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What about BAN Lartigues?

This article is currently written exclusively from an American perspective, covering a short (but important) period in late 1942.

It should be noted that the French were here for considerably longer. Below is an outline of their history, which I have pieced together within the last hour. It is all I have got, and right now I am pretty tied-up with other projects.

The French Naval Aviation Base of Lartigue operated from 1940 to 1964. It was named in honour of Rear-Admiral Jean Lartigue, killed at Rochefort, 20 June 1940. Initially assigned to the Air Force, it was ceded to the Navy in November 1940. Various escadrilles 'escaped' from mainland France and made Lartigue their home. These included units operating Dewoitine D.520, Martin 167, and LeO 45s, presumably reporting to the Government of Vichy France.

Then in November 1942 the Allies invaded Algeria and the Americans arrived. Presumably at some point the base came under Free French control, and they stayed until Algerian Independence, leaving in 1964.

WendlingCrusader (talk) 03:53, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Some starting points;

Escadrille 57S were reformed at BAN Lartigues in 1953, possibly as Flotille 57S. Shortly after they moved to Morocco.

Flotille 22F was the final French unit at this base

Flotille 32F is mentioned in the accompanying Wikimedia image

And this link -

https://imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/activites-a-la-base-aeronavale-de-lartigue.html

is to a page on a French Gov't site that has some useful info, and probably much more if you have the time to search it more thoroughly.

WendlingCrusader (talk) 04:14, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]