Escadron de Chasse 1/4 Gascogne

Mirage IV of Escadron de Bombardemenr 1/91 Gascogne in a reconnaissance mission above an oil field in flames in 1991 following the Gulf War.

On May 10, 1966, a Mirage IVA n°36 of the squadron conducted the first transatlantic flight with a combat aircraft at French reaction under the command of Commandant Dubroca and Captain Caubert in 7 hours and 40 minutes, in which three air supply aircraft reached Boston.[1]

On June 23, 2005, Mirage IV P n°59 conducted the last flight of Mirage IV of the squadron and the French Air Force, at the command of a commandant, operations chief of Gascogne. This equipment is displayed today on an aerial base.[2]

The Escadron de chasse 1/91 Gascogne was credited with dropping 120 bombs and conducted 368 missions in Libya during Opération Harmattan.[3]

Rafale B322 bearing the insignia of the 1/91 Gascogne.

Rafale B322 of the 1/91 Gascogne bearing the insignia of SPA 97.

The squadron was reformed on March 31, 2009, and equipped with Rafale, the unit integrated the Strategic Air Forces. From August 31, 2015, to September 18, 2015, 15 Rafale of the Escadron de chasse 1/7 Provence, Escadron de Chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niemen, and the 1/91 Gascogne were deployed to conduct an air-to-air campaign.[4]

• EC 1/91 Gascogne obtained a cross a citation at the orders of the Aerial Army.[5]