is a French Air and Space Force squadron located at Istres-Le Tubé Air Base, Bouches-du-Rhône, France which operates the Airbus A330 (only one now, F-UJCU) and the Airbus A330 MRTT.

Escadrilles The Estérel received 3 escadrilles in 2012 :

1st Escadrille : BR 227 2nd Escadrille : F 110 3rd Escadrille : BR 224 (which is the EIE Airbus (Escadrille d'Instruction et d'Entraînement))

Airbases

Le Bourget and Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airports (1968 - 1974) Base Aérienne 107 Villacoublay-Vélizy (1974 - 1994) Base Aérienne 110 Créil (1994 - 2023) Base Aérienne 125 Istres-Le Tubé (2023 - ...)

Denominations

Escadron de Transport (ET) 3/60 Estérel (1968 - 2023) Escadron de Ravitaillement en Vol et de Transport Stratégique (ERVTS) 2/31 Estérel (2023 - ...)

Aircraft flown

Douglas DC-8 55 F (1966 - 1994) Douglas DC-8 65 CF (1976 - 1983) Douglas DC-8 72 CF (1982 - 2004) SNCASE SE.210 Caravelle (1988 - 1992) Airbus A310-300 (1993 - 2021) Airbus A340-200 (2006 - 2020) Airbus A330-200 (2020 - ...) Airbus A330-200 MRTT (2023 - ...)

See also

List of French Air and Space Force aircraft squadrons

References