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Eurocopter announced the operational debut of the combat SAR EC-725 helicopters with the French Armed Forces

Marignane, France - During a cerimony took place yesterday

Yesterday, May 10, 2006, the French Air Force Chief of Staff, General Richard Wolsztynski, presided the official ceremony on the Cazaux Base in which the Combat Search & Rescue EC-725 helicopters were declared operational. On this occasion, Eurocopter President, Fabrice Brégier, emphasized the success of the EC-725 program – from program ordering in 2002 to qualification in 2004 – and expressed his...

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Rome, Italy, 05/11/2006 12:26
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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