Air base 136 Toul-Rosières

Located in the steps of Lorraine, Department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and being next to the small village of the Rosières-in-Hague (), with about fifteen kilometers of the town of Toul, the air base 136 of the French Air force (code ICAO: LFSL), resulting from that initially established with Bremgarten, occupies since September 15th, 1967 the site of the old platform of USAFE built in 1952 with the title of the Organization of the treaty of the North Atlantic known under the name of Toul-Rosières Air Bases (TRAB). This platform occupies a surface of 600 hectares and a perimeter of 14 kilometers.

The badge

Heraldic

Ecu in the shape of banner of azure. In heart, stylized plane of money accosted into sinistral of the chief of two sinople rafters, into dextral of the point of a star with four unequal sand and gold branches.

Description

The badge presents to us:

  • on the left , the pink of NATO (the branches give the degree of importance of the threat coming from the cardinal points to the creation of the badge);
  • plein center the plane in service with the creation of the badge (F-100 Super sabers);
  • on the right rafters of hunting (of green color)

Name of baptème

Air base 136 carries, since October 7th, 1988, the name of Colonel Phelut , deceased on March 18th, 1981 in air service, during the operations " Airex-Datex.81".

Air units stationed

As for its base mother (Bremgarten), this platform supports the 11th Squadron of Hunting with three of its four squadrons of huntings, the Roussillon , the the Vosges and the Corsica .

The fourth squadron (Squadron of hunting 4/11 the Jura), after a stay with Air base 188 Djibouti will be assigned to Bordeaux-Mérignac until his dissolution in 1992.

History

Second world war

From the December 9th, 1944, the 9th Air Force installs the P-51 and P-47 of the 358th, 50th and 27th Fighter Group on what will become several years ares Toul-Rosières Air Bases. The ground, called " Rosy" is indicated by a98 code and is equipped with a track in PSP ( Pierced Steel Planking , steel plates perforated) of 1500 meters. Toul Air Base is returned to the French authorities the May 8th, 1945.

USAF

In 1951, the Soviet threat increasing in Europe, NATO decides the construction of many modern air bases in Germany and France. The ground of Toul-Rosières is selected for the construction of a base for USAFE, in particular because of the American long story in this place.

The construction of the new base is planned in two phases. The first consists of the construction of a temporary base as soon as possible to base there flying units of the USAFE. The construction of modern infrastructures is then envisaged in a second phase, carried out by the architects Pierre Dufau and Grad Seelye.

Work begins in February 1951 with the installation one to see shoed for the supply of the base is also installation. The old track in PSP is replaced in November 1951 by a concreted track.

The 7412th Support Squadron is activated in Toul-Rosières in December 1951 for the coordination of the building work of the new base.

117th Tactical Wing Recognition

The 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing leaves its base of Lawson AFB in Georgia to settle in Toul on January 27th, 1952. 117th TRW is composed of three squadrons: 160th TRS of the National guard of the Alabama, 157th TRS of the National guard of the South Carolina and 112th TRS of the National guard of the Ohio. 112th TRS is equipped with 15 RB-26C while the 157th and 160th TRS fly on 38 RF-80A. Each squadron also has a T-33A of connection and drive. The RB-26 are used for the night reconnaissance missions while the RF-80 are limited to the missions of day.

When 117th TRW arrives at TRAB (nickname given to the base), the base is a true mud field. As the commander of the wing, considering the situation dangerous for the air operations, decides to transfer the flying squadrons towards other bases in West Germany, while waiting for as the base of TRAB is finished. 157th TRS settles with Fürstenfeldbruck Air Bases and 160th TRS with Neubiberg Air Bases. The units of command and support of the 117th remain in Toul. 112th TRS as for him leaves with its RB-26 for Wiesbaden Air Bases where there remains until July 1952, date of its return, for little time, to TRAB.

Indeed, the 117th TRW, unit of the National guard is withdrawn from the active service on July 9th, 1952.

10th Tactical Wing Recognition

The 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing is activated in Toul-Rosières AB on July 10th, 1952. It absorbs the materials and personnel of late 117th TRW. 112th TRS becomes the 1st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 157th TRS the 32nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron and 160th TRS the 38th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. The 32nd and 38th TRS remain with their RF-80 with Furstenfeldbruck and Neubiberg.

