4e Escadre de Chasse


The 4e Escadre de Chasse 4e EC or 4th Hunter Escadre is a hunter unit formation of the French Air Force. The unit was initially created on May 1 1944 then dissolved on September 1 1993 with the disappearing of the Escadre echelon from the French Air Force.
The 4th Fighter Wing was reformed on an Aerial Base on August 26 2015.

History

The 4e Escadre de Chasse left the FATac on September 1 1991 to be attached to the Strategic Air Forces Command.

Composition since 2015

The 4e Escadre de Chasse 4e EC was reformed in 2015 with the following squadrons:
On June 24 2016, a ceremony celebrated the departure of the 1/7 Provence towards an Aerial Base in the United Arab Emirates and the arrival of Escadron de Chasse 3/30 Lorraine to Saint Dizier. The EC 3/30 Lorraine moved to Mont-de-Marsan that summer. Nevertheless, the latter is not part of the 4e Escadre de Chasse 4e EC, however, constitutes the 30e EC.

Historical Escadrons/Squadrons

Ardennes

During the Algerian War, three Light Support Escadrilles Aviation units were patronized by the 4e Escadre de Chasse :