| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | H-81 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sud Alouette III |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sud Alouette III |
| Aircraft Version: | Sud SE-3160 Alouette III |
| C/n (msn): | 1381 |
| Operator Titles: | Netherlands - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | SAR Flight |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | KoksijdeMap |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EBFN IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Koksijde Airshow 1986 |
| Photo Date: | 19 July 1986 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 833242 |
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The Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) operated five SAR Alouete 3s, all assigned to the SAR flight at Leeuwarden air base in the nothern province of Friesland, hence the Frisian flag furnished stabilizers. This H-81 was delivered to the KLu on 8 July 1966 and was withdrawn from use at its homebase on 18 March 1994. Following a year-long storage period at Woensdrecht, the Alouette was sold to the Pakistan Navy as 1381 on 9 August 1994. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 August 2025, and has since been viewed 409 times. |