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Escadrille 23s

aéronautique navale

23s flight
french navy

1954 to 1999

Unit History:

Established on 1 Jul 1954 from parts of 58S at Saint Mandrier as a logistics support unit for the Mediterranean area. This was a milestone in French Naval aviation history as the first operational unit to be issued with the helicopter.

Bases / Heliports of this unit:

Years	Base / Heliport
1966/74	Base aerienne 185 Hao
1954/60	Fréjus Saint-Raphaël

Models served in this unit:	Login to Edit

Years	Models
1990/99	sa365 dauphin ii
1962/99	alouette iii
1956/97	alouette ii
1954/65	H-21

Construction Numbers in this Organisation: (Not all in this unit)	Help Us

C/N	Version	Built	In this Organisation	In other Org
1013	se3160		13: FN in 1996 23S
6157	as365n	1986	157: Marine. SA365SP?. 35F
2160	sa319b	1974	160: Aeronavale
1162	se3130		162: FN 1162/M105 in 1996 23S
1163	se3130		163: FN 1163/M106 in 1996 23S
1018	se3160		18: FN in 1996 23S
6019	as365n	1982	19: Marine. d/d 1987. 35F
1219	se3160		219: FN in 1996 23S
2237	sa319b		237: FN in 1996 23S
2268	sa319b		268: Marine 22S
1279	se3160		279: 22S 279: FN in 1996 23S
6313	sa365f1	1988	313: Marine 313: FN in 1996 36F
6318	sa365f1		318: 35F
6355	as565sa	1990	355: Marine 36F. conv to AS565SA Phanter
2358	sa316b		358: FN in 1996 23S
1041	se3160		41: Marine 22S
1054	se3130		54: FN in 1996 23S
6091	as365n	1983	91: Marine. from 1995, with 35F

18 C/N found in this Organisation.

Participated in operations :

Dates	Operation
31oct56 to 6nov56	Operation Musketeer