Prefab model 1/400 Jeanne d'Arc Heller 81034 class helicopter cruiser The helicopter carrier "Joan of Arc", built at the Brest Arsenal between 1959 and 1961, was initially launched under the temporary name "La Résolue", and later received the name "Joan of Arc" on July 16, 1964, the day of its introduction into operation In peacetime, "Jeanne d'Arc" was used as a training facility for the French naval officer training squadron. At the time, the helicopter carrier carried an air group of two Alouette III helicopters from the French Naval Air Force, reinforced by a detachment of combat helicopters from the French Army Light Aviation (ALAT), including two Pumas or Cougars and three Gazelles, with a crew of 40 men. In wartime, Joan of Arc performed combat missions both in the field of anti-submarine warfare, carrying 8 WG-13 Lynx helicopters, and in overseas missions, deploying ALAT Pumas and Gazelles and transporting amphibious troops. "Jeanne d'Arc" should be laid in the Brest Arsenal in the summer of 2010.
