Escadron de Transport 50 Réunion is a French Air and Space Force squadron located at Roland Garros Airport, Réunion, France which operates the CASA/IPTN CN-235.
Denominations 1951 : Created through the fusion of Escadrille d'Outre-Mer (EOM) 85 and Groupe de Liaisons Aériennes (GLA) 50 in Madagascar
Groupe Aérien Mixte d'Outre-Mer (GAMOM) 50 (1951 - 1976) Escadron de Transport Outre-Mer (ETOM) 50 (1976 - 2012) Escadron de Transport (ET) 50 (since 2012)
Aircraft used
Planes
Amiot AAC.1 Toucan SNCAC NC 701 Martinet Dassault MD-315 Flamant (1951 - 1964) Douglas C-47 Skytrain (1957 - 1968) Max-Holste MH-1521 Broussard (1959 - 1964) Nord 2501 Noratlas (1968 - 1976) Transport Allianz C-160F/NG/R Transall (1973 - 2015) CASA/ ITPN CN-235-300 (2015 - ...)
Helicopters
Bell 47 (1959 - 1964) SNCASE SE 313 Alouette II (1965 - ...) Sud-Aviation SA.316 Alouette III (... - 1992) Aérospatiale AS.555 Fennec (1992 - 2012)
See also List of French Air and Space Force aircraft squadrons
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