FAF Alouette II serial request

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dick loh vervallen
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FAF Alouette II serial request

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Hello all,

Can anybody of your distinctive gentleman help me with the serial of this October 1972 shot. Also some info about the 57 code is welcome.
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Thanks for your help in advance,
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Re: FAF Alouette II serial request

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The unit could be EC57 which flew Mystere20 out of Villacoublay, maybe they also used a All.2 .
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French Military Aviation (by Paul Jackson/Midland Counties Publications) 1975 and 1979 editions both give "57-MI" as c/n 1071. The "57" is NOT its unit code but the production number. Each Alouette II received a production number/serial commencing M1 for French military aircraft and C1 for others, so for c/n 1071 M1-57. Unit was most probably EH 2/67 as this unit used callsigns in the F-RBMA to F-RBMZ range and used the serial as prefix to the last two. After 1978/79 they were standardizing on "67-....." Unit was located at Metz, with a detachment at St.Dizier.
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Dick Lohuis wrote:Hello all,

Can anybody of your distinctive gentleman help me with the serial of this October 1972 shot. Also some info about the 57 code is welcome.
Dick
Dick,
By the way , as far as I know this Alouette II was not taken in October 1972 , but in September 1972 during the 10th NATO Tactical Weapons Meet at Florennes , Belgium....
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