List of French Air Force aircraft squadrons

Many of the former and active Squadrons of the French Air Force have direct lineage links to many of the "dissolved" squadrons. In addition, each Squadron has for military awards and decorations, and a Fanion (squadron standard).

The Air Force has undergone many echelon(ranking) changes at the level of Escadre (Wing), Escadron/Squadrons and Escadrille. The traditions and accomplishments of many Escadre, Escadron and the Lafayette Escadrille and other units can be traced back to World War I.

Squadrons include the following:

Active Squadrons

Strategic Air Forces Command (CFAS)

Air Forces Command (CFA)

Fighter Brigade (BAAC)

Projection and Support Brigade (BAAP)

Airspace Control Brigade (BACE)

  • Escadron de Détection et de Commandement Aéroporté 0/36 Berry

The following surface-to-air missile squadrons are attached since September 1, 2007:[1]

Air Force Security and Intervention Forces Brigade (BAFSI)

Operational Transition School (ETO)

Inactive Squadrons

Escadrons de Bombardement/Bombardment Squadrons (EB)

Escadrons de Chasse/Fighter Squadrons

Escadrons d’Hélicoptères/ Helicopter Squadrons

Escadrons de Ravitaillement en Vol/Air Supply Squadron

Escadrons de Reconnaissance/Reconnaissance Squadron

Escadrons de Transport/Transport Squadron

Escadrons électroniques/Electronic Squadrons

Escadrons de défense sol-air/Ground-to-Air Defense Squadron

Abbreviations

  • CIEH Centre d'instruction des équipages d'hélicoptères (helicopter crew training center)
  • CIET Centre d'instruction des équipages de Transport (airlift/transport crew training center)
  • CIT Centre d'instruction tactique (tactical instruction center)
  • EAC Ecole de l'aviation de chasse (fighter aviation school)
  • EAT Ecole de l'aviation de transport (transport aviation school)
  • EC Escadron de chasse (fighter wing)
  • ECN Escadrille de chasse de nuit (night fighter squadron)
  • EDCA Escadron de détection et de contrôle aéroporté (detection and aircraft control wing)
  • EE Escadron d'Entrainement (training squadron)
  • EPEAA Ecole de pilotage élémentaire de l'armée de l'air (air force basic flight school)
  • ER Escadron de reconnaissance (reconnaissance wing)
  • ERS Escadron de reconnaissance stratégique (strategic reconnaissance wing)
  • ERV Escadron de ravitaillement en vol (flight refueling wing)
  • ET Escadron de transport (transport wing)
  • ETE Escadron de transport et entraînement (transport and training wing)
  • ETM Escadron de transport mixte (mixed transport wing)
  • EIV Escadron d’instruction en vol (flight instruction wing)
  • ETO Escadron de transition opérationnelle (operational transition wing)
  • GAO Groupe Aériens d'Observation (airborne observation group—army co-operation squadrons)
  • GC Groupe de chasse (fighter group)
  • GE Groupement école (school group)
  • GR Groupe de reconnaissance (reconnaissance group)

References

  1. ↑ Le Bourget : Les aviateurs veillent,, 23 juin 2015, Ministère Français de la Défense.
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