10th TRW takes again the missions of 117th TRW and regularly deploys its apparatuses under the sunny sky of the Morocco.

Following the one of the many reorganizations of the USAFE, 10th TRW is transferred to Spangdahlem Air Bases in Germany. The 7412th Support Squadron is activated to ensure the maintenance of the base of TRAB. Units of genius of the US Army are also installed on the base to finish, with French companies, the construction of the base.

465th Troop Wing Carrier

The 465th Troop Carrier Wing which was activated with Donaldson Air Force Bases in February 1953, settles in Toul-Rosières in November 1953 with its three squadrons: 780th, 781st and 782nd Troop Squadrons Carrier. The 465th TCW which is affected with the 12th Air Force and attached to the 322nd Air Division (Combat Cargo liner), flies on 56 C-119 C plus some C-47 and L-20A of support.

Work on the basis of Toul not being finished, on their arrival in Europe, the squadrons is temporarily based in Germany: the 780th is with Rhein-Hand Air Bases, the 781st with Wiesbaden Air Bases and the 782nd with Neubiberg Air Bases. They settle finally with TRAB in April - May 1954.

465th TCW leaves Toul definitively on May 23rd, 1955 to take its districts with Evreux-Fauville Air Bases.

The 7430th Air Bases Squadron is then activated to deal with the base of Toul which is deactivation. The 7430th ABS has C-47 and a L-20A Beaver.

312th/366th FBW

Between 1954 and 1955, F-86H Saber 366th Fighter Bomber Wing Alexandria Air Force Bases in Louisiana and of the 312th Fighter Bomber Wing of Clovis Air Force Bases with the New Mexico carry out rotations on the basis of Toul-Rosières. The Lieutenant-colonel John B. England, ordering 389th FBS of 366th FBW kills himself in the crash landing out of his F-86H in wood close relations out of the base out of Toul at the time of the one of these deployments. The base of Alexandria AFB is re-elected in its honor, becoming England Air Force Bases.

50th Fighter To bend Wing/Tactical Fighter Wing

The 50th Fighter-To bend Wing leaves its base of Hahn Air Bases on July 17th, 1956 to take possession of the installations of the base of Toul-Rosières. The 10th, 81st and 417th Fighter Bomber Wing which composes 50th FBW are equipped with 74 traditional F-86H Saber supplemented C-47, L-20A and T-33A of support.

50th FBW has like main mission the tactical nuclear attack.

As from May 1957, F-86 are replaced by 75 F-100D/F Super Sabers.

In 1959, the French government asks for the withdrawal of the French soil of all the vectors and foreign nuclear weapons, the 50th, which was renamed 50th Tactical Fighter Wing must leave France. Free 50th TFW TRAB on December 10th, 1960 to turn over to Hahn AB.

The 7514th Support Group is activated at the beginning of 50th TFW to ensure the guard of the base of Toul like those of Chambley, Chaumont, Etain and Phalsbourg. The 7514th becomes the 7544th Support Group on January 1st, 1960.

Detachment 1,10th Tactical Wing Recognition

October 10th, 1959, the 32nd and 38th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadrons pertaining to 10th TRW of RAF Alconbury are assigned to the base of Toul to form Detachment 1,10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing.

The RB-66C of the 32nd and 38th TRS based with RAF Alconbury, RAF Bruntingthorpe and RAF Chelveston carry out rotations from 2 to 4 months with Toul.

The apparatuses of the 1st, 19th TRS unite those of the two other squadrons in rotations which last until October 1965 and the activation of the 25th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (to which 19th TRS is attached) in Chambley AB and of the 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing in Toul.

The Crisis of Berlin

In the night from August 12th to 13rd 1961, East Germany builds the Mur which will separate Berlin during thirty years. In reaction, NATO reinforces its forces in Europe. October 1st, 1961, the 131st Tactical Fighter Wing is deployed in Toul-Rosières to become the 7131st Tactical Fighter Wing (Provisional). It is consisted of the 110th TFS of Lambert Field (Missouri), 169th TFS of Peoria Municipal Airport (Illinois) and 170th TFS of Capitol Airport to Springfield (Illinois). Only 131st TFS is deployed in Toul, supplemented of two other squadrons of other Wings. 78 F-84F equip 7131st TFW (P).

7131st TFW leaves Toul on July 19th, 1962.

