| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | AS9315 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sud Alouette III |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Aerospatiale SA-316/319 Alouette III |
| Aircraft Version: | Aerospatiale SA-316B Alouette III |
| C/n (msn): | 2288 |
| Operator Titles: | Malta - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Luqa - Malta InternationalMap |
| Country: | Malta |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LMML IATA: MLA Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Malta International Airshow 2001 |
| Photo Date: | 21 September 2001 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 604812 |
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Former Libyan Arab Air Force serial LC2288 was delivered to Malta on 19 July 1993 and assigned as registration 9H-AAV with the Malta Air Squadron, later Air Squadron/2nd Regiment. It was reserialled to AS9315 on 1 May 2000. The helicopter saw a period of inactivity between late 2001 and mid-2003 due to lack of spares. It was modified with a new engine and a winch to bring it up to a similar standard to those Alouette IIIs already in Maltese service. AS9315 was withdrawn from use in 2014. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 September 2023, and has since been viewed 255 times. |