Introduced into FAP service from 1963, eventually 156 of the type were delivered. They were also used in Portugals African Wars in Mozambique in the mid 1960s. In 2005, less than 20 remain in service. The last examples were retired in Jun 2020. 
News |
Portugal Retired Alouette III
29-Jun-20 - Portuguese Air Force retired the Alouette III helicopter after 57 years of service and 300,000 flight hours. They were replaced by the Leonardo AW119Kx Koala
Portugal: 50 years with Alouette III
20-Apr-13 - Portuguese Air Force celebrated 50 years flying the Alouette III helicopter Units |
| Years | Units | Base |
|---|---|---|
| 1978/20 | Esq 552 | Ovar  Dili IntlBeja (BA11) Tancos (BA3) |
| 1969/?? | Esq 402 | |
| 1966/?? | Esq 122 | |
| 1966/?? | Esq 503 | |
| 1963/?? | Esq 94 |
List of Aircraft |
| C/N | Mod | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1556 | se3160 | 19298 ex FAP 9298 | |||||
| 1572 | se3160 | 19301 ex FAP 9310 | |||||
| 1573 | se3160 | 19302 noted at Béja on 9 Nov 1999 | |||||
| 1580 | se3160 | 19304 FAP, ex 9304. | - F-WMHJ: SE3160, to FAP | ||||
| 1613 | se3160 | 19312 FAP, ex 9312 | |||||
| 1621 | se3160 | 19314 ex FAP 9314 | |||||
| 1666 | sa316b | 19340 ex FAP 9340. | |||||
| 1673 w/o 1995 | sa316b | 19342 FAP; ex 9342; w/o 25jul95 | |||||
| 1682 | sa316b | 19344 FAP; ex 9344 | |||||
| 1705 | sa316b | 19349 FAP; ex 9349 | |||||
| 1742 | sa316b | 19356 noted at Béja Air Show. | |||||
| 1751 | sa316b | 19359 FAP; ex 9359; damaged 1994 | - 19359: AB7-Tete Moçambique | ||||
| 1786 | sa316b | 19368 noted at Béja Air Show. | |||||
| 1802 | sa316b | 19372 ex FAP 9372. | |||||
| 1818 | sa316b | 19376 068 FAP, ex 9376 | |||||
| 1819 | sa316b | 19377 ex FAP 9377. | |||||
| 1840 | sa316b | 1971 | 19383 FAP, ex 9383 | ||||
| 1855 | sa316b | 19384 ex FAP 9384 | |||||
| 1913 | sa316b | 19397 noted at Béja. | |||||
| 1917 | sa316b | 19401 FAP, ex 9041, pictured;
1994 Esq 552; May15 still | |||||
| 1079 w/o 1966 | se3160 | 9251 SE3160. | |||||
| 1093 | se3160 | 1963 | 9254 Sud-Est SE3160, cn1093, ff:?; del FAP as 9254, unk; xfer Mozambique, unk; wfu & ... |  7335: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7335, 24Aug79. | |||
| 1116 | se3160 | 9258 ex F-WJDF. |  F-WJDF: Manufacturer test serial; to Portugal. | ||||
| 1129 | se3160 | 1963 | 9261 Sud-Est SE3160, cn1129, ff:?; del FAP as 9261, unk; xfer Mozambique, unk; wfu & ... | 7354: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7354, 19Apr79 | |||
| 1136 | se3160 | 9263 del FAP as 9263, unk; xfer Mozambique, unk; wfu & abandoned, unk | 7535: recovered by RhAF as 7535, Jun79;  645: xfer SAAF as 645, unk | ||||
| 1137 | se3160 | 1964 | 9264 Sud-Est SE3160, cn1137, ff:?; del FAP as 9264, unk; xfer Mozambique, unk; wfu & ... | 5736: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7536, Jun79. 640: xfer SAAF as 640, unk | |||
| 1138 | se3160 | 9265 SE3160, FAP | |||||
