USAF C-17 to bring French Air Force AS555 to Central African Republic

To assist in the draw down of Operation Sangaris in Central African Republic (CAR), France will deploy some of its AS555 helicopters there.

5509 WB Aerospatiale AS.555AN Fennec EH.05.067 ALPILLES based at BA114 Istres le Tubé (3113134565)
By Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

According to Jane’s, a U.S. Air Force C-17 will bring at least one rotorcraft to the African nation in the next few days.

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