Del'd: 71 - 1969 to 1997

Aerospatiale SA330 Puma
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south africa Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag

South African Air Force




2 Pumas (SA330J) flying with civilian regi. They flew with 22 Squadron, flying for Department of Environmental Affairs.



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YearsUnitsBase
1992/9717 squadron AFB Swartkop
1991/9722 squadron AFB Ysterplaat
1986/9916 squadron Bloemfontein



List of Aircraft


C/NModBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org
1016 w/o 1984 sa330c 121 SAAF. ex F-WMHB. w/o 14aug84
1022 w/o unknown sa330c 122 SAAF. ex F-WMHK. w/o
1030 sa330c 123
1033 sa330c 124 SAAF. to Museum Swartkop
1045 sa330c 125
1479 1250 SAAF. ex 177. to Oryx type?
1053 sa330c 126 SAAF. preserved Edenvale
1058 sa330c 127
1064 sa330c 128
1070 sa330c 129 SAAF. to Museum Swartkop
1076 sa330c 130 SAAF. to Museum Swartkop
1077 sa330c 131
1083 sa330c 132 SAAF; 1970s pictured with 31 Sqn at Hoedspruit
1089 sa330c 133 SAAF. preserved Pretoria Zoo
1090 sa330c 134
1097 sa330c 135
1104 sa330c 136
1105 sa330c 137 SAAF. to ZU-BRK
1110 sa330c 138 Preserved as a scuba diving wreck in Miracle Waters near Brits, North West, Sout...
1118 sa330l 139 SAAF. to civ as ZS-RKD
- : Not much help, but this aircraft was seen passing throu...
1119 sa330c 140 SAAF. to to Cameroon as TJX-CR
- ZU-AZJ: South Africa, to Cameroon
Cameroon Air Force TJ-XCR: Cameroon from 1997
1290 sa330h 141
1296 sa330h 142
1300 sa330h 143 SAAF; conv SA.330L; wfu 1997
1310 sa330h 144 SAAF; to UK as ZJ954
Eurocopter Romania ZJ954: Eurocopter Romania
Royal Air Force ZJ954: RAF Puma HC.1; 33 Sqn special c/s Tag der Heeresflieger
2007 33 Sqn.
RAF Puma HC.2 Apr13
09apr14 flying over Derby at about 900 ft
Jul14 asg 230Sqn at HB2014, Ovar airbase, Portugal
noted over Howwood, SW of Johnstone as Alleycat 3
1320 sa330h 145
1331 sa330h 146 SAAF. to civ ZU-CBK
1340 sa330h 147
1363 sa330h 148 to UK as ZJ955
Royal Air Force ZJ955: ex SAAF 148. conv Puma HC1. RAF 1563 Flight
at RAF Benson asg 230 Sqd
11jul14 HC.2 type pictured (pic1) as /P black painted a...
pictured (pic2) at Newquay
1st Puma HC.2 to reach 1000 flying hours.
in Cumbria most of the afternoon. Training over us on ...
noted as / X at Benson during Oct 2018
part of Lifter section, in King's Birthday Flypast.
1359 sa330h 149 SAAF. sold?
1365 sa330h 151 SAAF; 1995 to Romania
1373 sa330h 152
1379 sa330h 153
1389 sa330h 154
1396 w/o unknown sa330h 155 SAAF. w/o
1397 sa330h 156 SAAF
1405 sa330h 157 sa330l SAAF; 1995 15Sqn.
- ZU-PUM: to Thunder City by 2008
1413 w/o 1980 sa330h 158 SAAF w/o 02aug80
1421 sa330h 159 SAAF; 1994 to Romania
1430 sa330h 160 SAAF; 1995 15Sqn.
1431 sa330l 161 SAAF; 1995 to Romania
1439 sa330l 162 SAAF; 1995 to Romania
romanian air force 108: Romania Gov, ex SAAF 162
