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SA342 Gazelle

Force Atlas / Equipment / SA342 Gazelle

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Helicopter

SA342 Gazelle

Light attack helicopters of the opening intervention — one crew took the first French loss of Serval in January 2013.

Historical / withdrawnEvidence: Documented
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Record

FamilyGazelle
VariantsSA342M
OriginFrance
EraFrench service; combat use in Mali 2013
Appears inMali (Serval, historical)

Conflict relevance

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Mali · Force Atlas

Operators

France · Historical operator

Battlefield role

Serval's light attack helicopter in the January 2013 counter-offensive — low-level gun and missile runs against advancing jihadist columns in the campaign's opening engagements, where France took its first loss of the intervention.

Branch & service operators

Related key events

11 Jan 2013Campaign link

Launch of Operation Serval

After a jihadist column pushes south toward Sévaré and the road to Bamako, France intervenes at Mali's request with airstrikes and a rapid ground force.

PartialConfidence: highStatus as of 2014-08Reviewed 2026-07-19Sources: Established historical recordMethodology