Aérospatiale Alouette III
The Aérospatiale Alouette III is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by French aircraft company Sud Aviation. During its production life, it proved to be a relatively popular rotorcraft; including multiple licensed manufacturers, more than 2,000 units were built.
Aérospatiale Alouette III
Cockpit and flying controls of an Alouette III
The HAL Chetak (Alouette III) remained in production to 2021, and in 2022 marked six decades of service in India
Danish Navy Alouette III on HDMS Beskytteren in 1977
Sud Aviation was a French state-owned aircraft manufacturer, originating from the merger of Sud-Est and Sud-Ouest on 1 March 1957. Both companies had been formed from smaller privately owned corporations that had been nationalized into six regional design and manufacturing pools just prior to the Second World War.
Sud Aviation SE.3130 Alouette II ZU-ALO in South Africa