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    Airframe Family: Aerospatiale SA-341/342 Gazelle
    Latest Model:Gazelle HT.3
    Last Military Serial:XW870 RAF
    Compressed ID:Aerospatiale Gazelle HT.3 sn XW870...
    Latest Owner or Location:Royal Air Force

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Gazelle HT.3.

    26 October 1973

    First flight.

    5 December 1973

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XW870.
    The deilvery date is provided.

    Markings Applied: F

    To UK Ministry of Defence-Defence Fire Training and Development Centre (DFTDC), Woodchurch, Kent, England.
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    21 September 1974


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Gazelle HT.3 of the Central Flying School in action at the 1974 RAF Finningley Airshow.

    Circa 1976


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Greenham Common.

    By July 1977


    Photographer: Unknown

    To FSCTE Manston, Kent.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n 9299M.
    Maintenance number assigned at Manston and the airframe was used for ground instruction.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Euro Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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