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Main article: French Air Force
The French Air Force was organized into Escadres (Wings),but this level was disbanded in the 90's. It is now composed of Escadrons (Squadrons). In turn, each escadron is made up of several Escadrilles (Flights). The designations of many escadrilles can be traced back to their World War I heritage. Escadrilles with the BR. designation flew Breguet aircraft, C. flew Caudrons, N. the Nieuport fighters, SAL. Salmson, and SPA. the SPAD fighters.
This list is incomplete
| Escadron | Escadrille | Aircraft | Callsign | Base |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC 01.002 Cigogne | SPA.3 Cigogne de Georges Guynemer SPA.103 Cigogne de René Fonck SPA.26 Cigogne dite "Saint Galmier" |
Mirage 2000-5F | 116-Bx | Luxeuil/St. Sauveur |
| EE 02.002 Côte d'Or | SPA.65 Chimère d'argent ''Escadrille SPA.57'' Mouette passant au naturel |
Alpha Jet E | 102-Fx | Dijon/Longvic |
| EC 01.003 Navarre | SPA.95 Oriflamme chargé d'un Martinet SPA.153 Gypaète SPA.62 Coq de Combat |
Mirage 2000D | 133-Ix | Nancy/Ochey |
| EC 02.003 Champagne | SPA.67 Cigogne de Navarre SPA.75 Charognard SPA.102 Soleil de Rhodes |
Mirage 2000D | 133-Jx | Nancy/Ochey |
| EC 03.003 Ardennes | 1° Esc GC III/3 Hure Barre bleue 2° Esc GC III/3 Hure Barre rouge BR.44 Sanglier assis ou Hure Barre verte |
Mirage 2000D | 133-Xx | Nancy/Ochey |
| EC 02.004 Lafayette | N.124 Tete de Sioux SPA.167 Cigogne SPA.160 Diable rouge |
Mirage 2000N | 125-Cx | Istres/Le Tubé |
| EC 03.004 Limousin | 1° Esc GC I/9 Aigle 2° Esc GC I/9 Fennec SPA.96 Le Gaulois |
Mirage 2000N | 125-Cx | Istres/Le Tubé |
| EC 02.005 Ile de France | 1° Esc Paris 2° Esc Versailles Escadrille SPA.124 Jeanne d'Arc |
Mirage 2000B/C | 115-Ox | Orange/Caritat |
| EC 01.007 Provence | SPA.15 Heaume d'argent SPA.77 Croix de Jérusalem SPA.91 Aigle empiétant une tête de mort |
Rafale B/C | 113-Hx | Saint Dizier-Robinson |
| EC 01.091 Gascogne | SAL.28 Elephant SPA.79 Tete de Loup BR.66 Faucon Egyptien |
Rafale B/C | 113-Ix | Saint Dizier-Robinson |
| ETO 01.008 Saintonge | 1° Esc 3C2 Trident Ailé 2° Esc 4C1 Lion bondissant |
Alpha Jet E | 120-Mx | Cazaux |
| ETO 02.008 Nice | SPA.73 Cigogne dite japonaise SPA.78 Panthére noire |
Alpha Jet E | 120-Nx | Cazaux |
| ER 02.033 Savoie | SAL.6 Mouette Rhénane C.53 BR.11 Cocotte de gueule |
Mirage F1CR | 118-Nx | Mont de Marsan |
| EC 03.030 Lorraine | SPA.38 Chardon de Lorraine SAL.56 Scarabée Egyptien |
Mirage 2000-5/Rafale | 104-xx | Al Dhafra, UAE |
| EC 03.011 Corse | SPA.88 Serpent SPA.69 Chat |
Mirage 2000C/D | 188-Lx | Djibouti |
| EDCA 01.036 | SAL.58 BR.43 |
E-3F Sentry | 36-CA/CB | Avord |
| EDCA 02.036 | SAL.253 Tete de dogue SAL.257 Masse d'armes |
E-3F Sentry | 36-CC/CD | Avord |
| ETM 01.040 Moselle | Esc Valmy Esc Verdun |
AS.555N, TBM.700 | X | Metz/Frescaty |
| ETE 02.040 Médoc | TBM.700, AS.355F1 | X, U | Bordeaux/Mérignac | |
| ETE 03.062 Ventoux | CASA CN-235, DHC-6-300 | C, 62-I | Mont-de-Marsan |
- Abbreviations
- CIEH Centre d'instruction des équipages d'hélicoptères (helicopter crew training center)
- CIT Centre d'instruction tactique (tactical instruction center)
- EAC Ecole de l'aviation de chasse (fighter aviation school)
- EAT Ecole de l'aviation de transport (transport aviation school)
- EC Escadron de chasse (fighter wing)
- ECN Escadrille de chasse de nuit (night fighter squadron)
- EDCA Escadron de détection et de contrôle aéroporté (detection and aircraft control wing)
- EE Escadron d'Entrainement (training squadron)
- EPEAA Ecole de pilotage élémentaire de l'armée de l'air (air force basic flight school)
- ER Escadron de reconnaissance (reconnaissance wing)
- ERS Escadron de reconnaissance stratégique (strategic reconnaissance wing)
- ERV Escadron de ravitaillement en vol (flight refueling wing)
- ET Escadron de transport (transport wing)
- ETE Escadron de transport et entraînement (transport and training wing)
- ETM Escadron de transport mixte (mixed transport wing)
- EIV Escadron d’instruction en vol (flight instruction wing)
- ETO Escadron de transition opérationnelle (operational transition wing)
- GAO Groupe Aériens d'Observation (airborne observation group—army co-operation squadrons)
- GC Groupe de chasse (fighter group)
- GE Groupement école (school group)
- GR Groupe de reconnaissance (reconnaissance group)
The original article can be found at List of French Air Force aircraft squadrons and the edit history here.