| 1103 w/o 1971 | se3160 | 9267 SE3160 | |||||
| 1232 | se3160 | 1964 | 9269 Sud-Est SE3160 cn1232, ff:?; del FAP as 9269, unk; xfer Mozambique, unk; wfu & a... | 7537: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7537, 07Jun79; status unk | |||
| 1233 | se3160 | 1965 | 9270 FAP, to N4996G |  N4996G: Evergreen 1985  : Naciones Unidas; 18mar93 pictured at Marana-Pinal Air P... | |||
| 1250 | se3160 | 1964 | 9271 Sud-Est SE3160 cn1250, ff:?; del FAP as 9271, unk; xfer Mozambique, unk; wfu & a... | 7358: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7358, Jun79 642: xfer SAAF as 642, unk | |||
| 1294 w/o 1971 | se3160 | 9272 SE3160 | |||||
| 1295 | se3160 | 1964 | 9273 Sud_est SE3160, cn1295, ff:?; del FAP as 9273, unk; xfer Angola, unk; wfu & aban... | 7395: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7395, 07Jun79 | |||
| 1316 | se3160 | 1965 | 9277 FAP, to N4997J | N4997J: Evergreen 1985, ex FAP-9277 : Naciones Unidas; pictured at Marana-Pinal Air Park, AZ | |||
| 1331 w/o 1971 | se3160 | 9278 SE3160 | |||||
| 1332 w/o 1971 | se3160 | 9279 SE3160 | |||||
| 1333 | se3160 | 9280 Sud-Est SE3160 cn1333. ff:?; del FAP as 9280, unk; xfer Angola, unk; wfu & aband... | 7450: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7450, 07Jun79 | ||||
| 1355 | se3160 | 9281 Sud-Est SE3160 cn1355, ff:?; del FAP as 9281, unk; xfer Angola, unk; wfu & aband... | 7541: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7541, 07Jun79 | ||||
| 1357 | se3160 | 9283 del FAP as 9283, unk; xfer Mozambique, unk; wfu & abandoned, unk; | 5742: recovered by RhAF as 5742, 07Jun79 641: SAAF. ex 9283 | ||||
| 1368 | se3160 | 1966 | 9284 FAP; to Rhodesia as (7)543 | 646: SAAF; ex AFZ (7)543 (7)543: AFZ (formerly known as Rhodesia); ex FAP 9284; to SAAF... | |||
| 1370 | se3160 | 9286 del FAP as 9286, unk; asgd Mozambique, unk; wfu & abandoned, unk | 7454: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7454, 07Jun79 : xfer SAAF?, fate unk | ||||
| 1384 | se3160 | 9287 Sud-Est SE3160, cn1384, ff:?; del FAP as 9287, unk; xfer Mozambique, unk; wfu & ... | 7455: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7455, Jun79 643: xfer SAAF as 643, unk | ||||
| 1385 | se3160 | 9288 Sud-Est SE3160, cn1385, ff:?; del FAP as 9288, unk; xfer Mozambique, unk; wfu & ... | 7456: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7456, Jun79 644: xfer SAAF as 644, unk | ||||
| 1386 | se3160 | 9289 Sud-Est SE3160, cn1386, ff:?; del FAP as 9289, unk; xfer Mozambique, unk; wfu & ... | 7547: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7547, 07Jun79 | ||||
| 1396 w/o 1993 | se3160 | 9290 Sud-Est SE3160, cn1396, ff:?; del FAP as 9296, unk; xfer Mozambique, unk; wfu & ... | 5748: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 5748, Jun79; w/o 12Jan93. At Air Accident Investigation hangar at Manyame AB by F... | ||||
| 1556 | se3160 | 9298 noted at Coimbra Air Show. | |||||
