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The Alouette II accomplished its first flight Mars 12, 1955. It was conceived by SNCASE on the basis of Alouette prototype with a turbine instead of traditional piston engine, which made of it the first turbine-powered helicopter in the world with being marketed.

June 6, 1955, Jean BOULET tackled the altitude record for all categories and brought Alouette II to 8209 meters then to 10984 meters on June 13, 1958. July 3, 1956, serial Alouette II s/n 2 done the first mountain-rescue by helicopter, with more than 4000 meters of altitude and with a huge wind, by evacuating a mountaineer victim of a cardiac faintness. January 3, 1957, they are also two Alouette II which ended the dramatic adventure of the mountaineers Vincendon and Henry and their rescuers captive of the Mont Blanc mountain (France).

The Alouette II in military version is used for research and rescue, linking, and surveillance missions. It was used by the ALAT equipped with missiles SS-11. In France, they were retired from armed forces in 1999. Alouette II is also very widespread in the civil world, where it is used for all types of work.

The Westland Scout was a light helicopter developed by Westland Helicopters. Developed from the Saro P.531, it served as a land-based general purpose military helicopter, sharing a common ancestor and numerous components with the naval-orientated Westland Wasp helicopter.

The type’s primary operator was the Army Air Corps of the British Army, who operated it in several conflict zones, including Northern Ireland and the Falklands War. It was progressively replaced in British service by the Westland Gazelle reconnaissance helicopter, and the larger Westland Lynx battlefield utility helicopter.