26th Tactical Wing Recognition

July 1st, 1965, the 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing is activated on the basis of Toul, involving the dissolution of the 7544th Support Group. 26th TRW is formed of 22nd TRS, based before with RAF Alconbury on RB-66, and of 32nd TRS coming with its RF-101C from 66th TRW from Laon-Couvron Air Bases.

From the October 3rd, 1965, the RB-66 and RF-101 are replaced by RF-4C Phantom II. A third squadron, 38th TRS, joined 26th TRW in Toul on January 1st, 1966.

March 7th, 1966, Charles de Gaulle announces the withdrawal of France of the integrated Command of NATO and requires the departure of all the foreign armed forces of the French territory. 26th TRW is dissolved in Toul on October 5th, 1966 and redeployed with the 38th and 32nd TRS with Ramstein Air Bases. 22nd TRS is him affected with Mountain Home in the Idaho.

The 7544th Support Group is reactivated to operate the closing of the base of TRAB. The last Americans leave TRAB on April 1st, 1967, returning the base with the French authorities.

The Air force

  • April 1966 , the French government decides to withdraw integrated command of NATO.

    • the Secretary of State in charge with the problems and employment, Mister Jacques Chirac makes an official announcement: “It is question of bringing back on the basis of Toul-Rosières the 11° Escadre of Bremgarten. ” It is by these some words that the French period from air base 136.
begins

  • December 21st, 1966: , a first delegation coming from Bremgarten goes to Toul-Rosières with the delicate task to enter into the negociations with American.

  • February 1967: of the French companies is necessary to carry out the first work of infrastructure made necessary for the arrival of the French.

  • March 21st, 1967: the American colors are descended for the last time. TRAB is closed and a detachment of " MP" is indicated as guard of the base. At the same time, a quota of French civil mechanics, directed by an American foreman remainder on TRAB to maintain the installations in good state.

  • April 17th, 1967: the precursory level leaves the ground of Bremgarten to settle in Toul-Rosières.

  • May 15th, 1967: the Espieux Lieutenant-colonel, accompanied by 150 men, takes the provisional command da BA 136.

  • May 30th, 1967: first landing of a plane of connection.

  • June 24th, 1967: the precursory level of the squadron ordered by the Commander Capillon joined the ground of Toul.

  • August 2nd, 1967: the arresting-fences (2 in north, 1 in the south) are declared operational

  • September 5th, 1967: the beaconing of runway is declared operational.

  • September 14th, 1967: arrived of the first wave of 14 F-100 Super Sabers 11th Squadron coming from " BREM" , at their head the Commander Ghesquiere chief of the 11th Squadron of hunting.

  • September 15th, 1967: Colonel Chenet leaves his functions with Bremgarten in an official way and takes the command of Toul-Rosières.

  • September 25th, 1967: first plane crash, engagement barrier by F-100 of the 11th squadron of hunting.

  • October 23rd, 1967: first official visit of the site of Rosières. It is about Mister Pierre Messmer, then Minister for the armies.

  • April 23rd, 1968: the patrol of the Vasco-Fox led by the Combriat captain carries out the 100.000e hour of flight on F-100 within the French Air force.

  • November 1st, 1968: restoration of the finished watchtower. Appearance of the desk at three stations for simplification of the life of the vigists.

  • December 9th, 1969: inauguration of the new hangar of the GER.M.A.S. 15.011.

  • January 26th, 1970: the network of telephony AIR-70 is inaugurated by the Simard General.

  • May 1st, 1970: creation of the engineering team F-100 number 19/011 east creates, it is attached to the GER.M.A.S. 15.011

  • June 7th, 1970: 1e Journée Open doors (JPO) of Toul-Rosières.

  • September 10th, 1970: fine of the alterations of the old American prison into workshop of missiles Side-Winder .

  • January 25th, 1972: the fillod of the EVSVL (squadron of drive to the flight without visiblity and connections) is officially inaugurated.

  • April 13rd, 1972: BA 136 and the flag of 11th EC. take part in the honors which are returned to the President of the Republic.

  • November 17th, 1972: presentation with the flag of the first quota of VFE , Female Volunteers Committed.

