3 Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat; Etain-Rouvres, October 19, 2015

Helicopters of the Night Squadron; Text and Photograph's by Alex van Noye

On Monday, October 19, the 3 Regiment d’Hélicoptères de Combat (3RHC) was visited at the French ALAT base Etain-Rouvres. This air base is located in the northeast of France near Luxembourg. Several Gazelle and Puma units are assigned to the 3RHC at Etain. The 3RHC is also referred in France as the night squadron of the French ALAT. Unfortunately, during the visit at Etain there was no flying activity due to bad weather. The whole day the visibility was less than a few hundreds of meters due to the mist and the drizzle. However, there was only one Puma of the AdlA been photographed while it was leaving. Furthermore, all the helicopters in the hangars were seen and photographed.