Detailed history and photos of helicopter Aerospatiale SE3130 Alouette II Serial 1583 Register 2-ALOU G-CICS XR379 used by Ministry of Defence MoD ,Army Air Corps AAC (British Army) Track service timeline and current status.

By Dave Taskis

Aircraft History

Army Air Corps
XR379
	dd May 1961 as F-WIEN to Middle Wallop. Originally serialled XJ379 until corrected. 18 Flt at Detmold from Jun 1961, 27 Flt Bunde until Nov 1969, 6 Flt 20 Nov 1969 still Sep 1972, 16 Flt until 1988, RNAY Wroughton Oct 1988, Museum of Army Flying, to AAC Historic Flt 25 Jul 1990. 7 Flt
	2010 AACHF (army air corps historic flight)

1974-11-12	A EGBB	Visiting noted at Birmingham as Army 337.
1976-07-31	B EGVI	IAT 1976 noted at Greenham Common Airshow. 6 Flt
2007-07-29	C Weston Beach Gardens	Helidays 2007 with AAC Historic Flight, at Weston-super-Mare Beach Gardens for Helidays 2007 Historic Aircraft Flight

G-CICS
Ministry of Defence
2015-03	D EGVP	MoD Army Historic Aircraft Flight at Army Aviation Centre Middle Wallop Nov13- History Aircraft Flight Trust at HQ AAVN Centre Middle Wallop -May17
2-ALOU
apr18 -
2017-10-20	ex G-CICS, to Guernsey as 2-ALOU.
2017-11-11	E EGBR	noted in 2-ALOU marks at Breighton.
2018-04	Apr18 overhauled and re registered 2-ALOU. Based near York, UK with permission from the British army to fly using the original serial
2018-04-07	D EGVP	Auster 80th Anniversary attended Auster 80th Anniversary fly in at Middle Wallop
2018-12	F EGLM	moved to new owners at White Waltham EGLM, 2-ALOU retained.
2021-01-01	G Great Oakley	purchased by Lark Aviation in Jan21 kept at Great Oakley, Essex by Dec22. She is in excellent condition and is well maintained Lark Aviation is a small company owned by current and Ex Army aviators and maintainers
2021-04-04	H EGMC	noted at Southend.

Send Updates

Use APP to upload photo

2-ALOU ex XR379 SE3130 Alouette II (C/N 1583)

Aerospatiale SE3130 Alouette II

Aircraft History

XR379

Army Air Corps

G-CICS

Ministry of Defence

2-ALOU

apr18 -

Send Updates

apr18
-