  • May 8th, 1974: presence of an English squadron of Wildenrath in squadron exchange with EC. 01.011. The reading of of about a day is carried out by the future Spationaute: The Captain Patrick Baudry

  • February 7th, 1975: the knell sounds for F-100 Super Sabers with the landing of the first Jaguar bound for EC. 03/011.

  • September 4th, 1975: official unveiling of the Mobile Squadron of Instruction ( EMI ) Jaguar on the basis of Toul.

  • July 22nd, 1976: period of dryness on France. The railway line of base 136 is put at contribution to supply, via the platform of the base, the Agriculteur S of the area.

  • 25 fuin 1977 : departure of the F-100 last of the base for the Museum of the air and space of Le Bourget, this apparatus having carried out 205.000h00 flight in France.

  • April 24th, 1978: the 15 {{E}} regiment of the genius of the air begins the repair of the track.

  • October 12th, 1978: installation of the factory of liquid production of Oxygen on the old zone of the caravans close to the ex American prison.

  • July 27th, 1979: inauguration of the new entry of the base.

  • November 11th, 1979: Its excellence Mister Léopold Sédar Senghor is posed on air base 136. Accompanied by Mister Alain Poher, president of the Senate, the president of the Senegal receives the honors of the two companies and the flag of the 11°EC.

  • April 18th, 1980: by the landing in Jaguar of the Colonel ordering the BA136, on the track of Chambley, is concretized the passage of this base under administration of that of Toul-Rosières.

  • July 3rd, 1980: air base 136 passes " LEADER" Air force for the laser guided armament (A.G.L), beginning of the construction of the deposit of alarm squadron, are added to it workshop SCAMP and the pyrotechnical hall.

  • February 15th, 1981: destruction of the old American hospital by the genius of the Air. This masonry was used as infirmary with air base 136 since arrived at Toul-Rosières.

  • June 1st, 1981: is created on the basis, the S ection of D éfense S ol has ir ( SDSA ), the material is stored in building HB2 (prolongation of the ERT), the offices are installed with the PC3. Attached to the squadron of protection on the functional level, the section depends, for employment, of the operational means ( MO 05/136). This gun of 20mm is designed to answer the attack at very low altitude of planes at high speed.

  • March 3rd, 1982: creation of the E scadron of M issile S ol has ir ( EMSA ) 08.950 " Woevre" .

  • July 14th, 1982: after a strict selection of the basic commander, the personnel of air base is invited to ravel on the Champs Elysées, in Paris, in front of Mister François Mitterrand, President of the Republic.

  • January 13rd, 1984: , - the GER.M.A.C. 16.136 receives its badge, hyphen between the personnel supporting the cohesion of the unit.

  • October 15th, 1985: Mr. Paul Quilès comes to be made present the air force on the site of Toul-Rosières. A conference follows this presentation, in the presence of the written press and broadcast.

  • February 19th, 1986: first blow of pickaxe, given by the commander da the 136, with the construction of the new building tracks of Squadron 01/011.

  • June 24th, 1986: inauguration of the new center emission of the base.

  • July 6th, 1987: the track of Rosières is closed with the air traffic. The whole of the beaconing runway is changed as well as the arresting-fences.

  • June 27th, 1988: the Minister for defense, Mister Jean-Pierre Chevènement, is made present the Air force. For this occasion, all the components of the Air force have appointment on the site.

  • October 7th, 1988: air base 136 is baptized name of the one of its former basic commanders. For this day it has been called Air base colonel Georges Phelut .

  • December 22nd, 1989: inauguration of the week bases.

  • February 1st, 1991: Mister Pierre Joxe chooses Toul-Rosières, bases at a peak with the Opération " Daguet" in the First war of the Gulf, for its first visit of a unit of the French Army.

  • February 12th, 1991: Colonel Nicolas inaugurates the new powerplant of air base 136.

  • March 5th, 1991: , - Event on Toul-Rosières, the first " Jaguar " return of the War of the Gulf.

  • May 13rd, 1991: , - the commander of the BA.136 cuts to the bayonet the inaugural ribbon of new loacaux of the squadron of protection 42.136.

  • November 18th, 1991: , - Begun on July 3rd, 1991, the project of computerization of the SMC is finished on November 18th in accordance with the forecasts. The 60.000 small pockets are henceforth computerized.

