Air Corps to decommission military helicopter

A military helicopter used to save more than 500 lives in Ireland over the past four decades is to be decommissioned, it was revealed today.

Wed, 19 Sep, 2007 - 17:56

A military helicopter used to save more than 500 lives in Ireland over the past four decades is to be decommissioned, it was revealed today.

The Air Corps said it is to “stand down” the Alouette III which has been central to thousands of rescue and Army missions since it first went into active service.

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