--- Alouette III --- AE - UAEAF (United Arab Emirates Air Force) - Alouette III AR - COAN (Argentine Navy) - Alouette III AT - Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force) - Alouette III AU - Royal Australian Air Force - SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III BE - Marine (Belgian Navy) - SA316B Alouette III CA - Canadian Coast Guard - SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III CH - Air Glaciers SA - Alouette III CH - REGA (Swiss Air Rescue) - Alouette III CH - Schweizer Luftwaffe (Swiss Air Force) - SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III CL - Armada de Chile (Chilean Navy) - SA319B Alouette III DE - DRF (German air rescue) - SA316B Alouette III DE - Heli Cargo Helicopter Services GmbH. (Heli Cargo) - Alouette III DE - Landespolizei (German Local Police) - Alouette III DK - Flyvevåbnet (Royal Danish Air Force) - SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III DK - Kongelige Danske Marine (Royal Danish Navy ) - SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III DO - Fuerza Aerea Republica Dominicana (Air Force of the Dominican Republic) - Alouette III EC - Armada del Ecuador (Ecuadorian Navy) - Alouette III EC - FAE (Ecuadorian Air Force) - Alouette III ES - EdA (Spanish Air Force) - Alouette III ES - FAMET (Spanish Army Aviation) - Alouette III FR - Aéronautique Navale (French Navy) - Alouette III FR - Armée de l'Air (French Air Force) - Alouette III FR - ALAT (French Army Light Aviation) - Alouette III FR - Gendarmerie Nationale (French National Gendarmerie) - Alouette III FR - heli bearn's - SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III FR - SAMU (Emergency Medical Assistance Service ) - Alouette III FR - Sécurité Civile (French Civilian Security) - Alouette III GR - Navy (Hellenic Navy) - SA319B Alouette III HK - RHKAAF (Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force) - Alouette III IE - Aer Chór na hÉireann (Irish Air Corps) - Alouette III IR - Sazemane Khadamat Helicopteri (Helicopter Services Organization) - Alouette III JO - RJAF (Royal Jordanian Air Force) - Alouette III JP - FDMA (Fire and Disaster Management Agency) - Alouette III KR - ROKN (Republic of Korea Navy) - Alouette III MT - Forzi Armati ta' Malta (Armed Forces of Malta) - Alouette III MY - Tentera Darat Malaysia (Malaysian Army) - Alouette III MY - TUDM (Royal Malaysian Air Force) - Alouette III NL - RNLAF (Royal Netherlands Air Force) - SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III NZ - Heliquip International Limited - Alouette III PK - Pakistan Air Force - SA319B Alouette III PK - Pakistan Army Aviation - Alouette III PK - Pakistan Navy - Alouette III PT - Força Aérea Portuguesa (Portuguese Air Force) - Alouette III SG - Republic of Singapore Air Force - Alouette III SR - LUMA (Suriname Air Force) - Alouette III SV - Fuerza Aerea Salvadoreña (Air Force of El Salvador) - Alouette III TD - Force Aerienne Tchadienne (chadian air force) - SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III TG - Force Aerienne Togolaise (Togolese Air Force) - Alouette III US - Evergreen Helicopters - Alouette III US - State of Utah - Alouette III VE - FAV (Venezuelan Air Force) - Alouette III ZA - SAAF (South African Air Force) - Alouette III ZW - Air Force of Zimbabwe - Alouette III --- Other Model --- --- Aerospatiale --- Alouette II Alouette III AS332 Super Puma AS332B Super Puma AS332B1 Super Puma AS332C Super Puma AS332C1 Super Puma AS332F Super Puma AS332F1 Super Puma AS332L Super Puma AS332L1 Super Puma AS332M Super Puma AS332M1 Super Puma AS350 Ecureuil AS350B Ecureuil AS350B1 Ecureuil AS350B2 Ecureuil AS350BA Ecureuil AS350C AStar AS350D Astar AS350Z AS355 ecureuil 2 AS355E TwinStar AS355F Ecureuil 2 AS355F1 Ecureuil 2 AS355F2 Ecureuil 2 AS550C2 Fennec AS555AN Fennec 2 AS565AA Panther AS565SA Panther Gazelle HB350B Esquilo HB355F2 Esquilo HH-65 Dolphin NAS332C Super Puma NSA330J Puma SA315B Lama SA316B Alouette III SA316C SA318C Alouette II SA319B Alouette III SA330 Puma SA330B Puma SA330C Puma SA330E Puma SA330F Puma SA330G Puma SA330H Puma SA330J Puma SA330L Puma SA340 Gazelle SA341B Gazelle AH.1 SA341C Gazelle HT.2 SA341D Gazelle HT.3 SA341E Gazelle HCC.4 SA341F Gazelle SA341G Gazelle SA341H Gazelle SA342J Gazelle SA342K Gazelle SA342L Gazelle SA342M Gazelle SA342M1 Gazelle SA360 Dauphin SA361 Dauphin SA365 Dauphin 2 SA365C Dauphin 2 SA365C1 Dauphin 2 SA365C2 Dauphin 2 SA365F Dauphin 2 SA365F1 Dauphin 2 SA365N Dauphin 2 SA365N1 Dauphin 2 SA365N2 Dauphin 2 SE3130 Alouette II SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III --- Other Models --- 1959
Developed as the successor of the Alouette II, the Alouette III is a larger single-engine, light utility helicopter. First flew as the Sud-Aviation SE3160 on February 28, 1959. Production ceased in France in 1983 after c.1450 of SA316 and SA319 types built for 120 customers in 80 countries. Also manufactured under licence by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in India as Chetak and Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) in Romania.
By end 2018, the Alouette III fleet accumulated more than 7 million flight hours with nearly 180 helicopters still in service around the world
29-Jul-23 - The 16th annual Bray Air Display took place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th July 2023 in Dublin with the Irish Air Corps celebrating 60 years of Helicopter Operations #Ireland
10-Dec-22 - The French Navy retired the Alouette III helicopter after 60 years of service. #AlouetteIII
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
06-Feb-20 - France launch development of the H160M Guépard as the future helicopter of the armed forces. The French Navy will lease 12 Dauphin from Heli-Union and obtain 4 new H160 from Babcock for SAR as an interim measure after the retirement of the Alouette III #Interim
20-Jan-17 - An ill sailor from PNS Tariq, on patrol in the Gulf of Aden, was evacuated to the USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) and then flown to the USS Makin Island (LHA-8) for medical treatment.
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Derivatives & Versions of Alouette III
Model Year History SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III 1959 1959 The Sud-Aviation SE3160 prototype flew in 1959 and remains in production until 1969. In 1970 became known as Aerospatiale SA316A. Equipped with o ... IAR 316 1968 1968 SA316B Alouette III 1968 1968 One Turbomeca Artouste IIIB engine. Also license built in Romania as the IAR-316B and in Switzerland by F+W Emmen same helicopter as the SE3160 only strengthened main and tailrotor transmissions with could carry more payload HAL Chetak 1969 1969 The Chetak is a version of the Alouette III built by HAL in Bangalore, India under a Jun 1962 licence. Production began in 1969, following earlie ... SA319B Alouette III 1969 1969 Powered with a 649 kW (870 shp) Turbomeca Astazou XIV turboshaft engine derated to 447 kW (660 hp) F+W SA316B Alouette III 1972 1972 Assembled in Switzerland for the Schweizer Luftwaffe SA316C 1972 1972 SA360 Dauphin 1972 1972 The single engine Dauphin 1 (sic) ( sometimes Dauphine and English Dolphin ) first flew on June 1, 1972 and broke 3 world speed records in 1973.
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