• Source: 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment

      • The 4e Régiment d'Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales (English: 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment) or 4e RHFS is the special operations unit of the French Army Light Aviation. It is part of the French Army Special Forces Command, therefore of the Special Operations Command. It is based in Pau.
      Created in 1997, the 4e RHFS' mission is to transport and provide air support to the other special forces units anywhere in the world.


      Organization


      The regiment is divided into Special Forces Flights (Escadrilles des Operations Speciales):

      EOS 1 – Puma and Cougar
      EOS 2 – Gazelle
      EOS 3 – Caracals
      EOS 4/GIH – Pumas
      EOS 6 – Tigre
      EOS 7 – Support Flight
      EOS 8 – Helicopter Maintenance Flight
      The regiment employs the following helicopters in 2016:

      10 Eurcopter AS532 UL/AL Cougar
      12 Aérospatiale Gazelle
      7 Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma and Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
      6 Eurocopter Tigre HAD
      ? Eurocopter EC725 Caracal


      See also


      Italian 3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment
      U.S. 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment - Night Stalkers
      Australian 171st Special Operations Aviation Squadron
      British Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing
      Canadian 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron


      References




      External links


      official French Army page

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