1954 to 1999


france Escadrille 23S

Aéronautique Navale

23S 23S Squadron
French Navy



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.



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  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
1966/74PF Hao (BA185)NTTO
1954/60Frejus Saint-Raphael closed 1995LFTU



helicopter   Models


Years Models
1990/99 SA365 Dauphin 2
1962/99 Alouette III
1956/97 Alouette II
1954/65 H-21
1954/65 HUP-2 / UH-25B Retriever




23S List of helicopters


C/N VersionBuiltIn this Org In other Org
1013 se3160 13 : FN; 1996 23S; 2003 22S
1014 se3160 14 : FN in 1997 23S
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 ; 2003 22S
1219 se3160 219 : FN in 1996 23S
2237 sa319b 237 : FN in 1996 23S ; 2003 22S
1279 se3160 279 : 1996 23S ; 2003 22S
2358 sa319b 358 : FN; 1996 23S; 2005 22S deployed aboard Charles de Gaulle R91. Participated+
1054 se3130 54 : FN in 1996 23S




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EG Operation Musketeer







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