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aerospatiale sa316 alouette iii

in ireland aer chór na hÉireann


   

   

irish air corps

Qty: 8     1963 to 2007    




History of this Model in this Organisation:

With its then large rural communities, a particularly bad winter in 1962/63 prompted the Dail to approve an order for the SAR-equipped Alouette III. It was to be the mainstay of Irish Air Corps rotary wing operations from Nov 1963, when the first two of three initially ordered, were based at Baldonnel; the third was delivered in Apr 1964.

A further 5 airframes were ordered with deliveries over 2 years, commencing 1972. By Aug 1987, the SAR role began to migrate to newer IAC models while the government looked to civilianise more of the SAR services and the Alouette IIIs took on a more Utility role.

The last six airframes were formally retired in Sep 2007, after more than 40 years distinguished service.

Units with this Model in this Organisation:

YearsUnitsbold : Current Base of the Unit
? to ?302 squadron Baldonnel



Roles of this Model in this Organisation:

Roles





Construction Numbers of this Model in this Organisation:

C/NBuiltIn this OrganisationIn other Org
    1151 1963     195: ex F-WJDH. Delivered 25 Nov 1963 as 195.
    1153 1963     196: ex F-WKQB. Delivered 25 Nov 1963 as 196. Retired from service and stored at Baldonnel by Mar 2008.
    1194 1964     197: Delivered 15 May 1964 as 197. Retired from service and stored at Baldonnel by Mar 2008.
    1973 1972     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 1972     211: Delivered 4 Feb 1973 as 211. Noted wfu at Baldonnel Aug 2005. Retired from service and stored at Baldonnel by Mar 2008.
    1984 1973     212: ex. F-WMHH. Delivered 29 Mar 1973 as 212. Retired from service and stored at Baldonnel by Mar 2008.
    2116 1973     213: Delivered 16 Dec 1973 as 213. Noted wfu at Baldonnel Aug 2005. Retired from service and stored at Baldonnel by Mar 2008.
    2122 1974     214: Delivered 25 Mar 1974 as 214. Noted still in use at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day in Sep 2005. Retired from service and stored at Baldonnel by Mar 2008.




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