French Air Force
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The French Air Force is the air force branch of the French Armed Forces. Its official name is the Armée de l'Air (literally, "army of the air").
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History
It was originally established as the Aviation Militaire, a division of the French Army, in 1910, and is considered by many to be the world's first air force chronologically. It did not become an independent branch of the military, however, until the 1930s.
- Armée de l'Air (Part I: From birth to "Torch", 1909-1942)
- Armée de l'Air (Part II: Fighting for Free France, 1940-1945)
- Armée de l'Air (Part III: End of empire in Indochina and Algeria, 1939-1962)
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Bases
The list is incomplete.
- BA 125 Istres Air Base
- BA 701 Salon-de-Provence Air Base
- BA 702 Avord Air Base
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Units
The list is incomplete.
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Surveillance and Communications Command (CASSIC)
The surveillance and communications command is charged with means of detection and communication.
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Strategic air command (CFAS)
CAS is charged with nuclear weapons.
- refueling squadron 00.093 Bretagne
- Fighter squadrons. All are equipped with Mirage 2000 N K2 fighter/bombers, and have as their primary mission strategic nuclear bombing using the ASMP standoff missile, and as their secondary mission conventional air assault.
- 1/4 Dauphiné
- 2/4 La Fayette
- 3/4 Limousin
- strategic reconnaissance squadron 1/91 Gascogne (French Air Force)
- tactical instruction center 00.339 Aquitaine
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Tactical air command
- 2/3 Normandie-Niemen
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See also
- Armée de l'Air: history
