Escadrille 55S

Units of the Aéronavale .
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Linage 

1. October 1948 55S Escardille established at BAN Port Lyautry
1. September 1986 55S disestablished at BAN Aspretto
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Planes:
 

 

 

1948 - 1953
Goeland
   
 

 

 

1948 - 1952
Wellington
   
 

 

 

1952 - 1961
Lancaster
   
 

 

 

1953 - 1973
Beech SNB-
 
 

 

 

1970 - Sep. 1986
Nord N262
 
         
55S Bases
BAN Port Lyautry, Morocco 1. Oct. 1948 Jul. 1960
BAN Agadir, Morocco Jul. 1960 Jan. 1961
BAN Aspretto, Corse Jan. 1961 1. Sep. 1986
         
55S Commanding Officers 
Lt. Raymond Roux de Vence 1. Oct. 1948 Jun. 1950
Lt. Edmé Banuls Jun. 1950 Aug. 1952
LCdr. François Granry Aug. 1952 14. Sep. 1953
Lt. Marcel Ravet 14. Sep. 1953 Jun. 1955
LCdr. Maurice Veyrat Jun. 1955 14. Jul. 1957
Lt. Jean Delouche 14. Jul. 1957 22. Aug. 1959
LCdr. Jacques Hablot 22. Aug. 1959 19. Sep. 1961
Lt. Michel Combes 19. Sep. 1961 30. Sep. 1963
LCdr. Guy Bessat 30. Sep. 1963 22. Jul. 1965
LCdr. Jean-Pierre Anglade 22. Jul. 1965 18. May 1967
LCdr. Jean Besset 18. May 1967 17. May 1968
LCdr. Jean Angelini 17. May 1968 10. Aug. 1970
LCdr. Georges Joubert 10. Aug. 1970 7. Jul. 1972
LCdr. Patrick Pottier 7. Jul. 1972 7. Jun. 1974
LCdr. Michel Bonnet 7. Jun. 1974 25. Jun. 1976
LCdr. Roger Lafourcade 25. Jun. 1976 23. Jun. 1978
LCdr. Jean-Claude Neyreneuf 23. Jun. 1978 12. Jun. 1980
LCdr. Delaury 12. Jun. 1980 30. Jul. 1982
LCdr. Guy Damerose 30. Jul. 1982 28. Jul. 1983
LCdr. Jean-François Petit 28. Jul. 1983 5. Sep. 1985
Lt. Yvon Joël 5. Sep. 1985 1. Sep. 1986
         

History 

Established as "école de pilotage de spécialisation sur multimoteurs" multi-engine specialization flight school.

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last update 11. May 2021

written 1. May 2021

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