Chasse 1/2 Cigognes, Escadron de Soutien Technique Aéronautique 2E.004. Groupe de chasse 1/2 Cigognes (1 au 1) Escadron de chasse 1/2 Cigognes (01/10/1949...
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this was possible. Among the units taking part was the newly formed FAFL Groupe de Combat Mixte (GMC) 1, code-named "Jam", consisting of four squadrons...
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113-HZ. Groupe de Chasse I/7 : from 1932 until October 1942 Groupe de Chasse I/7 Provence : from November 1, 1943 until July 1, 1947 Groupe de Chasse...
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Escadron de Chasse 3/11 Corse (redirect from Groupe de Chasse I/3)
with many historical traditions. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Groupe de Chasse I/3 (GC I/3) was equipped with the Morane-Saulnier MS.406. After...
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deployed to French Indochina, and flew combat missions on Supermarine Spitfires, with Escadrille SPA 3 stationed in Saigon and the SPA 103 stationed in...
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The No. 341 Squadron also known in French as Groupe de Chasse n° 3/2 "Alsace", was a Free French squadron in the RAF during World War II. No. 341 Squadron...
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attached to small units, so-called keys. Only one large unit was formed, the Groupe de Chasse polonaise I/145 stationed at Mions airfield. However, it was not...
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251 Wing RAF (Supermarine Spitfire IX) No. 322 Wing RAF (Supermarine Spitfire IX) No. 324 Wing RAF (Supermarine Spitfire IX) 47th Bombardment Group (Douglas...
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member of the first French squadron, Squadron 340 “Groupe de chasse Île-de-France” as a Spitfire fighter pilot alongside Philippe de Scitivaux [fr],...
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1941 as part of Le Groupe de Chasse IV/2 (Fighter Group 4-2) "Île-de-France". The squadron was first equipped with Supermarine Spitfire Mk I fighters and...
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stationed in England began introducing the Jugs in January 1943 - the Spitfire-flying 4th Fighter Group, a unit built around a core of experienced American...
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of a single group (Groupe de Chasse II/5 (GC II/5) La Fayette), equipped with 15 Republic P-47 Thunderbolts, being joined by Groupe de Chasse II/3 (GC...
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"Curtiss Mohawk et Supermarine Spitfire, les premières chasseurs monoplans du Portugal" [The Curtiss Mohawk and Supermarine Spitfire, the First Portuguese Fighter...
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1945 - May 1946) No. 41 Squadron RAF between 1 and 15 April 1946 with the Spitfire F.21 No. 63 Squadron RAF detachment during 1942 with the Mustang I No....
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2015. "Supermarine LF Mk.Vb Spitfire EP120 (G-LFVB)". The Fighter Collection. Retrieved 29 December 2015. "Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XIV -MV268 JE/J". Touchdown...
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made it to France where he became the commanding officer of the 5th key of Groupe de Chasse III/10 covering Besançon. There, while piloting a Bloch 151, he...
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sortie with JG 51 on 28 July, attacking a No. 41 Squadron RAF Supermarine Spitfire flown by Flying Officer Tony Lovell. On this mission, according to legend...
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beginning of the Third Battle of Ypres. In March 1918, the AMB matured into a Groupe de Chasse. At this time, the role of the Escadrilles de Chasse was finally...
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after being impressed by the British Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire, had decided to respond by uprating the specifications to include a maximum...
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dumped. Free French Air Force Group 2/23 operated F-5As French Air Force Groupe de Reconnaissance 2/33 operated the F-5G Luftwaffe Zirkus Rosarius operated...
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combat air patrol to Dunkirk on 2 June, Homuth claimed two Supermarine Spitfire fighters shot down. On 5 June, German forces launched Fall Rot (Case Red)...
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75 fighter piloted by either Sergent Saillard or Camille Plubeau of the Groupe de Chasse II/4 Armée de l’Air, who were killed. For this feat, Wick received...
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190 North American P-51 Mustang Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI V-1 flying bomb Dassault Mirage III Dassault Mystère IV Dassault...
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Retrieved 1 December 2015. Lane, Brian; Sarkar, Dilip (15 June 2009). Spitfire!: The Experiences of a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot. ASIN 1848683545...
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transferred to a combat squadron until 17 May 1940, when he was assigned to Groupe de Chasse III/3 at Beauvais–Tillé. Four days later, GC III/3 moved to Cormeilles-en-Vexin...
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Squadron RAF (known to the Free French as Groupe de Chasse n° 3/2 "Alsace"), flying the Supermarine Spitfire. On 15 July 1943 he crash-landed after combat...
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Ebeling claimed two, only one was confirmed, No. 603 Squadron Supermarine Spitfire fighters shot down southeast of London. On 5 November 1940, Ebeling, flying...
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squadron leader to command No. 122 Squadron in 1942. On 5 May 1942 his Spitfire was shot down over northern France while escorting bombers attacking Lille...
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units received the F.VIII and F.IX variants of the British Supermarine Spitfire. However, the complement was completed with seized Japanese aircraft, mostly...
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Supermarine Spitfires from No. 66 Squadron RAF and Boulton Paul Defiants from No. 264 Squadron RAF. Seven Spitfires and one Defiant were claimed; one Spitfire and...
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