Satellite and aerial maps of Lanvéoc-Poulmic with nearby locations
Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
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Ile Longue helipad , Bretagne | 5.7 | 286 | LFYB |
Naval Base Brest , Bretagne | 10.8 | 331 | |
Amiraute , Bretagne | 11.4 | 341 | LFRX |
DCNS - Brest , Bretagne | 11.5 | 348 | |
Hospital de la Cavale Blanche , Bretagne | 14.9 | 334 | HCB |
Gorré-Ménez , Bretagne | 15.9 | 035 |
Lanvéoc-Poulmic |
1930 to present | ||
48° 16' 57'' N 4° 26' 37'' W | ||
1nm W of Lanvéoc, Lanveoc, 29 Finistère, Bretagne | ||
ICAO: LFRL | IATA: | |
Elevation: 287 feet |
Major civil works began on the base in 1930 to support the defence of the main naval base at Brest, which itself was strategically placed for the Western Approaches and the North Atlantic. During WWII the base was occupied and in the run up to the Normandy landings was extensively damaged both by Allied action and local sabotage. In 1944, it was decided to rebuild as a main Marine Nationale air base and is today a major rotary wing shore base in support of units of the Atlantic Fleet.
List of units at Lanvéoc-Poulmic |
Years | Unit | |
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2021- | 34F | Alouette III, AS365 Dauphin 2, |
2011- | 33F | NH90 NFH, |
1979/98 | 35F | SA365 Dauphin 2, AS365 Dauphin 2, Alouette II, Alouette III, Lynx, SA360 Dauphin, HSS-1 Seabat, |
1975/20 | 34F | Lynx, Alouette III, |
1964- | 32F | H160, EC225LP, SA365 Dauphin 2, SE3210 Super Frelon, HSS-1 Seabat, |
1964/21 | 22S | AS365 Dauphin 2, EC120, Alouette III, Alouette II, |
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