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aerospatiale alouette iii

   

   

Derived from alouette ii

Model History:

First flew as the Sud-Aviation SE3160 on 28 Feb 1959. Production ceased in France in 1983 after c.1450 of SA316 and SA319 types built.

Derivatives and Versions of this model:

ModelYearHistory
    sa316 alouette iii     1960 SA316 has one Turbomeca Artouste IIIb engine. Also licence built in Romania as the IAR 316B.
    sa319 alouette iii     1961 Has a single Turbomeca Astazou engine.



Organisations / Units with this Model:

    Organisation     Qty UnitsBases/Heliports
1963/now8 aer chór na hÉireann
    302 squadron     sa316 alouette iii Baldonnel
1978/now5 il-forzi armati ta’ malta
1978/now     air squadron     sa316 alouette iii Luqa 1979/now
1963/now10 tentara darat diraja malaysia
1995/now     881 skuadron pasukan udara tentera darat     sa316 alouette iii Kluang 1995/now
1964/now77 koninklijke luchtmacht
1962/78     299 squadron     sa316 alouette iii Deelen 1957/95
1964/96     298 squadron     sa316 alouette iii Soesterberg 1968/now
1965/now     300 squadron     sa316 alouette iii Deelen 1968/95
Soesterberg 1995/now
Ypenburg 1962/68
1967/94     sar flight     sa316 alouette iii Leeuwarden 1977/97
Soesterberg 1968/77
Ypenburg 1959/68
1963/now156 força aérea portuguesa
    esquadra de transporte 552     sa316 alouette iii Beja 1993/now
1978/now20 sazemane khadamat helicopteri


Construction Numbers of this Model:

C/NVersionBuiltHistory
    1151     sa316 alouette iii 1963 aer chór na hÉireann 195 : ex F-WJDH. Delivered 25 Nov 1963 as 195.
    1153     sa316 alouette iii 1963 aer chór na hÉireann 196 : ex F-WKQB. Delivered 25 Nov 1963 as 196
    1194     sa316 alouette iii 1964 aer chór na hÉireann 197 : Delivered 15 May 1964 as 197.
    1242     sa316 alouette iii 1965 royal hong kong auxilliary air force HKG-1 : To RHKAAF, replacing a Westland Widgeon. Sold to USA in 1980.
N9829C roberts aircraft co.: ex RHKAAF HKG-1. Bought 1980, registered N9829C Nov 1981.
    1243     sa316 alouette iii 1965 royal hong kong auxilliary air force HKG-2 : To RHKAAF, replacing a Westland Widgeon. Sold to USA in 1980.
    1247     sa316 alouette iii 1964 koninklijke luchtmacht A-247 : 298 Sq by Jan 1965, to 299 Sq. 300 Sq by 1999.
    1275     sa316 alouette iii 1965 koninklijke luchtmacht A-275 : 298 Sq by Apr 1965, to 299 Sq. 300Sq by 1998.
    1292     sa316 alouette iii 1965 koninklijke luchtmacht A-292 : 298 Sq by Jul 1965, to 299 Sq. 300Sq by 1998.
    1301     sa316 alouette iii 1965 koninklijke luchtmacht A-301 : wfu 1996 and stored at Woensdrecht, overhauled and returned to 300Sq by 1998.
    1377     sa316 alouette iii 1967 östereichische luftstreitkräfte 3E-KA :
    1973     sa316 alouette iii 1972 aer chór na hÉireann 202 : Delivered 24 Mar 1972 as 202. Crash landing 1996 badly damaged, under repair until abandoned in 2001. To Engineering Wing (as instructional airframe ?) at Baldonnel.
    1983     sa316 alouette iii 1972 aer chór na hÉireann 211 : Delivered 4 Feb 1973 as 211. Noted wfu at Baldonnel Aug 2005.
    1984     sa316 alouette iii 1973 aer chór na hÉireann 212 : ex. F-WMHH. Delivered 29 Mar 1973 as 212.
    2116     sa316 alouette iii 1973 aer chór na hÉireann 213 : Delivered 16 Dec 1973 as 213. Noted wfu at Baldonnel Aug 2005.
    2122     sa316 alouette iii 1974 aer chór na hÉireann 214 : Delivered 25 Mar 1974 as 214. Noted still in use at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day in Sep 2005.
    15 C/N found.



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