SA321L Super Frelon in Meyerton
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S 26° 34.346 E 028° 00.620
35J E 600620 N 7060523
SA321L Super Frelon SAAF no. 308 C/N No. 128
Waymark Code: WMH5A7
Location: Gauteng, South Africa
Date Posted: 05/25/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
Views: 6

The helicopter is a SA321L Super Frelon (SAAF no. 308) (C/N No. 128). The South African Air Force (SAAF) acquired 16 x SA321L transports on May 1966 which entered service between July 27, 1967 and November 1969. They were used during the counter insurgency fighting with Angola and retired in 1990 when were replaced first by SA330 Puma and later by Oryx.

Located at the "Oudewerf" center in Galloway Street, Meyerton, South Africa
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): SA321L Super Frelon

Tail Number: (S/N): 308

Construction:: original aircraft

Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Museum

inside / outside: outside

Other Information::
Painted Cream and purple. Original colors was "Camouflage" when it served in the South African Air Force


Access restrictions: Not listed

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