Size 179 aircraft | Founded 1910 | |
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Similar French Navy, French Air Force, French Armed Forces, Free French Naval For, French Army | ||
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:
Units
Operational squadrons are known as Flottilles and normally consist of 12 aircraft :
Shore-based training and transport squadrons are known as Escadrilles de Servitude :
Seaplanes
Aircraft
Helicopters
Autogyro
References
French Naval Aviation Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA