2504:
1928:
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1842:
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40:
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1793:
888:
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1117:
178:
1911:
1887:
84:
66:
2093:
1185:
1151:
2763:
1219:
1742:
1679:
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521:
1859:
3170:
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1841:
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396:
2096:
The
Corsair F4U-7 was the first new aircraft delivered to the French Navy after 1945. It saw action during the Indochina war, Algerian war and operation Musketeer.
1874:
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2503:
1537:
Disbanded 4 September 2020. Planned to re-activate in 2021 operating leased SA365M3 Dauphins from Heli-Union and NHV as temporary equipment. To convert to
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During the
Algerian War of independence, the French Navy flew Lockheed Neptunes on surveillance patrol to fight weapons smuggling by sea
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135:
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1824:
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The flight personnel of the French Navy falls into three categories: fighter aviation, fixed-wing aviation and helicopter aviation.
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338:
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naval base. It has a strength of around 6,800 military and civilian personnel. It operates from four airbases in
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Detachments at La
Rochelle, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage and Faa'a. Uses additional leased AS365N3 from Heli-Union.
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2036:
From 1951 to 1956, 164 Grumman
Avengers were delivered to French Naval Aviation and in service until 1965
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3593:(fr) Association pour la Recherche de Documentation sur l'Histoire de l'Aéronautique Navale (ARDHAN)
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989:
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Aviation and airborne weapons research and development, evaluation at several locations.
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3595:, Association for Documentation Research on the History of French Naval Aviation.
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The
Crusader was the air superiority jet aircraft of the French Navy for 35 years
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Naval patrol and maritime surveillance operational training / Utility / Liaison
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169:
89:
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This is a list of retired aircraft that have flown with French Naval
Aviation.
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officially titled
Admiral of Naval Aviation (ALAVIA) with his headquarters at
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The Martin P5M-2 Marlin served in the French navy between 1959 and 1964.
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Lynx WG13 helicopter armed with a Mk46 torpedo on the deck of a frigate
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509:
504:. Carrier-borne pilots of the French Navy do their initial training at
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The Canard Voisin was the first seaplane used by the French Navy
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after which they undergo their carrier qualification with the
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Operationally the French Naval
Aviation has four components:
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Views of various aircraft previously or currently in service
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Rafale fighters on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier
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set sail on cruises with two
Dauphin helicopters from 35F.
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List of active military aircraft of the French Armed Forces
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Allport, Dave (October 2020). "French Navy retires Lynx".
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Shore-based training and transport squadrons are known as
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was created in 1912. The force is under the command of a
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helicopter of the French Naval
Aviation landing on the
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3167:"L'aviation de patrouille et de surveillance maritime"
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891:
Active bases of the French naval air arm (status 2013)
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1835:
at the 2010s French Naval Aviation Centenary Airshow
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l'Aviation de patrouille et de surveillance maritime
1038:
1F to 10F are carrier based anti-submarine squadrons
960:
l'Aviation de patrouille et de surveillance maritime
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148:
143:
129:
115:
105:
95:
77:
59:
51:
23:
1904:Offshore rescue by French Navy Dauphin helicopter
958:Naval Patrol and Maritime Surveillance Aviation (
500:and several detachments in foreign countries or
1280:Naval Patrol and Maritime Surveillance Aviation
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3448:
3302:
3300:
3298:
484:squadrons and the naval patrol air force, the
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8:
475:
461:
455:
449:
443:
133:
121:
29:
3565:Grolleau, Henri-Pierre (8 September 2020).
1798:Arm insignia of personnel of Naval aviation
1506:Anti-submarine warfare / Search and rescue
1416:Les hélicoptères embarqués et basés à terre
1241:Ended conversion to Rafale M in June 2016.
1041:11F to 20F are fighter and attack squadrons
1034:and normally consist of 12 aircraft :
978:Les hélicoptères embarqués et basés à terre
1402:Maritime surveillance / Search and rescue
1375:Maritime surveillance / Search and rescue
525:
423:
409:
165:
1916:Panther helicopter lifts off the deck of
3367:. Vol. 99, no. 4. p. 11.
1044:21F to 30F are maritime patrol squadrons
474:. The long-form official designation is
3567:"French Navy retires Lynx from service"
2891:
2184:Donnet-Denhaut 200 HP HS Triplace/RR/BB
1813:
1776:
976:Shipborne and Shore-based Helicopters (
477:Force maritime de l'aéronautique navale
373:
305:
289:
268:
208:
187:
168:
31:Force maritime de l'aéronautique navale
2284:Gourdou Leseurre GL.810/811/812/813 HY
1664:Rotary operational training / Liaison
1348:Anti-submarine warfare / Naval patrol
1320:Anti-submarine warfare / Naval patrol
1059:1S to 19S are communications squadrons
20:
3516:from the original on 26 February 2018
3173:from the original on 26 February 2018
3059:from the original on 26 February 2018
2957:from the original on 27 November 2016
2493:Morane Saulnier MS.500/MS.502 Criquet
2102:Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard II
1880:Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft
1847:Rafale fighter on the flight deck of
1761:Combat aviation operational training
1474:Previously used SA321G Super Frelon.
