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French Naval Aviation

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France

Size
  
179 aircraft

Branch
  
French Navy

Founded
  
1910

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French Naval Aviation (French: Aéronautique navale or colloquially Aéronavale) is the naval air arm of the French Navy. Born as a fusion of carrier squadrons and naval patrol air force, the Aéronautique navale was created in 1912. The headquarters is under command of an admiral (ALAVIA) in Toulon naval base. The French Naval Aviation has a strength of around 6,800 military and civilian personnel. They operate from four airbases in Metropolitan France and several detachments in foreign countries or French overseas territories. Carrier-borne pilots of the French navy do their initial training at Salon-de-Provence Air Base.

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Components

The French Naval Aviation has four components:

  • The air complements of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle: 20x Rafale M, and two E-2 Hawkeye
  • Naval patrol air units: Atlantique 2
  • On-board (ship) helicopters: Dauphin, Panther, Lynx, Alouette III
  • Support units

    • Units

    Operational squadrons are known as Flottilles and normally consist of 12 aircraft :

  • 1F to 10F are carrier based anti-submarine squadrons
  • 11F to 20F are fighter and attack squadrons
  • 21F to 30F are maritime patrol squadrons
  • 31F to 39F are helicopter squadrons

    • Shore-based training and transport squadrons are known as Escadrilles de Servitude :

  • 1S to 19S are communications squadrons
  • 20S to 29S are helicopters squadrons
  • 50S to 59S are training squadrons

    • Seaplanes

  • Blanchard Brd.1 HB3
  • Borel-Odier T BO-2
  • Bréguet 521 Bizerte
  • CAMS 30E
  • CAMS.37A/37²/37.11/Lia
  • CAMS 46 Et2
  • CAMS 55.1/55.2/55.6/55.10
  • Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
  • Coutant RMC Type 17
  • Donnet-Denhaut 140/150 hp
  • Donnet-Denhaut 160 hp
  • Donnet-Denhaut 200 HP HS Triplace/RR/BB
  • Donnet-Denhaut 275hp
  • Donnet-Denhaut bimoteur
  • Dornier Do 24T
  • Farman Lévy HB2 450 hp
  • Farman F60 Torp Goliath/F65
  • Farman F.165/F.166/F.168 Torp
  • FBA Type C
  • FBA Type H
  • FBA Type S
  • FBA type 14 HE2
  • FBA.17HL1/HL2/HMT2/HE2
  • FBA.19HMB2
  • Georges Lévy 280 HB2
  • Gourdou Leseurre GL.810/811/812/813 HY
  • Gourdou Leseurre GL.832 HY
  • Grumman JRF-5 Goose
  • Hanriot HD.2 C1
  • Hanriot HD.3 C2
  • Hanriot HD.14 E2
  • Hanriot HD.17 E2
  • Latham HB3 Type 43
  • Latécoère 290
  • Latécoère 298
  • Levasseur PL.14 Tb2B2
  • Levasseur PL.15 T2B2
  • Lévy Besson 200 hp
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO.20 Bn3
  • Lioré et Olivier H.13/H.136
  • Lioré et Olivier H.43
  • Lioré et Olivier H.193
  • Lioré et Olivier H.257 Bis/H258
  • Loire 130 Cl
  • Loire 210
  • Martin P5M-2 Marlin
  • Nieuport IV.H
  • Nieuport VI.H
  • Potez 452
  • SCAN 20
  • Short Sunderland Mk.III/V
  • SNCAC/Farman NC.470
  • SNCAN N1402 Noroit
  • Sopwith 130hp Clerget
  • SPAD XIV Canon
  • Supermarine Sea Otter
  • Supermarine Walrus
  • Tellier Canon 200 hp
  • Tellier 200 hp
  • Tellier 350Hp
  • Tellier BM 400 hp
  • Voisin 13,5m
  • Voisin Canard

