2e Escadre de Chasse

The 2e Escadre de Chasse (2nd Fighter Wing) is a fighter formation of the Fighter Brigade of the French Air and Space Force.

2e Escadre de Chasse
2nd Hunter Escadre
Insignia of the Escadre
ActiveSeptember 3, 2015 - present
Country France
Branch French Air and Space Force
TypeFighter aircraft
Part ofFighter Brigade
EquipmentMirage 2000-5F

After the dissolution of the 2e regiment d'aviation de chasse (2è RAC) in September 1933, SPA 3 and SPA 103 became the first and third squadrons of the 1er group of the s2nd Fighter Wing in the course of creation at Tours.[1] EC 2 was set up at Chartres at the end of 1936. Outfitted in early 1937 with a Dewoitine D.500, the wing was reequipped with a Morane Saulnier M.S.406 (MS 406) in April 1939.

Created in November 1945 at Friedrichshafen, it was dissolved on September 9, 1994, at Dijon Air Base, then reformed on September 3, 2015, at Luxeuil Air Base.[2]

It now comprises the Air Force's most elite fighter squadron, Escadron de Chasse 1/2 Cigognes, Escadron de Soutien Technique Aéronautique 2E.004.

History

Mirage IIIC of 1/2 Cigognes.
Mirage IIIE of 3/2 Alsace.
Mirage IIIB with colors of the 2/2 Côte d'Or.
Mirage 2000C of the 1/2 Cigognes en 1987.

Storks

  • Groupe de chasse 1/2 Cigognes (1 au 1)
  • Escadron de chasse 1/2 Cigognes (01/10/1949 au 09/09/1994)

Côte d'Or

Alsace

  • Groupe de chasse 2/2 Alsace (08/11/1945 until 01/10/1949)
  • Escadron de chasse 2/2 Alsace (01/10/1949 until 01/05/1951)
  • Escadron de chasse 3/2 Alsace (French: Escadron de chasse 3/2 Alsace) (01/05/1951 until 09/09/1994)

Others

  • Groupe de Chasse 3/2 Berry (01/11/1945 until 01/04/1946)
  • Groupe de Chasse 4/2 Ile-de-France (01/11/1945 until 01/03/1946)
  • Groupe de Chasse 2/18 Saintonge (01/11/1945 until 01/03/1946)
  • Escadron de Chasse 3/2 Côte d'Or (01/10/1949 until 01/05/1951)
  • Escadron de Chasse 4/2 Coq gaulois (01/10/1949 until 01/04/1950)

Bases

Equipment

See also

References

  1. Guyot, Henri. "2ème escadre de chasse". Traditions-air.fr. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2018-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • Gérard, Michel (January 1986). "Du Spitfire au Mirage 2000: Le 3/2 Alsace". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 194. pp. 4–11.
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