The La Fayette Escadrille (French: Escadrille de La Fayette) was the name of the French Air Force unit escadrille N 124 during the First World War (1914–1918)...
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Fighter Squadron 2/30 Normandie-Niemen (redirect from Groupe de Chasse III)
Normandie 3 becomes the Régiment de Chasse Normandie (RC Normandie), with four escadrilles. 21 July 1944: The Régiment de Chasse Normandie receives the designation...
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entering patrollers are chosen amongst the hunter pilots (French: Pilote de Chasse) of the French Air Force, which come forth voluntarily. They have to retain...
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Escadrille 3 Escadrille 12 Escadrille 15 Escadrille 16 Escadrille 23 Escadrille 26 Escadrille 31 Escadrille 37 Escadrille 38 Escadrille 48 Escadrille...
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Groupe de Chasse 1/2 Cigognes at BA 116 Escadron de Chasse 1/3 Navarre at BA 133 Escadron de Chasse 2/3 Champagne at BA 133 Escadron de Chasse 3/3 Ardennes...
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Escadrille SPA.124 of the French Air Service was established in February 1918. The members of the earlier Escadrille N.124, more widely known as the Lafayette...
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French Air and Space Force (redirect from Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace)
Groupement de Chasse. The Groupement was successful despite Tricornet's death in a mishap. Under the leadership of new commander Captain Auguste de Reverand...
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was assigned to the Réserve Générale de l'Aviation (RGA) from 7 March to 13 June, then finally to Escadrille N 48 on 13 June 1916 to fly Nieuport fighters...
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Armee. The ad hoc Groupement de Chasse de Cachy was there with its four assigned Escadrilles; N 37 and two other escadrilles were temporarily attached to...
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Order of Liberation (redirect from Croix de la Libération)
Marins 1ère Escadrille de Chasse Régiment de Chasse Normandie-Niemen 2ème Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes de l’Armée de l’Air Groupe de Bombardement...
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Jacques Roques (category Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France))
112 at Chartres, he served as second-in-command of the 2e escadrille of Groupe de Chasse I/1, then as second-in-command of the entire Groupe from 10 January...
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February 1916, the escadrille was converted to an escadrille de chasse (fighter squadron). It was issued Nieuports and renumbered as Escadrille N.103. On 16 April...
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consolidated into an ad hoc Groupe de Chasse along with Escadrille F 16 and Escadrille N 57. Under the command of Capitaine Paul de Peuty, this groupe was committed...
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1997. Les escadrilles de l'aéronautique militaire française: symbolique et histoire, 1912-1920. Vincennes: Service historique de l'armée de l'air, 2004...
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Yves F. Barbaza (category Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France))
missions, especially during the battle of Verdun, which he spent in a escadrille de chasse where he immediately asserted himself by his energy and high consciousness...
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known as Groupe de Chasse n°1 « Alsace » and before as Première Escadrille de Chasse (E.F.C. 1)), which had been operating in the Western Desert alongside...
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Egypt, on 19 July 1940. Free French Flight N° 2 - its name later changed to Première Escadrille de Chasse (E.F.C. 1), and was commanded by Lieutenant Denis...
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Marcel Albert (category Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France))
and Hawk 75 fighters. In February 1940 Albert was assigned to Groupe de Chasse I/3, a unit operating France's top fighter, the Dewoitine D.520. When...
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Free French Air Forces (redirect from History of the Armée de l'Air (1940-1945))
fighter pilots being sent east. The Groupe de Chasse GC 3 Normandie was officially promulgated by de Gaulle on 1 September 1942, with Commandant Pouliquen...
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Eugene Bullard (category Lafayette Escadrille)
the Aéro-Club de France on May 5, 1917. Like many other American aviators, Bullard hoped to join the famous squadron Escadrille Americaine N.124, the Lafayette...
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formed of L'escadrille d'observation 1/595 with the Potez 25 and an escadrille de chasse 2/595 with the Morane-Saulnier M.S.406. These units saw action in...
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Geille was the 1st French paratrooper and a fighter pilot (French: Pilote de Chasse) of the French Air Force as well as a commander and founder of various...
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Cross for Military Valour (redirect from Croix de la Valeur militaire)
Parachute Dragoon Regiment 2nd Foreign Legion Engineer Regiment Escadron de Chasse 01-007 "Provence" 2/4 La Fayette Fighter Squadron Frigate Courbet (F 712)...
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Groupe de Chasse Alsace was known in British circles as No. 341 Squadron RAF Free French Air Force Escadrille de Chasse No. 1 Escadrille de Chasse No. 2...
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follow suit shortly thereafter. During this period the Lafayette Escadrille (designated N.124) was formed around a group of mainly American volunteers while...
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The M.S.225s of the Armée de l'Air served in the 7e Escadre de Chasse (7th Fighter Wing) at Dijon, and in two escadrilles of the 42e Escadre (42nd Wing)...
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List of companions of the Liberation (redirect from Compagnons de la Libération)
Régiment de chars de combat 1ère Escadrille de Chasse Régiment de Chasse Normandie-Niemen 2ème Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes de l’Armée de l’Air Groupe...
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Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6...
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the Distinguished Flying Cross on 1 September 1942. Finally, he took command of No. 341 Squadron RAF (Groupe de Chasse n° 3/2 "Alsace") with the Biggin Hill...
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Force (Armée de l'Air de Vichy) Groupe de Chasse II/9 (fighter-trainer) – Aulnat Free France Free French Air Force (Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres)s...
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