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france Escadrille 23s

aéronautique navale


23s flight
french navy

1954 to 1999    


Unit History:

Escadrille 23s
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:

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


Models served in this unit: Login to Edit    

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



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

C/NVersionBuiltIn this OrganisationIn 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 :

DatesOperation
31oct56 to 6nov56Operation Musketeer






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