Armée de l'Air Aérospatiale AS 555AN Fennec.
Registration: 5511.
The Aérospatiale (now Airbus Helicopters) AS550 Fennec (now H125M) and AS555 Fennec 2 are light, multipurpose military helicopters developed and built by Aérospatiale (now Airbus Helicopters). Based on the AS350 Ecureuil and AS355 Ecureuil 2 series, they are named after the Fennec fox. The armed versions of the AS550 and AS555 can be equipped with missiles, torpedo's and various other types of ammunition, among other things.
This Fennec features a special colour scheme to mark the 100th anniversary of l'escadrille N 99 - SPA 99.
This picture was taken on 20 May 2018 during the La Ferte Alais Airshow.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…