16F
Insignia of the 16F squadron.
Insignia of the 16F squadron.

Callsign = Pirate

HISTORY

Born on January 3rd 1955, it was the first attack squadron of the French Navy equipped with Aquilon Mk 20s, Mk 202s and 203s. In 1958, based at NAS Alger, it took part in the Algeria War and came back to Hyères in 1959. It moved to NAS Bizerte in 1961. It finally came back to Hyères, and was disbanded in April 1964. Re-created on May 1st 1964 at NAS Istres-Le-Tubé and equipped with Etendard IVPs. It moved to NAS Hyères the same year. In October 1967, it received additional aircraft (Etendard IVMs) from the 17F squadron. Those examples left the squadron in January 1969. On April 1st 1969, the squadron moved to NAS Landivisiau. In Autumn 1978, some Etendard IVMs (No153, 162 and 166) were upgraded into IVPs and integrated into the 16F for attrition. The 16F was the last still-flying unit on Etendard of the French Aéronavale. It was disbanded on July 28th 2000, its last three Etendard IVPs were scrapped ; being replaced by Upgraded Super-Etendard Standard 4s belonging to the 11F and 17F squadrons.

 

 

MISSIONS

It carried out recce missions before every strikes made by Super-Etendards. It also provided reconnaissance missions for UN (Bosnia-Yugoslavia). During one of those missions, the Etendard IVP No153 flown by Pierre Clary was damaged by a Serb SAM.

 

COMMANDING OFFICERS

Rank/ Name

From

Rank/ Name

From

CC Klotz

May 1964

CC Oudot de Dainville

August 1981

LV Ruitninx

February 1966

CC Gheerbrant

September 1983

LV Then

January 1968

CC de Fautereau-Vassel

June 1985

LV Deramond

September 1969

CF Pertuiset

September 1987

LV Bret

April 1971

CC Botte

June 1989

LV Larroque

September 1972

CF Thomas

July 1991

LV Godard

March 1974

CC Silve

July 1993

LV Bramat

September 1975

CC Clary

June 1995

LV Thomine-Demazure

June 1977

CC Humeau

September 1997

CC Burcier

September 1979

CC Goetz

July 1999

ALLOTMENT

Year

PAA

Year

PAA

1964-65

12 IVP

1991

4 IVP + 4 IVPM

1966

7 IVP

1992

1 IVP + 4 IVPM

1967

12 IVP

1993

5 IVPM + EP101

1968

6 IVP + 4 IVM

1994

7 IVPM + EP101

1969

10 IVP

1995

6 IVPM + EP101

1969-77

8 IVP

1996

7 IVPM + EP101

1978

6 IVP + 2 IVM

1997

5 IVPM

1979

7 IVP

1998

4 IVPM

1981-89

8 IVP

1999

4 IVPM

1990

5 IVP + 3 IVPM

2000

3 IVPM

 

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