| Swiss
Helicopter
History
by Markus Herzig |
HB-XDA |
| SE.3160 Alouette 3 --> SA.316B | s/n: 1609 | Built: 1969 | s/n History: HB-XDA |
| Operator / Owner | Registered | Cancelled | Remarks |
| Heliswiss / Air Zermatt | 1969-09-25 | 1970-07-21 | 1st swiss helicopter with rescue winch |
| Air Zermatt | 1970-07-21 | 1975-08-20 | appearance in film "George" (1972) |
| Air Zermatt / Swiss Air Ambulance | 1975-08-20 | 1976-03-31 | |
| Swiss Air Ambulance | 1976-03-31 | 1979-12-03 | cvt to SA.316B in 1979 |
| Air Zermatt | 1979-12-03 | 2000-01-21 | TTSN 11'136 hours |
| Air Glaciers SA | 2000-01-21 | 2009-03-09 | crashed 3.11.02 at Eigergletscher - AAIB |
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| HB-XDA of Air Zermatt AG in the first year at Zermatt - Photo collection Werner Häuselmann © Aug-70 | HB-XDA of Air Zermatt AG during a rescue demo at Raron - Photo by Marcel Schubert © 1980s |
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| HB-XDA of Air Zermatt at Raron heliport - Photo by Markus Herzig © 30-Mar-91 - MHP | HB-XDA of Air Zermatt AG at Zermatt heliport - Photo by Ralph Werlen © 1997 |
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| HB-XDA of Air Glaciers SA approaching Lauterbrunnen - Photo by Markus Herzig © 12-Mar-00 - ANET | HB-XDA of Air Glaciers SA at Lauterbrunnen - Photo by Markus Herzig © 12-Mar-00 |