Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelle

Attack Helicopters · Air · operated by 4 countries on the map · 128 units on record

A French light helicopter family (SA 340/341/342) built by Sud Aviation and later Aérospatiale, notable as the first helicopter fitted with a fenestron tail rotor; about 1,700 were built from the 1960s on and widely exported. The armed SA 342L variant, carrying HOT anti-tank missiles, became one export customer's first dedicated attack helicopter in the 1980s.

Photo from open sources, shown for identification of the type · 17 photos in the gallery on the map

Operators

Country	Branch	Quantity
Egypt	Egyptian Air Force	89	on the map →
Morocco	Royal Moroccan Air Force · Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie Royal Moroccan Air Force: 19 · Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie: 5	24	on the map →
China	PLA Ground Force	8	on the map →
Lebanon	Lebanese Air Force	7	on the map →

Note

Also listed as 'Aérospatiale Gazelle'. Egyptian Gazelles carry HOT anti-tank missiles.

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