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Exercise 'Proban Tiramus 2001'
Netheravon, June 8, 2001
A total of 83 ALAT helicopters drawn from all four main ALAT bases visited Netheravon today as part of exercise 'Proban Tiramus 2001' to test the capability of 4th Airmobile Brigade to deploy over water. On arriving all the helicopters visited a forward air refuelling point (FARP) operating from across the road from the airfield. They returned to France after a single night stop.

The ALAT units attending were;
1ème Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat (RHC) based at Phalsbourg.
3e RHC based at Étain.
5e RHC based at Pau.
6e Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat et de Manouvre (RHCM) at Compiègne.
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SA330B Puma (1088 'CZV') with 1 RHC based at Phalsbourg.
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Left to right: SA330B Puma (? 'ABJ? with 1088 'CZV').
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SA330B Puma (1088 'CZV') with 1 RHC based at Phalsbourg.
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Left to right: SA342M Gazelle (4013 'AFM') with 6 RHCM at Compiègne.
SA341F Gazelle (1646 'CWA') with 1 RHC based at Phalsbourg.
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SA341F Gazelle (1215 'CWE') with 1 RHC based at Phalsbourg.
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Left to right: SA341F Gazelle (1215 'CWE' and 1232 'CWH') with 1 RHC based at Phalsbourg.
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Left to right: SA341F Gazelle (3546 'CXN') with 1 RHC based at Phalsbourg.
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Left to right: SA341F Gazelle (1702 'CWF') with 1 RHC based at Phalsbourg.
SA342M Gazelle (4215 'AEB') with 6 RHCM at Compiègne.
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SA330B Puma (1211 'CZS') with 1 RHC based at Phalsbourg.
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Left to right: SA341F Gazelles (3866 'CXG', 4143 'CXA' and 4060 'CXF') with 1 RHC based at Phalsbourg.
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Left to right: SA341F Gazelles (4060 'CXF' and 4054 'CXS') with 1 RHC based at Phalsbourg.
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AS532F Cougar (2446 'AIZ') with 6 RHCM at Compiègne.
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Left to right: SA341F Gazelles (4118 'CXP' and 4060 'CXF') with 1 RHC based at Phalsbourg.
S532F Cougar (2446 'AIZ') with 6 RHCM at Compiègne.
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SA330B Puma (1259 'CZF') with 1 RHC based at Phalsbourg.
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Left to right: SA330B Pumas (1165 'CZM', 1259 'CZF' and 1456 'CZO') with 1 RHC based at Phalsbourg.
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SA330B Puma (1219 'CZE') with 1 RHC based at Phalsbourg.
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Left to right: SA342M Gazelle (3947 'AEO', 4144 'AEN') with 6 RHCM at Compiègne.
SA342M Gazelles (4187 'BWC' and 'BWF') 3 RHC based at Étain.
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SA342M Gazelle (4186 'BWJ') with 3 RHC based at Étain.
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Left to right: SA341F Gazelle (1598 'BXW', 1483 'BXR' and 4105 'BXA') with 3 RHC based at Étain.
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Left to right: SA330B Puma (1663 'BRC') with 5 RHC based at Pau.
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Left to right: SA330B Puma (1204 'BZT') with 3 RHC based at Étain.
SA330B Pumas (1507 'BRN' 1055 and 'BRP') with 5 RHC based at Pau.