Farewell to Army Air Corps Gazelle after 5 decades

[RavenOne]

Good bye after near 5 decades of service of the GAzelle AH1 in Army Air Corps (AAC) Service (Royal Air Force and Royal Navy fleet Air Arm Gazelles HT1 were retired well over a quarter of a century ago with flying training under Private Finance Initiative while the Royal Marines - Commando Helicopter Force 847 NAval Air Squadron retired theirs in the last decade).

https://armyaircorps.co.uk/aac-news/farewell-to-the-gazelle/
Anyhow sadly the flypast did not come anywhere near my neighbourhood in East Anglia, so I am going to revisit when six and half years ago 2017, I attended the 50th Anniversary of the GAzelle helicopter held at our School of Army Aviation / Army Air Corps Centre at Middle Wallop so here are my photos of both our AAC, along with French Army Aviation (ALAT) pair and civilian owners.










cheers

 

[Scott Kenny]

End to an era for sure.

And I must need sleep, I first read the thread title as "Farewell to Army Air Corps Gazette"

 

[Yellow Palace]

Someone near me owns an ex-Army Gazelle, I discovered recently. To my surprise, it's about the size, power, and speed of a Bentley Flying Spur. Which, granted, is big for a car, but not at all bad for something that can fly over the traffic.

 

[Scott Kenny]

Someone near me owns an ex-Army Gazelle, I discovered recently. To my surprise, it's about the size, power, and speed of a Bentley Flying Spur. Which, granted, is big for a car, but not at all bad for something that can fly over the traffic.

It is absolutely mindboggling just how much horsepower levels have increased in helicopters over the years...

 

[FighterJock]

Sad to see the Gazelle retire after fifty years service, end of an era.

 

[zjz]

The first time I saw a Gazelle was in a form of a Airfix kit....

Later on, the "Blue Thunder" was a mod from the Gazelle as well......