Tours open house 1985. Crashed 11.Sep.1986 when aboard CV Foch following a rocket bounce. Pilot safe.

Assigned to Flotille 12F. Wfu in 1999

[Nikon D300 + Tokina 12-24mm/4]

[Nikon D300 + Tokina 12-24mm/4]

Seen taking part in Exercise Joint Warrior 2013

With Flight 11S Badge. Based at this time in Paris-Le Bourget (Dugny).

Used at this time for French Navy "Aéronavale" navigator's training.

Flying a mission during the Tactical Leadership Programme (2019-1) is often complex, especially when you have to encounter one of the most powerful jets in the world, like the F-15E that is seen taking off in the background. The Rafale M though, is an extremely well capable jet fighter, so the Strike Eagle will have a tough job too in fighting the Rafale.

Serial 11 is of course marked with Flottile 11 (11F) markings.

In February 2019, this was the newest Rafale M in the Aéronautique Navale (French Naval Aviation) inventory. Nr. 46 participated unmarked in the Tactical Leadership Programma at Albacete but was assigned to Flotille 11 (11F) based at Landivisiau.

Dassault has completed delivery of the last of 4 Falcon 50SURMAR (marine surveillance) aircraft to the French Navy in 2016. All 4 aircraft are assigned to 24 Flotille at Lann-Bihoué. The quartet have been transferred from the French Air Force VIP transport fleet and were upgraded by Dassault at Bordeaux with a Thales Ocean Master 100 search radar, as well as a new cockpit and observation windows. This SURMAR flew out of Djibouti along the Somalia coastline somewhere in between Mogadishu and the Seychelles. Behind the large window you can see an observer taking photographs of the Johan de Witt.

Unfortunately the Zephyrs were no longer flying when we visited Hyeres in 2010. CM175 '21' was preserved on the East side of the airfield next to the fence.

14F. Scanned from a Kodachrome 25 slide. Starfighter on the runway!

Gateguard at Lanveoc-Poulmic. Photo by Paul Banwarth.

Operated by 16F based at Landivisiau