[Video] Extreme low altitude flight over Mali aboard French Special Forces helicopter

July 14, 2013 Helicopters, Mali, Military Aviation

David Cenciotti

Enjoy the view from inside the cabin of a Cougar helicopter, sitting next to the gunner, on an extreme low altitude mission over Mali.

Four Cougar helicopters along with three Tigre attack choppers of the 5^e Régiment d’Hélicoptères de Combat (5^e RHC), were deployed to Bamako, Mali, since the beginning stages of Operation Serval.

About David Cenciotti

David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.