Gazelles - Let's see yours...

[TonyO]

The delightful little Aerospatiale Gazelle has been widely exported and licence-built across the world, most notably here in the UK where it served with distinction as probably the only rotary-wing type to have served with all four armed services, Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines, can anyone correct me on this? More importantly, it is disappearing from British service completely in the next few months, so what better way to mark this lovely machine than by posting images of it in action.

Shots can be of any Gazelle, of any nation or air arm, but please only three shots per post, but obviously as many posts as you wish.

Just one to start off from me, a typical AAC example...

[F-86]

Some from me.

[F-86]

And another.

[vespasia]

A few from me







Steve

[TonyO]

Looks like four to me Steve...

[vespasia]

Tony - Snap!!!





Steve

One removed from previous - should have read it properly first!!!

[TomG]

Just the one from Basrah, 2004.



Cheers, Tom

[IanOlder]

One from our friends across the channel and a field full of them from Middle Wallop

[barshifter]

[Rotor]

Three British

[Rotor]

3 more

[Rotor]

[Mad Dan]

First set of three from me..

The first couple were both at Middle Wallop in July 1982 - and, before anyone asks, I believe the 'Aussie' one was merely used by an Australian crew for the duration of the Helimeet competition. Having said that, it was certainly one of the best 'zaps' that I can recall...





And ending with an arty shot somewhere on Salisbury Plain...

[Mad Dan]

And here's another three...

Starting with one of the very smart Northolt-based examples at Abingdon BoB Day in September 1981...



Followed by an Army Air Corps machine in Gulf War colours. This was shot in 1992, at what I believe was the Gulf War tribute show. Boscombe Down, was that???



And finishing off with another arty shot from March 1989, complete with descending parachutist...

[StephenEThomas]

A lousy photo, but poignant, and possibly the most Gazelle's in one shot?



Steve

[st24]

A lousy photo, but poignant, and possibly the most Gazelle's in one shot?


Steve

Can't quite count exactly how many you have but theres 20 odd here and there were more to the right of me!!

[TonyO]

Two more remaining in the UK...

[SCARECROW 451]

Not a nice one to start with XW851 or what remains of it at Shawbury



New arrival to storage

[StephenEThomas]

A lousy photo, but poignant, and possibly the most Gazelle's in one shot?


Steve

Can't quite count exactly how many you have but theres 20 odd here and there were more to the right of me!!

Ah, you might win there

[dunny]

[dunny]

[Aviamil]

Hi,

I can pitch in with some exotica,

First up is one of the training airframes at Aborfield.



Second, Captured from the Syrian AF & now on display at Hatzerim, Israel.



Third, Morrocan AF on display at thier first trade show in Marrakech.



Marc

[MikeH]

Some earthbound "Chicken legs":-

[Cessna954]

and does anybody dare post a picture of the Solstice Park example?

[longbow]

What a great thread.
Seeing XW851 brings back many happy memories of the 5 years I spent with 3BAS RM.
Although it is a shame to see it looking as it is now at Shawbury.

Must go through my slides now.
Steve