Alouette Archives

IAR 316B

17 March 2026 Jacek Domański

IAR 316B (c/n 171, formerly “86” of Forțele Aeriene Române / the Romanian Air Force), exhibited at Muzeul Naţional al Aviaţiei Române (National Romanian Aviation Museum) in Bucharest, March 2012. In the early 1950s, the […]

28 February 1959 – maiden flight of Sud Aviation/Aérospatiale SA-316 Alouette III

27 February 2025 Milan Doležal

On 28th February 1959, prototype of Alouette III (English: lark) rotorcraft performed its maiden flight. The helicopter was developed from an earlier design, created in the early 1950s by Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du […]

Sud Aviation/Aérospatiale SA-316B Alouette III

9 January 2024 Milan Doležal

Sud Aviation/Aérospatiale SA-316B Alouette III (c/n 1247, A-274 of the Royal Netherlands Air Force), flying display during Air Force Days 2013 (Luchtmachtdagen 2013), Volkel air base, June 2013. On 28th February 1959, prototype of Alouette […]