| 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment | |
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| (5e Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat) (5e RHC) | |
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| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army Light Aviation |
| Part of | 4th Air-Combat Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Uzein, near Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France |
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The 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment (5e Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat) (5e RHC) is a unit of the French Army. It is currently based at Uzein near Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and is equipped with Eurocopter Tiger HAP helicopters. The 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment took part in the 1991 Gulf War, transporting anti-tank infantry. The unit was deployed in Mali in 2019 as part of Operation Barkhane. On 25 November 2019 a Tiger from the unit collided with a Eurocopter AS532 Cougar transport helicopter, causing both aircraft to crash and killing all 13 on board.