4e Escadre de Chasse 4th Fighter Wing | |
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Active | August 26, 2015 - present |
Country | France |
Branch | French Air and Space Force |
Type | Fighter aircraft |
Role | Nuclear deterrence (Eng) Dissuasion nucléaire (Fr) |
Part of | Strategic Air Forces composed of: EC 1/4 Gascogne EC 2/4 La Fayette ETR 3/4 Aquitaine ESTA 15/004 Haute-Marne |
Equipment | Mirage 2000N Rafale B/C |
The 4e Escadre de Chasse 4e EC or 4th Fighter Wing (French: 4e Escadre de Chasse) is a fighter unit (French: unité de chasse) formation of the French Air and Space Force. The unit was initially created on May 1, 1944 then dissolved on September 1, 1993 with the disappearing of the Escadre echelon from the French Air and Space Force.
The 4th Fighter Wing was reformed on an Aerial Base on August 26, 2015.[1]