1411:Shipborne and Shore-based Helicopters
7:
2645:SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc/Bloch MB.160
1786:Insignia of pilots of Naval aviation
1062:20S to 29S are helicopters squadrons
3546:from the original on 21 August 2017
3512:(in French). Ministère des Armées.
3026:. Dassault Aviation. 26 July 2017.
2994:. Dassault Aviation. 19 July 2018.
2951:"Defence Key Figures: 2016 Edition"
1323:Detachments at Dakar and Djibouti.
1047:31F to 39F are helicopter squadrons
1030:Operational squadrons are known as
136:Honneur, patrie, valeur, discipline
3033:from the original on 8 August 2017
2630:SNCAO/Loire-Nieuport LN.401/LN.411
18:Aviation branch of the French Navy
14:
3001:from the original on 20 July 2018
1065:50S to 59S are training squadrons
2722:Supermarine Seafire Mk.III/IX/XV
2107:Chance Vought F4U-7/AU-1 Corsair
1950:
1926:
1909:
1897:
1885:
1873:
1858:
1840:
1816:
1791:
1779:
1740:
1677:
1485:
1299:
1217:
1183:
1149:
1115:
82:
64:
38:
3169:(in French). Marine Nationale.
3055:(in French). Marine Nationale.
2415:Lioré et Olivier H.257 Bis/H258
1136:Carrier airborne early warning
820:NHIndustries NH90 Caïman Marine
3589:, about French naval aviation.
2369:Levasseur PL.10 R3b/PL.101 R3b
1:
2540:Nieuport NiD.62 C1/NiD.622 C1
2498:Morane Saulnier MS.733 Alcyon
2299:Grumman TBM-3S/E/W/UT Avenger
2223:Farman F.165/F.166/F.168 Torp
2149:De Havilland 100 Vampire Mk.V
2128:Curtiss SB2C4/SB2C5 Helldiver
2117:Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
895:Immediately after the end of
2610:SNCAN N.1001/N.1002 Pingouin
2605:SNCAC NC.701/NC.702 Martinet
2450:LTV/Vought F-8E(FN) Crusader
2274:Gourdou Leseurre ET1 Type 22
637:Dassault Falcon 200 Guardian
45:French Fleet Air Arm Roundel
3476:. October 2022. p. 66.
3328:. October 2022. p. 68.
3053:"Le groupe aérien embarqué"
2513:Morane Saulnier MS760 Paris
2473:Morane Saulnier MoS.149 Ep2
2468:Morane Saulnier MoS.130 Et2
2400:Lioré et Olivier H.13/H.136
2395:Lioré et Olivier LeO.20 Bn3
2218:Farman F60 Torp Goliath/F65
2214:Farman Lévy HB2 450 hp
2112:Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
1982:Amiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju 52)
1727:Elementary flying training
502:French overseas territories
3625:
2967:(download PDF file or see
2680:Sopwith Baby/130hp Clerget
2483:Morane Saulnier MS.230 Et2
2289:Gourdou Leseurre GL.832 HY
1938:FREMM multipurpose frigate
942:) of the aircraft carrier
519:
506:Salon-de-Provence Air Base
314:History of the French Navy
3536:"Office of the Historian"
2824:Aérospatiale Super Frelon
2813:Helicopters and autogyros
2595:Short Sunderland Mk.III/V
2488:Morane Saulnier MS.406 C1
2478:Morane Saulnier MS.225 C1
2174:Donnet-Denhaut 140/150 hp
2072:CAMS 55.1/55.2/55.6/55.10
1601:
1409:
1278:
1101:Le Groupe aérien embarqué
1094:
940:Le Groupe aérien embarqué
319:Future of the French Navy
37:
28:
2974:6 September 2015 at the
2819:Aérospatiale Alouette II
2555:North American SNJ-3/4/5
2550:North American NAA.57 P2
2464:Maurice Farman Type 1910
2425:Lockheed P2V-6/7 Neptune
2390:Lioré et Olivier LeO.7.3
1586:Eurocopter AS565 Panther
1557:Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin
1524:Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin
1254:Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin
1053:Escadrilles de Servitude
741:Eurocopter AS565 Panther
714:Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin
298:Ranks in the French Navy
2900:"World Air Forces 2019"
2279:Gourdou Leseurre LGL.32
2205:Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless
2194:Donnet-Denhaut bimoteur
2144:Dassault Super Étendard
2139:Dassault MD 312 Flamant
1621:Rotary/ Fixed wing/UAV
1534:Anti-submarine warfare
1462:Airbus Helicopters H160
851:Airbus Helicopters H160
2887:References & notes
2767:
2758:Tellier BM 400 hp
2701:
2665:SNCASO SO.30P Bretagne
2508:
2435:
2420:Lockheed P2V-1 Ventura
2410:Lioré et Olivier H.193
2253:FBA.17HL1/HL2/HMT2/HE2
2097:
2062:CAMS.37A/37²/37.11/Lia
2037:
1997:Beechcraft SNB-5/JRB-4
1405:Detachment at Nouméa.
