Oldest Operational Helicopter?
On November 25th this year,The first 2 of the Irish Air Corps Allouette 3 aircraft,Ser no. A195 and 196 will have clocked up a total of 40 years active service. Are these the oldest Active Helis in the British Isles,if not the world?
Since their arrival they have been involved in SAR,training,VIP transport and Liason.
As a guide..after their arrival the Irish Air Corps took delivery of a DH Vampire(Formerly XE977)