4e Escadre de Chasse

4e Escadre de Chasse
4th Fighter Wing
ActiveAugust 26, 2015 - present
Country France
Branch French Air and Space Force
TypeFighter aircraft
RoleNuclear deterrence (Eng)
Dissuasion nucléaire (Fr)
Part ofStrategic Air Forces
composed of:
EC 1/4 Gascogne
EC 2/4 La Fayette
ETR 3/4 Aquitaine
ESTA 15/004 Haute-Marne
EquipmentMirage 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]

  1. ^ "Nouvelles escadres aériennes: une cohérence opérationnelle accrue, des valeurs renforcées". Armée de l'air (in French). January 6, 2016. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.