Escadron de Chasse 2/4 La Fayette

Fighter Squadron 2/4 La Fayette
Escadron de Chasse 2/4 La Fayette
Dassault Mirage 2000N
ActiveSeptember 1933–present
Country France
Branch Armée de l'air et de l'espace
TypeNuclear strike
RoleForce de dissuasion (Nuclear deterrence)
Part ofStrategic Air Forces Command
4e Escadre de Chasse
Garrison/HQBA 113 Saint-Dizier – Robinson Air Base
WebsiteOfficial Website (in French)
Aircraft flown
FighterDassault Rafale

The Escadron de Chasse 2/4 Lafayette (Fighter Squadron 2/4 La Fayette) is a squadron of the French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace). It is currently stationed at BA 113 Saint-Dizier – Robinson Air Base (ICAO: LFSI), and is equipped with the Dassault Rafale C.[1] The squadron has a long history dating back to the First World War, and has seen service in the Second World War, the French Indochina War and Algeria. It is now a nuclear strike squadron.

  1. ^ "Escadron de chasse 02.004 " La Fayette "" [Fighter Squadron 2/4 Lafayette] (in French). Ministry of Defence of France. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2015.