A Casualty of a Loss of Control, an Air Force Helicopter Arrives in an Emergency Near an Airfield in the South of France

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The incident took place on Wednesday, 21 January, at about 7 p.m. The aircraft is part of the 1/65 "Alpilles" helicopter squadron of the Orange-Caritat Air Force Base in the Vaucluse.

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In 2024, the French Bureau of Inquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA-É) opened investigations into thirteen incidents involving aircraft of the Ministry of the Armed Forces. These incidents, apart from the most serious, such as the collision of two Rafale fighter jets in Meurthe-et-Moselle, were not necessarily the subject of any communication from the Ministry. This article, "A Fennec helicopter from Squadron 1/65 Alpilles had to m…