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Model History:

Derivatives and Versions of this model:

ModelYearHistory
    sa330b puma     1968 French army first serie
    sa330e puma     1971
    sa330l puma     1976 Military version of the SA 330J Puma, both based on the SA 330H. Main rotors of glass fibre and carbon fibre composite materials with a stainless ...
    sa330 puma > as332 super puma     1978 A growth version of the successful SA.330, the Super Puma first flew in September 1977. Fi ...


Organisations / Units with this Model:

    Organisation     Qty UnitsBases/Heliports
1980/now3 prefectura naval argentina
    servicio de aviacion     sa330l puma
1971/now56 royal air force
1971/now     33 squadronRAF Benson 1997/now
RAF Odiham 1971/97
1971/now     230 squadron DEGütersloh 1980/92
RAF Aldergrove 1992/now
RAF Odiham 1971/80
RAF Wittering 1969/71
1971     air training squadronRAF Odiham 1971
1972/93     240 operational conversion unitRAF Odiham 1971/93
1981/93     1563 (tactical support) flight
1992/94     18 squadron DEGütersloh 1983/92
DELaarbruch / Niederrhein 1992/96
1993/98     27 squadronRAF Odiham 1993/now
1997/02     72 squadronRAF Aldergrove 1981/02
1974/now3 pt. pelita air service
1978/now1 sazemane khadamat helicopteri


Construction Numbers of this Model:

C/NVersionBuiltHistory
    08 1968 uk government XW241 : f/f 30 Jul 1968, as SA 330A and became F-ZJUX. Converted to SA 330E pre-production airframe, prior to delivery to Westland at Yeovil on 10 Oct 1968 for use as a pattern airframe for the RAF Puma HC.1, to be built at Hayes.
    1068     sa330e puma 1971 royal air force XW203 : Also allocated Fairey series c/n F.9750.  ff 23 Mar 1971, dd 5 Apr 1971. Lost control and crashed nr N. Whitchurch and w/o 15 Nov 1974 while with 33 Squadron
    1080     sa330e puma 1971 royal air force XW205 : Also allocated a Fairey series c/n F.9752. ff 22 Apr 1971, dd 5 May 1971. w/o 30 Jan 1978 with 33 Squadron, when a detatched cabin door struck tail rotor during exercise in Voss, Norway
    1091     sa330e puma 1971 royal air force XW207 : ff 18 May 1971, dd 2 Jun 1971 to RAF, to 33 Sq/CD by Aug 1972 to Jul 1983, 1563 Flt/CD Belize by Sep 1983, 33 Sq/CD by Oct 1984 to 1989, 1563 Flt/CD Belize by 1990, BFME/E by 1991, 33 Sq/CD by 1992 still 1993, 230 Sq by 1994 still 1996, 33Sq by 1997. Crashed near Catterick, en route Leeming - Benson 19 Apr 2000. To Eurocopter at Marignane (under rebuild Mar 2004), returned to 33 Sq by Jun 2004.
    1225     sa330l puma 1973 gendarmerie OL-G01 : Built as SA330C, to Belgium coded OT-GIA. Upgrade to SA330L and became OL-G01. Returned to manufacturer 1993.
gendarmerie OL-G01 : ex F-WMHH
    1237     sa330l puma 1973 aérospatiale F-WYMZ : Built as SA330C. To Gendarmerie Belge, Autumn 1973.
gendarmerie OL-G02 : ex F-WYMZ. To Belgium coded OT-GIB. Upgraded to SA330L and recoded OL-GIB. Major maintenance at manufacturer 1993, returned to service. Withdrawn May 1998.
    1240     sa330l puma aer chór na hÉireann 242 : Originally ordered as a VIP version of the SA 330C for the Ethopian AF, (serial 850, but not delivered?) Reworked to SA 330L Puma standard and became F-WRQK, then F-BRQK in Jul 1980. Delivered to IAC 22 Jul 1981 as 242.
aérospatiale F-ZLAT : IAC returned c/n 1240 to Aérospatiale in Feb 1983.
    1265     sa330l puma 1974 gendarmerie OL-G03 : Built as SA330C, to Belgium coded OT-GIC summer 1974.  Upgraded to SA330L and recoded OL-G03. w/o at Lyon 15 Dec 1993 when returning Puma crews to Belgium.
    1587     sa330l puma 1978 prefectura naval argentina PA-11 : Badly damaged 1/12/97 by a storm in Mar del Plata airshow Aerplata 97 when hit a P-3B Orion (both aircraft parked) Sent to France to be repaired and return in 1999. Crash in ocean 3/20/00 during evacuation of shipping boat "Fueguino" 200 miles off coast, was rescue days later. Current stored waiting restoration
    1591     sa330l puma 1978 prefectura naval argentina PA-12 : captured by the british in malvinas/falklands war
royal air force ZE449 : ex argentine coast guard PA-12 was converted to Puma HC.1 in 2001 and participate on operation Iraq Freedom in 2003 with 33 squadron
    1598     sa330l puma 1978 prefectura naval argentina PA-13 : in service, normally deployed at Mar Del Plata (MDQ) coast guard station
    1659     sa330e puma 1981 uk government ZA941 : f/f 13 May 1981, d/d 16 Jun 1981. RAE Farnborough by May 1984 until 1991, crashed in France and w/o 8 Aug 1991.
    12 C/N found.




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