Alouette
III F-ZBFM (MSN
1280) seen during the open door event, which took place
at Rescue Base Jean-Jacques Mollaret on June 14, 2008. She
was pictured that day by Pierre FOURQUET. This Alouette will
be implied in an incident on August 22, 2008, when her blades
will contact a rock face on the eastern side of Les Grands
Capucins above 3600 meters of altitude during a winching.
Fortunately, her crew will be able to manage a safe landing
on a glacier at La Combe Maudite, which stands at 3300 meters.
All main components will be then removed from the helicopter
and slinged down to the valley by a Securite Civile's EC145.
Two days later, a French Air Force Cazaux-based Cougar will
lift down the Alouette to Chamonix.
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