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Alouette III - retired after 46 years
Bern, 12.10.2010 -
After 46 years and well over 300,000 flight hours were on Friday 10 December 2010, the last time the helicopter type Sud Aviation Alouette III in the Swiss Air Force.
A formation flight over the military airfield Alpnach marked the end behind the era of the former 84 Alouette III helicopter fleet wide.
The first nine of Sud Aviation, Marignane (F) fabricated SE-3160 Alouette III came 1964 on the Swiss army.
The helicopter soon convinced by his broad range of applications and its capabilities in the mountains.
Sun 1966 for a further 15 aircraft were procured.
1972, a next installment was followed by 60 helicopters, which were produced in part under license from the aircraft works Emmen.
Overall, operating the Alouette III Swiss Air Force 84.
The helicopters came in various application areas. In addition to transportation of passengers and goods also included rescue operations, fire fighting and disaster relief, and sometimes even abroad, the tasks of the Alouette III.
An important role was in the helicopter pilot training obtained, but generations of military helicopter pilots in their pilot's certification on the Alouette III.
Today Friday, 10 December 2010, the Alouette III was honored at the military airfield Alpnach in a small ceremony again.
It was a last formation flight with Swiss Alouette III.
The remaining helicopters of the National Disaster Management Authority are transferred to Pakistan, where they are used in the management of natural disasters.
In the Swiss air force's Alouette III were by 20 to the arms program in 2005 purchased helicopters from Eurocopter EC635 replaced.