1975 to present


france Escadron d'Helicopteres 01.067

Armée de l'Air

EH01.067 Pyrenees

Helicopters Squadron 01.067
French Air Force






Escadron d'Helicopteres 01.067 Armée de l'Air

Escadron d'Helicopteres 01.067
1/67 provides helicopter support to the French Special Forces. Traces its origin to the end of the Algerian War with the creation of the 22nd Helicopter Wing. One of their units, the 3/22 was established at Pau. In 1968 split into 1/68 at Pau as the Pyrenees and 2/68 at Chambery. In 1972 with the closure of BA119 at Pau, 1/68 moved to Cazaux and in 1975 became EH 01.067 Pyrenees.

Whilst the main mission of the Pyrenees remains Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), the squadron has completed deployments to Bosnia, Albania, Congo, Afghanistan and Mali. They usually embark a detachment on Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.

As of 2017, the remaining SA330 Puma are being transferred to the EH 01.044 at Solenzara.

On January 31, 2018 achieved Full Operational Capability (FOC) in aerial refueling from KC-130 Hercules tankers. The only French Air Force helicopter squadron having this capability.
During 2015, of the unit's 5 Super Puma fitted with the M621 20mm gun (known as Puma Pirate), 2 remained at Cazaux, while 3 had been deployed to the Sahel.




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  News about Escadron d'Helicopteres 01.067


First Fuel Transfer Between A400M and H225M

First Fuel Transfer Between A400M and H225M

21-Aug-20 - As part of the A400M certification, an Airbus / French Air Force team completed the first full aerial refueling between the new cargo aircraft and a H225 / EC725 Caracal helicopter following last year successful contact tests #A400M
Exercise Dark Dune 2020

Exercise Dark Dune 2020

27-Feb-20 - French Air Force performed helicopter aerial refueling from Hercules Tanker aircraft during Dark Dune 2020 #DarkDune
Additional Caracal for French Special Forces

Additional Caracal for French Special Forces

14-Jun-19 - The Armée de l’air ordered an additional H225M Caracal for its elite Helicopters Squadron 01.067 Pyrénées based at Cazaux (BA120). Will join a fleet of 10 EC725 used to support special forces and capable of aerial refueling #Caracal
Spanish Tanker Refueled French Caracal

Spanish Tanker Refueled French Caracal

21-Oct-18 - A Spanish air force KC-130 tanker deployed to Istres in France to performed an aerial refueling exercise with a French EC725 Caracal helicopter #refueling
Exercise Dark Dune 2017-II

Exercise Dark Dune 2017-II

08-Dec-17 - French Air Force Caracal pilots completed air refueling qualifications with USAF MC-130J at Cazaux in a new edition of the Dark Dune exercise
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  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
2014/??TD N'Djamena Fort LamyFTTJ
1975-    Cazaux (BA120)LFBC



helicopter   Models


Years Models
2006-    Super Puma/Cougar
1975/17 SA330 Puma




  Escadron d'Helicopteres 01.067 Operations


Dates Operation
IT APROC 2017
ML Operation Barkhane
2014-jul-142014-jul-14 Quatorze Juillet 2014
2013-jul-142013-jul-14 Quatorze Juillet 2013
2010-jul-142010-jul-14 Quatorze Juillet 2010
2010-may-172010-may-21 BE SAR meet 2010
2005-sep-082005-sep-15 BE Volcanex 2005





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