| 1558 | se3160 | 9300 SE3160, FAP | |||||
| 1572 | se3160 | 9301 SE3160. | |||||
| 1573 | se3160 | 9302 noted at Coimbra Air Show. | |||||
| 1579 | se3160 | 9303 SE3160, FAP |  H-218: ex FAP 9303 | ||||
| 1580 | se3160 | 9304 ex F-WMHJ | - F-WMHJ: SE3160, to FAP | ||||
| 1601 | se3160 | 9310 SE3160, FAP | |||||
| 1612 | se3160 | 9311 SE3160, FAP | |||||
| 1613 | se3160 | 9312 SE3160, FAP | |||||
| 1620 | se3160 | 9313 SE3160, FAP | |||||
| 1621 | se3160 | 9314 SE3160, FAP | |||||
| 1631 | se3160 | 9332 SE3160 | |||||
| 1666 | sa316b | 9340 SA316B | |||||
| 1673 w/o 1995 | sa316b | 9342 SA316B | |||||
| 1674 w/o 1976 | sa316b | 9343 FAP; w/o 22jun76 | |||||
| 1682 | sa316b | 9344 SA316B | |||||
| 1683 | sa316b | 9345 FAP; to civ F-BUAV | Heliocean F-BUAV: ex FAP 9345 | ||||
| 1646 | sa316b | 1969 | 9346 FAP; 1977 to France as F-ZBDF | F-ZBDF: securite civile from 1977 ex FAP 9346 from 2003 wfu noted at Lille-Lesquin. | |||
| 1648 w/o 1972 | sa316b | 9347 FAP; w/o 23may72 | |||||
| 1699 | sa316b | 9348 FAP | |||||
| 1705 | sa316b | 9349 | |||||
| 1706 | sa316b | 9350 FAP; to Surinam as SAF 400 |  SAF-400: LUMA, ex FAP 9350, reser PZ-HTH - PZ-HTH: ex SAF-400 - N6353F: Helicopter Technology Inc at Century, FL 1999-2008 | ||||
| 1709 w/o 1992 | sa316b | 9351 noted at Faro Air Show. | |||||
| 1732 | sa316b | 9352 FAP; to Mozambique as C9-HAQ | 5729: xfer by RhAF as 5729, 20Sep76 | ||||
| 1733 | sa316b | 9353 FAP | |||||
| 1740 | sa316b | 9354 FAP; to Mozambique | |||||
| 1741 | sa316b | 9355 FAP | |||||
| 1742 | sa316b | 9356 noted at Montijo Air Show. | |||||
| 1749 | sa316b | 9357 FAP; to France as F-ZBDG | F-ZBDG: noted at Lille-Lesquin. Securite Civile; ex FAP 9357; preserved at Museum St.Vi... | ||||
| 1750 w/o 1981 | sa316b | 9358 FAP; to F-GJBM | |||||
| 1786 | sa316b | 9368 SA316B | |||||
| 1800 | sa316b | 9370 SA316B | H-235: ex FAP 9370. | ||||
| 1802 | sa316b | 9372 SA316B | |||||
| 1815 | sa316b | 9375 SA316B, FAP | |||||
| 1818 | sa316b | 9376 SA316B | |||||
| 1819 | sa316b | 9377 SA316B | |||||
| 1840 | sa316b | 1971 | 9383 SA316B | ||||
| 1855 | sa316b | 9384 FAP 9384. To 19384 | |||||
| 1857 | sa316b | 9386 FAP, to Surinam as SAF 500 | SAF-500: LUMA, ex FAP 9386, reser PZ-HSH - PZ-HSH: ex SAF-500 - N63574: Helicopter Technology Inc at Century, FL 2001- | ||||
| 1858 | sa316b | 9387 SA316B | |||||
| 1880 | sa316b | 9390 SA316B, FAP | |||||
| 1881 | sa316b | 9391 noted at Coimbra Air Show. | |||||
| 1896 | sa316b | 9395 SA316B, FAP | |||||
| 1913 | sa316b | 9397 FAP 9397. To 19397 | |||||
| 1917 | sa316b | 9401 SA316B | |||||
| 1514 | se3160 | 1968 | M-514 ex N155RA; used as a systems trainer |  A-514: KLU assembled by Lichtwerk Hoogeveen.; 1987 298Sqn.; 19... at Airforce days 1993 Eindhoven 1994 298Sqn.; 1995 298Sqn.; Feb96 302Sqn.; wfu 1996 tow... - SE-JCP: ex A-514 toward N155RA - N155RA: ex SE-JCP in 2007 registration cancelled | |||
No longer with this org.