  • August 26th and 27th 1992: , - At the time of the treaty of the F orces C onventionnelles in Europe ( FCE ) a Czechoslovakian delegation goes in inspection on the BA.136

  • June 20th, 1993: , - 25.000 people go to the invitation of the base to discover the Air force at the time of the J ournée P orte O uverte.

  • April 8th, 1994: , - Inauguration of the new police station to the main entrance of the base. Construction dating from the American period, the police station required a total restoration.

  • June 24th, 1994: , - the moral one of the troops is in fall. A military ceremony proceeds on the basis, the 11 E Escadre of hunting is dissolved as well as the Squadron 01.011 Roussillon .

  • December 14th, 1994: , - 8:55, Véto 101 does not answer any more, the two-seater Jaguar on board of which the Colonel ordering the base took seat, comes from crasher on the main axis of the village of Diane-Capelle. The two pilots ejected themselves.

  • April 27th, 1995: , - new Tacan is inaugurated, the following day an Aladin radar is set up to replace the Centaur which leaves for a few months maintenance.

  • May 31st, 1995: , - the base accommodates nine Mig-29 " Fulcrum" Bundesluftwaffe at the time of a return of a drive campaign.

  • September 1st, 1995: , - the reorganizations continue unrelentingly. The Squadron of defense ground to aair 08.950 " Woevre" is dissolved. One enrigistre the loss of the two sections Crotale.

  • September 22nd, 1995: , - Beginning of the week of TAM 95 on the basis of Toul-Rosières. The whole of the " Blue Force" are on the BA.136. One can see there, 24 F-16, 8 F-15, 4 F1 Mirage.

  • March 29th, 1996: , - the famous Yellow bus of the emission " Savoir" goes; is on the basis Gerard Klein records there an episode of its famous emission.

  • May 31st, 1996: , - is with the turn of Squadron 02/011 the Vosges to close its doors. The general ordering C.FAC with the badge honor to roll up the flag and to transmit it to the S istoric ervice H of the has rmée of the has ir , it ( SHAA )

  • June 9th, 1997: , - Official unveiling of the stele in memory of the 11th Squadron of hunting and its various units.

  • June 25th, 1997: , - It is the end for Corsica Squadron 03/011 , the flag of this one leaves to join those of the 01.011,02.011 and 04.011 with the historical service of the Air force.

  • July 18th, 1997: , - is with the tower of the section of ground-to-air defense to return its flag, air base 136 not supporting any air unit more.

  • December 6th, 1997: , - constituent General meeting of Friendly of Old of the 11th Squadron of hunting.

  • September 1st, 1998: , - Birth of the D étachement has ir instead of the B ESA has érienne 136.

  • March 19th, 1999: , - Alienation of the railway and the bridge of Avrainville by the 5th COGA. This work entered within the framework of the agreement which stipulated that the places were to be given in conformity with the origin.

  • December 22nd, 1999: , - the storm fell down on the Detachment Air. There are many laid down trees, of the buildings without roof, the dêpot of ammunition does not have more fence…

  • Since the beginning of the year 2000, the dismantling of the Detachment Air 136 began. This operations is carried out according to a quite precise groundwork.

    • First of all should be counted the polluted sites, and there is, the American installations of the old square of the businesses are always present.
    • In the second time it is necessary to evaluate the cost of depollution. Constructions of 1952 comprise asbestos and it should be removed.

  • July 1st, 2000: , - the ground of Toul-Rosières is as from this day prohibited with the air traffic.

  • October 2000: , - Beginning of the disassembling of the silencer of tests engine.

  • June 2001: , - the old tanks are drained then dismounted.

  • October 2001: , - Immense operation of cleaning of the old surface with fire of the firemen. 2 carcasses of Mirage III are to be removed.

  • June 2002: , - the 7 the Tacan antenna is dismounted.

  • October 2002: , - disassembling continues, it is with the turn of the center emission to be the object of the great cleaning.

  • June 21st, 2004: - Dissolution of the detachment Air 136.

  • August 31st, 2004: - official Closing of the site and departure of the personnel.

References

  • Gerard Bize, air base 136 Toul-Rosières - of Zénit in Nadir
  • the Air force tactic 1965-1994 , Association Not Fixes, Dinsheim, 1998

Internal bonds

  • active Squadrons of the Air force
  • dissolved Squadrons of the Air force

External bonds

  • " TRAB-136 Guards of the Memory "
  • Chart LFSL

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