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Flotille 4F (abbreviated to 4F) is a French
The squadron was formed in July 1944 to operate the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive-bomber, it converted to the Grumman TBM-3E Avenger in October 1953. In 1959 the squadron re-equipped with the
Flotille 4F (abbreviated to 4F) is a French Aeronavale
French Naval Aviation (often abbreviated in French to: ''Aéronavale'' (contraction of Aéronautique navale), or ''Aviation navale'', or more simply ''l'Aéro'') is the naval air arm of the French Navy. The long-form official designation is ' ...
aircraft squadron based at Base Aéronavale de Lann Bihoué and equipped with three Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, these aircraft are operated from the aircraft carrier ''Charles de Gaulle.
Post-war history
The squadron was formed in July 1944 to operate the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive-bomber, it converted to the Grumman TBM-3E Avenger in October 1953. In 1959 the squadron re-equipped with the Breguet Alizé Breguet or Bréguet may refer to:
* Breguet (watch), watch manufacturer
**Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747–1823), Swiss watchmaker
**Louis-François-Clement Breguet (1804–1883), French physicist, watchmaker, electrical and telegraph work
* Bréguet ...
carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft, the squadron operated these aircraft until 1997.
Flotille 4F was re-formed on 10 March 2000 to operate three Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye carried-based airborne early warning aircraft.
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* * * * * * *{{cite journal , last1=Morareau, first1=Lucien, title=Histoire de l'Aéronautique embarquée en France: la 4eme Flotille, à la reconaissance et bombardement (6), journal=Le Fana de l'Aviation , date=July 1990 , issue=248 , pages=12–21 , issn=0757-4169 , language=fr, trans-title=History of French Carrier Units: 4th Reconnaissance and Bombardment Squadron, Part 6 French Naval Aviation squadrons