Escadron électronique aéroporté 1/54 Dunkerque

Escadron électronique aéroporté 00.054 Dunkerque
Transall C160 Gabriel, 2007
Active 1968 - present
Country France France
Branch French Air Force
Role Electronic intelligence gathering
Equipment Transall Gabriel

Escadron électronique aéroporté 00.054 Dunkerque is an electronic warfare unit of the French Air Force equipped with the C-160G Gabriel. It was stationed at Metz-Frescaty Air Base (BA 128) until it was transférred to Évreux-Fauville Air Base.[1]

Designations

  • 1964 : Escadrille électronique 00.054
  • 1985 : Escadron électronique 00.054
  • 1988 : Escadron électronique 01.054
  • 2006 : Escadron électronique aéroporté 11.054
  • Septembre 2009 : Escadron électronique aéroporté 00.054.

Aircraft

The squadron was equipped with eight Nord 2501 "Gabriel" ; the first operational flight of a Nord "Gabriel" took place in October 1962. The last flight took place on 5 octobre 1989.

Since 1989, the Transall Gabriel or C160G has replaced the Nord Gabriel. Only two aircraft of the type are in service.

Notes

  1. ↑ http://lemamouth.blogspot.com/2011/08/les-gaby-sen-vont.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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