Originally Posted by
Alan Biles
It'll be a shame to see them go but the type hasn't done badly; the OSD has been moving to the right for the past 20 years.
Gazelle was just into army service when I joined my first squadron in 1975, goes into retirement 5 months after me.
Both of us having spent a lifetime in aviation.
I suspect they have worn better than I have.
Wonder what their final life expectancy will be, there are over 40 ex military Gazelles on the civil register.
Probably longer than mine.