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    few. Escadrille N 23 Escadrille N 38 Escadrille N 62 Escadrille N 68 Escadrille N 69 Escadrille N 76 Escadrille N 77 Escadrille N 79 Escadrille N 87 Escadrille...
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  • Escadrille Spa.95 (also known as Escadrille N.95) was a French fighter squadron active during the final 19 months of World War I. Incorporated into larger...
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    invasion of Poland. On 2 September 1939, a single PZL.23B of the 21st Escadrille was responsible for the bombing of a factory in Ohlau, inside Germany;...
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    fighter escadrilles; however, 1ère Escadrille de Chasse became 9ème Escadrille de Chasse, and 5ème Escadrille de Chasse became 10ème Escadrille de Chasse...
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    powered by the 220 hp Continental R-670 radial powerplant. A total of 869 PT-23s were built as well as 256 of the PT-23A, which was the instrument flight-equipped...
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    MiG-21PF and MF to MiG-21bis. Later, the Polish Air Force received 37 MiG-23s (1979) and 12 MiG-29s (1989). The main fighter-bomber and ground attack aircraft...
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  • of MiG-21s, MiG-23s, MiG-29s, Su-20s and Su-22s. The rest of Lim-6bis were withdrawn in the early 1990s, followed soon by Su-20. MiG-23s were withdrawn...
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    not had to stand. Glenn later wrote, "Since the days of the Lafayette Escadrille during World War I, pilots have viewed air-to-air combat as the ultimate...
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    non-operational by 1993. In 1984, the following units were equipped with MiG-21s: Escadrille de Chasse ("Fighter Squadron") (Ouagadougou) – 8 MiG-21bis, 2 MiG-21UM...
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    10 May 1940, about 70 DB-7s had reached North Africa, equipping three Escadrilles (squadrons), which were transferred from Africa to the French mainland...
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    [citation needed] On 30 September 1916 a French Farman F.40 bomber of Escadrille 384 was tasked with attacking the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. Two Bulgarian...
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