Avord Air Base or BA 702 (french: Base Aérienne 702 Capitaine Georges Madon), named after Captain
Georges Madon
Georges Félix Madon (28 July 1892 – 11 November 1924) was the fourth ranked French ace pilot of the First World War. His lengthy career and wide variety of aviation experiences were remarkable.
Early years
Madon was born in Bizerte, Tunisia, ...
, is a base of the
French Air and Space Force
The French Air and Space Force (AAE) (french: Armée de l'air et de l'espace, ) is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces. It was the first military aviation force in history, formed in 1909 as the , a service arm of the French Army; ...
(Armée de l'air et de l'espace) located north northwest
of
Avord
Avord () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Yèvre, some east of Bourges at the junction of ...
in central France.
Airbase 702 hosts about 2,500 personnel (French Air and Space Force military and some civilian). Because of its strategic location in the middle of France it is extremely suitable as a multi purpose base. It has a single runway 06/24, .
Units on the base
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Escadron de détection et de contrôle aéroportés 36 Berry
Escadron de détection et de contrôle aéroportés 36 Berry is a French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) Airborne Detection and Control Squadron (aviation), Squadron located at BA 702 Avord Air Base, Cher (department), Cher, Fr ...
which flies the
Boeing E-3F
** Its role is to carry out airborne surveillance, and command, control and communications (C3) functions for both tactical and air defense forces. The French designation is E-3 SDA (Systeme de Detection Aeroporté). Additional units attached: mission support flight, training flight, technical flight support and logistic flight.
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École de L'Aviation de Transport 319 Capitaine Jean Dartiques
École de L'Aviation de Transport 319 Capitaine Jean Dartiques is a French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) Transport Aviation School located at Avord Air Base, Cher, France which operates the Embraer EMB 121 Xingu.
See also ...
flying the
Embraer EMB 121 Xingu
The Embraer EMB 121 Xingu (pronounced "''shingoo''") is a twin-turboprop fixed-wing aircraft built by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer. The design is based on the EMB 110 Bandeirante, using its wing and engine design merged with an a ...
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Escadron D'Instruction en Vol Fourchambault An ''escadron'', in French-speaking countries, may refer to:
* Squadron (army)
* Squadron (aviation)
* Squadron (naval)
* In military aviation, the equivalent of a:
** Wing (military aviation unit) (in countries such as the United States) or;
** G ...
The base perimeter contains some maximum-security zones with:
* A Special Ammuniations Storage (SAS) or dépôt atelier munitions spécialisées (DAMS). Storage of appx. 60 of FAF's stockpile of
Air-Sol Moyenne Portée ASMP nuclear midrange air ground missiles.
* Two hardened alert facilities. One is hosting for
Dassault Mirage 2000N
The Dassault Mirage 2000N is a variant of the Mirage 2000 designed for nuclear strike. It formed the core of the French air-based strategic nuclear deterrent. The Mirage 2000D is its conventional attack counterpart.
Development
The Mirage ...
combat aircraft, normally home based at
Istres Air Base
Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture.
Location
Istr ...
(BA 125) or at
Luxeuil - Saint-Sauveur Air Base
Luxeuil - Saint-Sauveur (french: Base aérienne 116 Luxeuil Saint-Sauveur or BA 116) is a medium size French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) base located near Luxeuil-les-Bains in the Franche-Comté region of France. It has t ...
(BA 116). These planes are detached here on a rotating cyclus to comply to the French nuclear deterrence mission. The other facility hosts E-3F airplanes and
KC-135
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It is the predominant variant of the C-135 Stratolifter family of transpo ...
tankers, normally home based at Istres, but detached to Avord AB to be used with some
AWACS and strike missions.
Other support units:
* technical maintenance depot.
* entrepôt de munition de l'armée de l'air Savigny-en-Septaine, a conventional ammo storage unit.
* 1H.702 firefighting/rescue and nuclear decontamination unit.
* 12.802 strategic telecom unit.
* 02.950 air defense sqn (escadron de défense sol-air) Sancerre equipped with the
Crotale and
MBDA
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Mistral
Mistral may refer to:
* Mistral (wind) in southern France and Sardinia
Automobiles
* Maserati Mistral, a Maserati grand tourer produced from 1963 until 1970
* Nissan Mistral, or Terrano II, a Nissan 4×4 produced from 1993 until 2006
* Microp ...
short range air defense systems.
* 1G.702 security squadron (escadron de protection)
Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air
The ''Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air'' ( French for "Fusilier commandos of the Air (force)") of the French Air and Space Force are equivalent to the United Kingdom's RAF Regiment, German Air Force Regiment or the United States Air Force Security ...
responsible for security and base protection.
References
External links
Official site Base Aérienne 702 Capitaine Georges Madon(French)
00.036 Berry(French)
(French)
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