Current and vintage aircraft photos Photos of Aircraft Model: Aerospatiale SA-316B Alouette III

Slide Description: Operator: FAP - Força Aérea Portuguesa Registration: 19298 Type: Aérospatiale SA 316B Alouette III C/N: 1556 S/N: --- Airport: FAO Date: JAN 2009 Obs: Delivered in 1960's. Seen here in the colours of the Portuguese Air...

was used by french gendarmerie. Nice exhibiition at the Musée de l'air et de l'Espace.

in the storage of the Militair Luchtvaart Museum at former Soesterberg air base.

For a great many years the Alouette was the SAR helicopter of the Netherlands AF. It was also stationed on the Wadden Isles off the north coast of the Netherlands.

Autumn give some nice backdrops for photographing. These trees are on the mountain slope adjecent to Alpnach AB.

Transport for the Axalp demo 2006. Alls beer, saucages and toilets had to be flown in to the top of the mountain. 7000 people do expect something...

Unusual view of a VIP Alouette III making a very tight turn.

Alouette on SAR duty at the Axalp armament range. The targets that are being used during the demonstration can be seen in the background.

Resupply of the catering during the Axalp demo 2008. All food and drinks have to be brought in by helicopter.

The Alouette III was at watch at the apron of the Securite Civile at Lille Lesquin.

Now that the EC635 is being delivered it will become harder to get decent pictures of Swiss Alouettes.

Spectacular take off shot of specially marked V-259.

One of the ferry helicopetrs that were active during the Axalp demo 2008.

This Alouette is marked "Feld Post" and wears a postal stamp with "100 LT Kp 2" inscription. Nice colours against the autumn forest!

It is not only the privilege of jet fighters to do high speed low level flying in the Swiss Alps.