8e Escadre de Chasse

8^eEscadre de Chasse
8th Fighter Wing
8eEscadre de Chasse; 8th Fighter Wing
	Insignia of the Escadre
Active	25 August 2015 - present
Country	France
Branch	French Air and Space Force
Type	Fighter aircraftunit
Role	Aerial Instruction/Training/Aerial Drills
Part of	Fighter Brigade
Equipment	Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet

The8^eEscadre de Chasse8^eECor8th Fighter Wingis afighterformation of theFighter Brigadeof theFrench Air and Space Force,which was reformed on 25 August 2015 atCazaux Air Base.^[1]

The unit has known previously various periods of activity:

On Aerial Base 108 Marignane, between 1 January 1936 and 1 May 1939;
InIndochina,between 16 January 1951 and 27 July 1954;
In Morocco, on Aerial Base 151 Rabat-Salé, between 1 August 1955 and November 1960
In Algeria on the base of Oran La Senia between November 1960 and July 1961
At Nancy Ochey between July 1961 and 1 December 1961
At Cazaux, between 1 February 1964 and 1 July 1993.

Composition

The8^eEscadrepossesses two historical squadrons, the "Saintonge" and "Nice". The squadron "Languedoc" was attached to the Escadre during ten years.

Groupe Mixte I/8 Saintonge:from 16 January 1951 until 27 July 1954
Hunter SquadronEscadron de Chasse 1/8 Saintonge:from 9 September 1960 until 1 December 1961, and from 1 February 1964 until 31 July 1993

Aerial Base 108 Marigane: from 1 January 1936 until 1 May 1939
Indochina: from 16 January 1951 until 27 July 1954
Aerial Base 151 Rabat-Salé: from 1 August 1955 until the beginning of 1960
Aerial Base Nancy-Ochey: from the beginning of 1960 until 1 December 1961
Aerial Base 120 Cazaux: from 1 February 1964 until 31 July 1993, and as of 25 August 2015

Morane-Saulnier MS.225:from 1 January 1936 until 1 January 1939
Dewoitine D.500:from 1 January 1936 until 1 January 1939
Dewoitine D.510:from 1 January 1939 until 1 May 1939
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt:from 16 January 1951 until 27 July 1954
Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat:from 16 January 1951 until 27 July 1954
Mistral:from 1 August 1955 until 1959
Dassault Mystère IVA:from June 1959 until 1 December 1961, and from 1 February 1964 until 1982
Alpha Jet:from October 1982 until 31 July 1993, and as of 25 August 2015