Châteaudun
air base (Base Aérienne 279) the home of Entrepôt de l'Armée de l'air
601 (EAA 601 - French Air Force Warehouse). Formed in 1951 EAA 601
is the largest aircraft storage centre in Europe. It is essentially a
Gallic version of AMARG (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration
Group), but unlike Davis Monthan AFB in the dry Arizona desert heat,
the Armée de l'air (AdA) has to store its reserve fleet of aircraft
inside climate controlled hangars awaiting a time when they are either
returned to service or otherwise disposed of from the inventory.
