet?

[Savoia]

'𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒆́𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆́ 𝑪𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝑮𝒂𝒛𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒕?'

Probably because the Alouette III offered greater versatility.

[Zishelix]

Probably