French Army Light Aviation

The Aviation légère de l' armée de terre ( ALAT ) is the Army Aviation Corps of the French Army. They fulfilled their contracts primarily by aircraft, particularly military helicopters. The ALAT is one of the combat troops, their primary areas of responsibility are infantry support, antitank, air combat, air transport of personnel and material, and education. My patron is the holy Clotilde.

History

The light aviation of the land forces, the literal translation of the French name, was founded in 1954.

During the Cold War it was, among other French military units stationed in West Germany, including first few years in Mainz- Finthen and until after the end of the Cold War in Friedrichshafen. Here, the Groupe d'aviation légère du 2ème corps d' armée was, which was renamed in 1978 2ème Régiment d' hélicoptères de combat, with Puma, Gazelle and Alouette III.

Organization

In addition to the flight school distributed over two locations, the regiments form the operational arm of the ALAT:

There are also some other units, including the École franco -allemande de formation des Equipages Tigre, a German - French cooperation for the training of Tiger crews.

The Museum of the troops located at the site Dax.

Equipment

Booth 2013