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From: v059l49z@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu
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Subject: Another question about French Carriers
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Date: 19 Apr 91 17:57:04 GMT
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From: v059l49z@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu


I have a question of my own.

When the French sent one to the Gulf I read it carried combat helicopters.
Why didn't they use their regular fixed-wing aircraft?  I would think they
would be better for what ended up happening (mostly air war with planes.)

Did the helicopters it carried see action?

Paul "Joe Friday" Stacy