pictured (pic1) at Bucharest Băneasa [LRBS/BBU] airpor...
1446 w/o 1982 sa330l 163 SAAF; w/o 08feb82
1445 w/o 1979 sa330l 164 SAAF; w/o 04sep79
1461 sa330l 165 SAAF; 1995 to Romania
romanian air force 107: Romanian airforce; ex SAAF 165
1462 sa330h 166 sa330l SAAF; 1995 15Sqn.
1467 sa330l 167 SAAF; wfu 1997
- ZU-CPK: ntu
- : This Puma stands at Lazy River restaurant on Dinokeng g...
1456 w/o 1982 sa330l 168 SAAF; w/o 05jan82
1474 sa330h 169 SAAF; to UK as ZJ957
Royal Air Force ZJ957: RAF d/d 08jan08, ex SAAF 169; conv Puma HC.1; to 1563 f...
33Sq B Flt, to Kenya Sep 2009
2014 conv to HC.2 type
Jul14 asg 230Sqn at HB2014, Ovar airbase, Portugal
33 Sq pictured at RAF Northolt during Nightshoot XXI
1485 sa330l 170 SAAF; wfu 1997
1348 sa330h 171
1374 sa330h 172 to UK as ZJ956
Royal Air Force ZJ956: conv Puma HC1. RAF 1563 Flight, ex SAAF 172
Conv to Puma HC.2
pictured (pic1) at RAF Cosford Air Show
pictured (pic2) on display at Fairford 2017
as /Y pictured (pic3) on Plymouth Hoe for AFD 2018
part of Vortex Section in the RAF 100 flypast.
8 Jun 2019, led the Queen's Birthday Flypast down The M...
1420 sa330h 173 to UK as ZJ958
Royal Air Force ZJ958: ex SAAF 173. spares?
1433 w/o 1981 sa330l 174 SAAF; w/o 29sep81
1468 sa330l 175 SAAF
1473 sa330h 176 SAAF; 2003 hull at Lanseria (HLA/FALA)
1480 sa330l 178 SAAF; wfu 1998
1486 sa330l 179 SAAF; 1994 to Romania
Romanian Police 109: Romanian Police, ex SAAF 179
pictured (pic1) at Bucharest Băneasa [LRBS/BBU] airpor...
pictured (pic2) at Bucharest Otopeni [LROP/OTP] airport...
1491 sa330l 180 SAAF; 1994 to Romania
1492 sa330l 181 SAAF; 1994 to Romania
1357 sa330h 182 SAAF; 1995 15Sqn.
1364 sa330l 183 SAAF; 1997 to Starlite
Starlite Helicopters : Starlite; status unk
1378 sa330h 184 to UK a ZJ959
Royal Air Force ZJ959: ex SAAF 184. spares?
1416 sa330h 185
1423 sa330h 186
1425 sa330h 187
1426 sa330h 188
- : Sold to Romania
1466 sa330j 1977 189 SAAF 1990; ex ZS-HNK; XTP-1 Beta prototype; wfu 1997
- N49497: to XB-BWF;
- XB-BWF: to N3263W
- N3263W: 1982-1984; to ZS-HNK
- ZS-HNK: Sep84; 1990 to 189
1561 sa330j 190 SAAF 1990; ex ZS-HNJ; XTP-1 Beta prototype; wfu 1997; 2012 to SAAF museum
- N9003L: 1978-1984; to ZS-HNJ
- ZS-HNJ: Sep84; ex N9003L; 1990 to 190
1611 sa330j 1980 ZS-HIZ SAAF 22Sqn. from Mar90 to wfu 1997 stored Ysterplaat, to new owner
Starlite Helicopters ZS-HIZ: Starlite d/d 1980 unk; 1990 to SAAF
Starlite; from 1999 to Oct02 ex SAAF toward VN-8606
- VN-8606: from Oct02 to 2003 ex ZS-HIZ toward SX-HSA
- SX-HSA: from 2004 to 2006 ex VN-8606 toward ZS-HIZ
HELOG ZS-HIZ: from 2006 HELOG; Sep06 all white c/s with UN marks
1619 sa330j 1980 ZS-HJA d/d 1980 to unk; 1990 to SAAF
Starlite Helicopters ZS-HJA: Starlite from Aug99, pictured (pic1)
United Nations ZS-HJA: UN WFP UN P00 1W, pictured (pic2)
- N1625S: Delaware Trust Co Trustee at Wilmington, DE Oct17-Dec18...

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