| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | F-ZVLH |
| Other Marks: | H71 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sud SA-330 Puma |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Aerospatiale SA-330 Puma |
| Aircraft Version: | Aerospatiale SA-330BA/Orchidee Puma |
| C/n (msn): | 1052 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Army / Aerospatiale |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Paris - Le BourgetMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFPB IATA: LBG Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Paris Air Show 1989 |
| Photo Date: | 13 June 1989 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 853174 |
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Built for the French Army as 1052 in 1971. Modified to carry an Orchidée battlefield surveillance radar system with a rotating underfuselage antenna, for the French Army and first flew as such as in 1986 marked as F-ZVLH. It was the only Puma converted. The Orchidée programme was cancelled in 1990, It was returned to the Army as 1052 in 1991. Noted in store at Montauban in 2020. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 October 2025, and has since been viewed 96 times. |