    • Aircraft

  • Amiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju 52)
  • Avro Anson
  • Avro Lancaster Mk.VII
  • Beechcraft SNB-5/JRB-4
  • Blériot-SPAD S.42
  • Bloch MB.151 C1
  • Breguet BRE.14B2/A2
  • Breguet BRE.19 B2
  • Bréguet 1050 Alizé
  • Bréguet 1150 Atlantic
  • Caudron Cau 59 ET2
  • Caudron C635 Simoun
  • Caudron C.445 Goéland
  • Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard II
  • Chance Vought F4U-7/AU-1 Corsair
  • Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
  • Curtiss SBC4/SB2C5 Helldiver
  • Dassault MD 312 Flamant
  • De Havilland 100 Vampire Mk.V
  • Dewoitine 7 C1
  • Dewoitine D.373/D.376
  • Dewoitine D.510
  • Dewoitine D.520
  • Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless
  • Douglas C-47D Dakota
  • Farman F.223.4
  • Fouga CM.175 Zéphyr
  • Dassault Étendard IVM/P
  • Gourdou Leseurre ET1 Type 22
  • Gourdou Leseurre LGL.32
  • Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat
  • Grumman TBM-3S/E/W/UT Avenger
  • Hanriot HD.14 E2
  • Hanriot H.41
  • Junkers Ju 188
  • Levasseur PL.4 R3b
  • Levasseur PL.5 C2b
  • Levasseur PL.7 T2B2b
  • Levasseur PL.10 R3b/PL.101 R3b
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO.7.3
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO.20 Bn3
  • Lockheed P2V-1 Ventura
  • Lockheed P2V-6/7 Neptune
  • LTV/Vought F-8E(FN) Crusader
  • Martin 167-A3
  • Maurice Farman Type 1910
  • Morane Saulnier MoS.130 Et2
  • Morane Saulnier MoS.149 Ep2
  • Morane Saulnier MS.225 C1
  • Morane Saulnier MS.230 Et2
  • Morane Saulnier MS.406 C1
  • Morane Saulnier MS.500/MS.502 Criquet
  • Morane Saulnier MS.733 Alcyon
  • Morane Saulnier MS760 Paris
  • Nieuport N.21/N.23
  • Nieuport NiD.62 C1/NiD.622 C1
  • Nord 262 Frégate
  • North American NAA.57 P2
  • North American SNJ-3/4/5
  • Piper PA-31 Navajo
  • Potez 25 A2/TOE
  • Potez 567
  • Potez 631 C3
  • Salmson Sal.2 A2
  • SNCAC NC.701/NC.702 Martinet
  • SNCAN N.1001/N.1002 Pingouin
  • SCAN N.1101 Noralpha
  • SNCAN SV.4C Stampe
  • SNCAO/Loire-Nieuport LN.401/LN.411
  • SNCASE R.82 Romano
  • SNCASE Leo.451
  • SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc/Bloch MB.160
  • SNCASE Aquilon
  • SNCASO/Bloch MB.175
  • SNCASO SO.94/95 Corse
  • SNCASO SO.30P Bretagne
  • SOCATA MS.880 Rallye
  • Sopwith Sop.1 A2
  • Sopwith Triplan
  • SPAD S.VII C1
  • SPAD S.XIII
  • Stinson 105
  • Supermarine Seafire Mk.III/IX/XV
  • Tampier T.4
  • Taylorcraft L-2
  • Villiers Vil.2AM C2
  • Vickers Wellington
  • Voisin LAP VIII
  • Voisin LAS Type Armée III
  • Vought V.156-F
  • Wibault Wib.74 C1

    • Helicopters

  • Aérospatiale Alouette II
  • Aérospatiale Super Frelon
  • Bell 47
  • Piasecki H-21C
  • Piasecki HUP-2
  • Sikorsky H-51
  • Sikorsky S-55
  • Sikorsky S-58
  • Sud-Aviation HSS-1

    • Autogyro

  • LeO C-30

    • References

    French Naval Aviation Wikipedia
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