Breguet ATL-2 Atlantique, 5 / 5, French Navy / Aeronautique Navale
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Registration: 5
Construction Number: 5
Military Unit: 23F
Model Breguet ATL-2 Atlantique
Operator: French Navy / Aeronautique Navale
Airport: Boscombe Down (EGD / EGDM), UK - England
Photographer: Martin Laycock
Date Taken: 13/06/1992
Date Submitted: 28/02/2010
Photographed in the static display during Air Tournament International 92 at Boscombe, this Atlantique 2 is based at Lorient Lann-Bihoué with 23F. The squadron has operated the Atlantique since April 1972, re-equipping with the latest ATL-2 variant in February 1991, the aircraft is primarily an anti-submarine warfare platform but is also used for anti-surface missions and the protection and screening of French nuclear ballistic missile submarines. The second generation ATL-2 version of the Atlantique came into service in 1989, although little different in appearance to the original Atlantique, this version is equipped with a new radar, sonar processor, tactical computer, uprated avionics and a Forward Looking Infra-Red (FLIR) turret under the nose.
Picture ID:1217800