Mont Agel is a mountain in the Maritime Alps on the border between France and Monaco . The summit of this mount, at 1,148 metres (3,766 ft) above sea level, is on the French side, but the highest point of Monaco, lying on a pathway named Chemin des Révoires , is on its slopes, at an altitude of 161 metres (528 feet).
4-555: The top of Mont Agel is occupied by Nice Air Base , itself built on the former Ouvrage Mont Agel of the Alpine Line fortifications. On 18 June 2011, a light aircraft crashed onto Mont Agel, killing two British passengers. The plane was on a private flight, and was en route from Italy to Troyes at the time of the crash. Conditions were foggy. Mont Agel is the site of the Monte Carlo Golf Club, formerly home of
8-453: Is located at Drachenbronn Air Base in northeastern France . The Gardanne base houses administrative functions and personnel housing in a former Chasseur Alpins barracks. BA943 is responsible for the identification of all aircraft in its zone of responsibility, and for the coordination of military air traffic in the southeastern airspace of France. The facility has the capacity to interact with E-3F and E-2C airborne control aircraft. It
12-695: The French Air Force is divided between two sites: one at the summit of Mont Agel near Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes département , and the other at Gardanne barracks in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin . The Mont Agel base uses the facilities of the former Ouvrage Mont Agel of the Alpine Line . Its mission is the surveillance of aviation movements in southeastern France , operating as Centre de Détection et de Contrôle (CDC) 05.943, tactical call sign “Rhodia radar”. A similar facility
16-658: The Monte Carlo Open . The club celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011. Roc Agel, purchased by Rainier III, Prince of Monaco , as a summer family residence, is high on the slopes of Mont Agel. This Alpes-Maritimes geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Monaco location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nice Air Base 43°46′16″N 7°25′10″E / 43.77111°N 7.41944°E / 43.77111; 7.41944 Nice Air Base ( Base Aérienne 943 Nice "Capitaine Auber" ) of
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