Alouette III was purchased ahead of the Bell 206 Jet Ranger as Government believed US would have imposed sanctions and made spares difficult to obtain.
The first small batch of Alouette III arrived at AFB Waterkloof on 9 Feb 1962.
The first small batch of Alouette III arrived at AFB Waterkloof on 9 Feb 1962.
Units |
| Years | Units | Base |
|---|---|---|
| 1978/06 | 22 squadron | AFB Ysterplaat |
| 1969/06 | 17 squadron | AFB Swartkop |
| 1968/99 | 16 squadron | Bloemfontein AFB Durban AFB Ysterplaat |
List of Aircraft |
| C/N | Mod | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1370 | se3160 | xfer SAAF?, fate unk |  9286: del FAP as 9286, unk; asgd Mozambique, unk; wfu & aband...  7454: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7454, 07Jun79 | ||||
| 1604 | se3160 | 101 to SAAF as 101 | |||||
| 1605 | se3160 | 102 to SAAF as 102 | |||||
| 1627 | se3160 | 103 to SAAF as 103 | - ZU-RDI: ex SAAF 103 | ||||
| 1628 | se3160 | 104 to SAAF as 104 | |||||
| 1652 | se3160 | 105 to SAAF as 105 | 5789: ex SAAF 105; to Royal Rhodesian Air Force as 5789 - ZS-RYU: ex SAAF 105 (2nd incarnation) - 5H-ALA: ex ZS-RYU | ||||
| 1653 | se3160 | 106 to SAAF as 106 | |||||
| 1654 | se3160 | 107 to SAAF as 107 | |||||
| 1695 | sa316b | 108 to SAAF as 108 | - ZU-REC: ex SAAF 108 | ||||
| 1696 | sa316b | 109 to SAAF as 109 | 5797: ex SAAF 109; to Royal Rhodesian Air Force as 5797 - ZS-RYV: ex SAAF 109 (2nd incarnation) | ||||
| 1697 | sa316b | 110 to SAAF as 110 | - ZU-HGO: ex SAAF 110 | ||||
| 1719 | sa316b | 111 to SAAF as 111 | |||||
| 1720 | sa316b | 112 to SAAF as 112 | |||||
| 1828 | sa316b | 113 to SAAF as 113 | |||||
| 1829 | sa316b | 114 to SAAF as 114 | |||||
| 1844 | sa316b | 115 to SAAF as 115 | |||||
| 1859 | sa316b | 118 SAAF. wfu | - ZU-RFG: ex SAAF 118 | ||||
| 1860 | sa316b | 119 to SAAF as 119 | - ZU-RFC: ex SAAF 119 | ||||
| 1861 | sa316b | 120 | |||||
| 1395 w/o 1975 | se3160 | 23 SAAF, w/o 21mar75 | |||||
| 1403 w/o 1980 | se3160 | 24 SAAF, w/o 23jun80 | |||||
| 1410 w/o 1987 | se3160 | 25 SAAF, w/o 15sep87 | |||||
| 1459 | se3160 | 25 SAAF, to Swaziland |  SDF-003: swaziland, ex SAAF 25 | ||||
| 1478 | se3160 | 29 SAAF 29 | |||||
| 1004 | se3160 | 1962 | 31 to SAAF. | ||||
| 1005 | se3160 | 1962 | 32 to SAAF. | ||||
| 1049 | se3160 | 51 SAAF 51 | |||||
| 1054 w/o 1966 | se3160 | 56 to SAAF as 56 | |||||
| 1056 w/o 1978 | se3160 | 58 to SAAF as 58 | |||||
| 1629 | sa316b | 611 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 1727 | sa316b | 612 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 1737 | sa316b | 613 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 1755 | sa316b | 614 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 1807 | sa316b | 615 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 1703 | sa316b | 616 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 1746 | sa316b | 1970 | 617 SAAF, to ZS-RNV | - N9363: Canc Mar75 - ZS-RNV: seen at Graand Central in service, painted Silver | |||
| 1625 | sa316b | 618 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 1866 | sa316b | 619 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 1636 | sa316b | 620 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 1681 | sa316b | 621 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 1711 | sa316b | 622 SALM/SAAF | - N6823: N6823 (ntu ?) | ||||
| 1680 | sa316b | 623 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 1868 | sa316b | 624 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 1782 | sa316b | 625 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 2263 | sa316b | 626 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 2264 | sa316b | 627 | |||||
| 2230 | sa316b | 628 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 2235 | sa316b | 629 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 2282 | sa316b | 630 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 2284 | sa316b | 631 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 2287 | sa316b | 632 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 2293 | sa316b | 633 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 2300 | sa316b | 634 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 2305 | sa316b | 635 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 2311 | sa316b | 636 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 2316 | sa316b | 637 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 2320 | sa316b | 638 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 2325 | sa316b | 639 SALM/SAAF | |||||
| 1137 | se3160 | 1964 | 640 xfer SAAF as 640, unk | 9264: Sud-Est SE3160, cn1137, ff:?; del FAP as 9264, unk; xfe... 5736: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7536, Jun79. | |||
| 1357 | se3160 | 641 SAAF. ex 9283 | 9283: del FAP as 9283, unk; xfer Mozambique, unk; wfu & aband... 5742: recovered by RhAF as 5742, 07Jun79 | ||||
| 1250 | se3160 | 1964 | 642 xfer SAAF as 642, unk | 9271: Sud-Est SE3160 cn1250, ff:?; del FAP as 9271, unk; xfer... 7358: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7358, Jun79 | |||
| 1384 | se3160 | 643 xfer SAAF as 643, unk | 9287: Sud-Est SE3160, cn1384, ff:?; del FAP as 9287, unk; xfe... 7455: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7455, Jun79 | ||||
| 1385 | se3160 | 644 xfer SAAF as 644, unk | 9288: Sud-Est SE3160, cn1385, ff:?; del FAP as 9288, unk; xfe... 7456: recovered by Rhodesian AF as 7456, Jun79 | ||||
| 1136 | se3160 | 645 xfer SAAF as 645, unk | 9263: del FAP as 9263, unk; xfer Mozambique, unk; wfu & aband... 7535: recovered by RhAF as 7535, Jun79; | ||||
| 1368 | se3160 | 1966 | 646 SAAF; ex AFZ (7)543 | 9284: FAP; to Rhodesia as (7)543 (7)543: AFZ (formerly known as Rhodesia); ex FAP 9284; to SAAF... | |||
| 1492 | se3160 | 1968 | 72 SAAF 72 | ||||
| 1503 | se3160 | 1968 | 75 to SAAF as 75 | ||||
| 1504 w/o 1990 | se3160 | 76 to SAAF as 76 | |||||
No longer with this org.
