| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | F-GIJE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sud-Est SE-3130 Alouette II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sud Alouette II/Lama |
| Aircraft Version: | Sud SE-313B Alouette II |
| C/n (msn): | 1003 |
| Promotional Titles: | Hélitechnique |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Phalsbourg - BourscheidMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFQP IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Portes Ouvertes de Phalsbourg 2009 |
| Photo Date: | 12 September 2009 |
| Photo by: | SAN |
| Photo ID: | 833611 |
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The third production Alouette II had quite an interesting career. Taken on strenght by the ALAT in June 1956, she was extensively used in the Algeria war. After having been decomissioned and registered F-GIJE, she flew a very lenghty trip from Paris to... Ushuaïa, via Scotland, Island, Greenland, Newfoundland and all the way down through the Americas! She finally hit the headlines on the 2 July 2018, when she was hijacked and used for a prison escape of a very high profile gangster. Sadly she was partly burnt by the hijackers after this event. This photo is copyright © SAN, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 August 2025, and has since been viewed 26 times. |