Swiss
Helicopter
History
by Markus Herzig |
V-46 |
SE.3130 Alouette 2 | s/n: 1230 | Built: 1958 | s/n History: V-46, HB-XBL, V-46, N4102U, 3C-GWH |
Operator / Owner | From | To | Remarks |
Swiss Air Force | 1959-08-05 | 1961-04-05 | |
Heliswiss / Schweiz.Eidgenossenschaft | 1961-04-05 | 1961-08-22 | registered HB-XBL - see notes |
Swiss Air Force | 1961-08-22 | 1992-12-31 | 3'373 h - sold to USA |
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V-46 as underload of V-43 after a NOLA at Bivio - Photo Flugarchiv Graubünden © 11-Sep-59 | HB-XBL - Photo Flugarchiv Graubünden © Jul-61 |
V-46 of Swiss Air Force in front of the Air Force hangar at Bern - Photo by Peter Schwärzer © 1975 | Former V-46 as N4102U during operations in Africa - Photo by Damien Dew © 9-Jul-05 |
Former V-46 now registered in Ecuatorial Guinea as 3C-GWH - Photo by Damien Dew © 14-Aug-05 |