892:
480:. Born as a fusion of
476:
462:
456:
450:
444:
438:(often abbreviated in
182:
181:Naval Ensign of France
134:
122:
30:
3609:French Naval Aviation
2765:
2727:Supermarine Sea Otter
2699:
2660:SNCASO SO.94/95 Corse
2615:SNCAN N.1101 Noralpha
2506:
2433:
2405:Lioré et Olivier H.43
2374:Levasseur PL.14 Tb2B2
2294:Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat
2179:Donnet-Denhaut 160 hp
2159:Dewoitine D.373/D.376
2095:
2087:Caudron C.445 Goéland
2052:Bréguet 1150 Atlantic
2035:
1992:Avro Lancaster Mk.VII
1958:Dassault Falcon 10MER
1625:Schiebel S-100 Serval
1608:l'Aviation de soutien
1268:Not part of the GAE.
996:l'Aviation de soutien
913:Douglas SBD Dauntless
890:
689:Embraer EMB 121 Xingu
556:Bréguet Atlantique II
436:French Naval Aviation
180:
24:French Naval Aviation
3587:French Fleet Air Arm
2772:Villiers Vil.2AM C.2
2670:SOCATA MS.880 Rallye
2379:Levasseur PL.15 T2B2
2364:Levasseur PL.7 T2B2b
2210:Douglas C-47D Dakota
2189:Donnet-Denhaut 275hp
2133:Dassault Étendard IV
1964:at BAN Nîmes-Garons.
938:Embarked Air Group (
766:Grumman E-2C Hawkeye
610:Dassault Falcon 50 M
583:Dassault Falcon 10 M
324:Ensigns and pennants
261:Maritime Gendarmerie
2953:. Defense.gouv.fr.
2752:Tellier 200 hp
2685:Sopwith Triplan C.1
2655:SNCASO/Bloch MB.175
2620:SNCAN N.1402 Noroit
2600:SNCAC/Farman NC.470
2460:Martin P5M-2 Marlin
2304:Grumman JRF-5 Goose
2263:Fouga CM.175 Zéphyr
2082:Caudron C635 Simoun
2042:Bréguet 521 Bizerte
2022:Breguet BRE.14B2/A2
2002:Blanchard Brd.1 HB3
1595:Small ship flights
1393:Falcon 200 Guardian
905:Supermarine Seafire
498:Metropolitan France
451:Aéronautique navale
282:Current deployments
3474:Key Publishing Ltd
3326:Key Publishing Ltd
3021:"Press Conference"
2989:"Press Conference"
2869:Sud-Aviation HSS-1
2807:Wibault Wib.74 C.1
2777:Vickers Wellington
2768:
2732:Supermarine Walrus
2702:
2635:SNCASE R.82 Romano
2625:SNCAN SV.4C Stampe
2560:Piper PA-31 Navajo
2535:Nieuport N.21/N.23
2509:
2436:
2359:Levasseur PL.5 C2b
2354:Levasseur PL.4 R3b
2098:
2077:Caudron Cau 59 ET2
2047:Bréguet 1050 Alizé
2038:
2017:Borel-Odier T BO-2
1567:Search and rescue
1444:Search and rescue
1096:Embarked Air Group
994:Support Aviation (
893:
516:Aircraft inventory
217:Naval Action Force
183:
123:'La Marine du Ciel
3540:history.state.gov
3457:AirForces Monthly
3364:Air International
3309:AirForces Monthly
2749:Canon 200 hp
2324:Hanriot HD.17 E.2
2319:Hanriot HD.14 E.2
2027:Breguet BRE.19 B2
2007:Blériot-SPAD S.42
1867:Charles de Gaulle
1850:Charles de Gaulle
1767:
1766:
1271:Charles de Gaulle
945:Charles de Gaulle
880:
879:
662:Dassault Rafale M
460:, or more simply
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432:
354:Ships of the line
161:
160:
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3510:"Escadrille 57S"
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2979:
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2947:
2916:
2915:
2913:
2911:
2896:
2881:Edouard Guillaud
2675:Sopwith Sop.1 A2
2585:Salmson Sal.2 A2
2545:Nord 262 Frégate
2314:Hanriot HD.3 C.2
2309:Hanriot HD.2 C.1
1973:Retired aircraft
1954:
1930:
1913:
1901:
1889:
1877:
1862:
1844:
1831:fighters and an
1820:
1795:
1783:
1744:
1681:
1603:Support Aviation
1489:
1303:
1221:
1187:
1153:
1119:
1069:
526:
482:aircraft carrier
479:
465:
459:
453:
448:(contraction of
447:
425:
418:
411:
392:Legion of Honour
249:Marine Commandos
222:Submarine Forces
201:Maritime Prefect
166:
139:
125:
88:
86:
85:
70:
68:
67:
42:
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3488:"Flottilla 28F"
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3434:
3431:"Flottilla 36F"
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3409:"Flottilla 35F"
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3387:"Flottilla 34F"
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3340:"Flottilla 33F"
3338:
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3281:"Flottilla 31F"
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3259:"Flottilla 25F"
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3242:
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3237:"Flottilla 24F"
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