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CEAM
CEAM
Mont-de-Marsan Air Base, Aquitaine
	CEAM
Coordinates	43°55′N 0°30′W / 43.92°N 0.50°W
Type	Research establishment
Site information
Owner	Direction Générale de l'Armement (1933–)
Controlled by	France French Air and Space Force
Site history
Built	1933 (Reims)
In use	1945 - (Mont-de-Marsan)

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The Centre d’expertise aérienne militaire, or also widely known as CEAM, is the main French aeronautical research and test centre, in south-west France, towards Spain. It is currently located at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base, Aquitaine.

History

Mont-de-Marsan (Base aérienne 118 Mont-de-Marsan) was the home of France's first nuclear bombers, the Dassault Mirage IV.

CEAM was established as the Centre d'expériences aériennes militaires at Reims in northern France (Grand Est) on 26 April 1933,^[1] then moved to Orléans – Bricy Air Base BA 123 (Centre-Val de Loire) in 1939,^[2] and Mont-de-Marsan in 1945. CEAM is translated as the Military Air Experiment Centre.

CEAM changed its name to Centre d’expertise aérienne militaire on 1 September 2015.

Structure

It is situated at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base (ICAO: LFBM), directly to the north of Mont-de-Marsan, in Landes, Aquitaine. It is accessed via the D53 road (for Canenx-et-Réaut), off the D834. The north–south A65 autoroute is a few miles to the east.

References

^ "CEAM". casematepublishers.com. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
^ "Une unité unique de l' Armée de l'air". Sud Ouest.fr. Retrieved 2017-08-19.

External links

[casematepublishers-1] "CEAM". casematepublishers.com. Retrieved 2017-08-19.

[sudouest-2] "Une unité unique de l' Armée de l'air". Sud Ouest.fr. Retrieved 2017-08-19.

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+{{Short description|French aeronautical research and test centre}}
-{{orphan|date=August 2017}}
+{{Infobox military installation
-{{Infobox military structure
 |name = CEAM
-|ensign= French-roundel.svg
+|ensign= Roundel of France.svg
 |ensign_size= 20px
 |location = [[Mont-de-Marsan Air Base]], Aquitaine
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 |used = 1945 - (Mont-de-Marsan)
 |ownership =  [[Ministry of the Armed Forces (France)|Direction Générale de l'Armement]] (1933–)
-|controlledby = {{flagcountry|France}} (Armée de l'air)
+|controlledby = {{flagcountry|France}} [[French Air and Space Force]]
 |battles =
 }}
-The '''Centre d’expertise aérienne militaire''', or also widely known as '''CEAM''', is the main French aeronautical research and test centre, in south-west France, towards Spain.
+The '''Centre d’expertise aérienne militaire''', or also widely known as '''CEAM''', is the main French aeronautical research and test centre, in south-west France, towards Spain. It is currently located at [[Mont-de-Marsan Air Base]], Aquitaine.
 ==History==
 Mont-de-Marsan (''Base aérienne 118 Mont-de-Marsan'') was the home of France's first nuclear bombers, the [[Dassault Mirage IV]].
-CEAM was established as the '''Centre d'expériences aériennes militaires''' at [[Reims]] in northern France ([[Grand Est]]) on 26 April 1933,<ref name="casematepublishers">{{cite web|url=https://www.casematepublishers.com/ceam.html#.WZhE7NRwbGI|website=casematepublishers.com|title=CEAM |accessdate=2017-08-19}}</ref> then moved to [[Orléans – Bricy Air Base]] BA 123 ([[Centre-Val de Loire]]) in 1939,<ref name="sudouest">{{cite web|url=http://www.sudouest.fr/2011/04/07/une-unite-unique-de-l-armee-de-l-air-365126-3307.php|title=Une unité unique de l’ Armée de l’air|website=Sud Ouest.fr|accessdate=2017-08-19}}</ref> and Mont-de-Marsan in 1945. CEAM is translated as the Military Air Experiment Centre.
+CEAM was established as the '''Centre d'expériences aériennes militaires''' at [[Reims]] in northern France ([[Grand Est]]) on 26 April 1933,<ref name="casematepublishers">{{cite web|url=https://www.casematepublishers.com/ceam.html#.WZhE7NRwbGI|website=casematepublishers.com|title=CEAM |accessdate=2017-08-19}}</ref> then moved to [[Orléans – Bricy Air Base]] BA 123 ([[Centre-Val de Loire]]) in 1939,<ref name="sudouest">{{cite web|url=http://www.sudouest.fr/2011/04/07/une-unite-unique-de-l-armee-de-l-air-365126-3307.php|title=Une unité unique de l' Armée de l'air|website=Sud Ouest.fr|accessdate=2017-08-19}}</ref> and Mont-de-Marsan in 1945. CEAM is translated as the Military Air Experiment Centre.
 CEAM changed its name to Centre d’expertise aérienne militaire on 1 September 2015.
 ==Structure==
-It is situated at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base (ICAO: '''LFBM'''), directly to the north of Mont-de-Marsan, in [[Landes (department)|Landes]], [[Aquitaine]]. It is accessed via the D53 road (for [[Canenx-et-Réaut]]), off the D834. The north-south [[A65 autoroute]] is a few miles to the east.
+It is situated at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base (ICAO: '''LFBM'''), directly to the north of Mont-de-Marsan, in [[Landes (department)|Landes]], [[Aquitaine]]. It is accessed via the D53 road (for [[Canenx-et-Réaut]]), off the D834. The north–south [[A65 autoroute]] is a few miles to the east.
 ==See also==
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 * [http://aa-ceam.fr/ CEAM]
 * [https://lannuaire.service-public.fr/gouvernement/administration-centrale-ou-ministere_170299 French government]
+{{authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Centre d'expertise aérienne militaire}}
+[[Category:Military units and formations of the French Air and Space Force]]
+[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1933]]
 [[Category:1933 establishments in France]]
-[[Category:Aerospace research institutes]]
-[[Category:Buildings and structures in Landes (department)]]
-[[Category:Buildings and structures in Orléans]]
-[[Category:Buildings and structures in Reims]]
-[[Category:History of Aquitaine]]
-[[Category:Installations of the French Air Force]]
-[[Category:Military research facilities]]
 [[Category:Mont-de-Marsan]]
 [[Category:Organizations based in Reims]]