Escadron de Transformation Mirage 4/3 Argonne was a French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) Squadron located at BA 133 Nancy – Ochey Air Base, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France which operates the Dassault Mirage 2000D. It was dissolved in 2021.
Escadrilles From 1953 to 2001 :
1st Escadrille : SPA 31 "Archer Romain" (Roman Archer) 2nd Escadrille : SPA 48 "Tête de Coq" avec devise "Chante et Combat" (Rooster's head with motto "Sing and Fight") 3rd Escadrille : SPA 154 "Grue" (Crane) / From 1995 to 2001
From 2010 to 2021 :
1st Escadrille : SPA 31 "Archer Romain"
2nd Escadrille : SPA 48 "Tête de Coq" avec devise "Chante et Combat"
Escadres
1e Escadre de Chasse (1953 - 1966) 7e Escadre de Chasse (1974 - 1995) 3e Escadre de Chasse (2014 - 2021)
Denominations
Escadron de Chasse (EC) 3/1 Argonne (1953 - 1966) Escadron de Chasse 2/7 Argonne (1974 - 2001) Escadron de Transformation Mirage 2000D (ETD) 2/7 Argonne (2010 - 2016) Escadron de Transformation Mirage 2000D 4/3 Argonne (2016 - 2021)
Airbases
Base Aérienne 113 Saint-Dizier-Robinson (1953 - 1947) / (1974 - 2001) Base Aérienne 133 Nancy-Ochey (2010 - 2021)
Aircraft flown
Republic F-84G Thunderjet (1953 - 1956) Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (1956 - 1957) SEPECAT Jaguar A/E (1974 - 2005) Dassault/ Dornier Alpha Jet E (1995 - 2005) Dassault Mirage 2000D (2010 - 2021)
See also
List of French Air and Space Force aircraft squadrons
References