What is Sud Aviation SA-316 Alouette III?
{|{{Infobox aircraft begin |name=Sud Aviation SA-316 Alouette III |image=File:Alouette_III_de_la_Sécurité_Civile.jpg |caption= Alouette III of the [[France|French]] Sécurité Civile. }}{{Infobox aircraft type |type=[[Helicopter]] |national origin =[[France]] |manufacturer= [[Sud Aviation]]. |first flight= february [[1959]] |introduction= [[1961]] |status= Active |primary user= [[French Army]] |produced= |number built= 1453 |unit cost= }} |} The '''Sud Aviation SA-316 Alouette III''' is a [[France|French]] [[helicopter]] built between [[1961]] and [[1985]] by [[Sud Aviation]] and later by [[Aérospatiale]]. It is a modernized variant of [[SNCASE SE-313 Alouette II|Alouette II]] helicopter. Alouette III was built for civil and [[military]] users for light liaison duties, light [[transport]], search and rescue, and sometimes for air [[attack]]. The most famous users were [[India]]n [[Air Force]], French Gendarmerie, and French Sécurité Civile. Some were used by [[Ireland]] air force. == Bibliography == * Jackson, Robert, ''Helicopters: Military, Civilian, and Rescue Rotorcraft'' (The Aviation Factfile). London: Grange Books Ltd, 2005. {{ISBN|1-84013-812-2}}. * Boulay, Pierre, ''Les hélicoptères français'', Paris, France : Larivière éditions, 1998. {{ISBN|2-907051-17-2}} {{military-stub}} [[Category:French military aircraft]] [[Category:Aérospatiale|Alouette 3]] [[Category:Helicopters]]