Talk:5th Combat Helicopter Regiment

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Did you know... that a Eurocopter Tiger (example pictured) from the French Army's 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment was involved in the 2019 Ménaka helicopter crash that killed 13 people?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 01:57, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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A Tiger of the 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment

... that a Eurocopter Tiger (example pictured) from the French Army's 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment was involved in the 2019 Ménaka helicopter crash which killed 13 people? Source: "Additionally, two Airbus Tiger attack helicopters of the 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment were also scrambled from Gao, approximately 110 miles west of the combat zone ... Two minutes later, as the Tiger leader was descending, the two aircraft collided. None of the 13 occupants (two Tiger pilots, five crew members of the Cougar helicopter, and six soldiers) survived." from: "French helicopter collision due to poor communication". Aerotime. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Amazon Venture oil spill

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 10:32, 20 January 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Doing the review.
- Article is new and it's more than 1,500 characters. Suggested hook is cited. Should be good unless someone wants to jump in and/or something's up. Ominae (talk) 13:54, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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