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Lefebvre, Jean-Michel (June 1976). "Avec les ravitalilleurs Française: Chez les pompistes volants, la maison n'astique pas les pare-brise (2)" [With the French Aerial
Refuellers: The Flying Gas Jockeys Do Not Wash the Windshields (2)].
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Lefebvre, Jean-Michel (May 1976). "Avec les ravitalilleurs Française: Chez les pompistes volants, la maison n'astique pas les pare-brise" [With the French Aerial
Refuellers: The Flying Gas Jockeys Do Not Wash the Windshields].
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Ravitaillement en Vol (ERV) and the other air supply units were spread at the corps of 3 Mixed
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titre=12 MRTT "Phénix" en commande pour l'armée de l'air
761:"Groupe de Ravitaillement en Vol 02.091 "Bretagne""
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655:In 2014, it was announced that a demand for 12
477:A C-135FR of ERV 4/94 « Sologne » at
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803:"Attribution de Croix de la valeur militaire"
237:groupe de bombardement « Bretagne »
207:groupe de bombardement « Bretagne »
167:Groupe de ravitaillement en vol 2/91 Bretagne
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183:Boeing KC-135FR Stratotanker
100:Boeing KC-135FR Stratotanker
582:Enduring Freedom - Héraclès
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549:(1990/1991), Alysse (1991),
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294:The bombardment squadron -
187:Boeing C-135FR Stratolifter
104:Boeing C-135FR Stratolifter
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309:91 Escadre de Bombardement
300:91 Escadre de Bombardement
228:Bombardment Group Bretagne
198:Bombardment Group Bretagne
179:French Air and Space Force
67:French Air and Space Force
924:(in French) (79): 24–28.
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699:Groupe de Transport I/63
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35:January 1, 1942 - present
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121:Bosnian War
110:Engagements
90:Escadrilles
872:2023-09-05
838:2018-01-12
813:2018-01-12
771:2018-01-12
748:References
358:90 Escadre
212:Fourragere
126:Kosovo War
76:Air Supply
930:0757-4169
912:0757-4169
643:Equipment
618:Harmattan
604:) (2002),
574:) (1999),
430:Rennes',
391:and 3/93
318:Mirage IV
242:Fort-Lamy
96:Equipment
941:Category
847:cite web
736:See also
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157:Bretagne
26:Bretagne
21:Bretagne
790:English
601:Licorne
571:Trident
537:Lebanon
459:Sologne
348:during
343:VFA-113
262:Tunisia
222:History
40:Country
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660:Phénix
630:(2013)
620:(2011)
596:French
566:French
562:Kosovo
553:Turkey
547:Daguet
519:French
509:French
491:Rafale
489:N and
448:French
432:Nantes
417:Nantes
413:Rennes
409:Landes
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268:, the
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196:, the
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58:Branch
52:France
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