Historical Text - badges
1st EC

From 01/07/1932 to 01/04/1937

 Before
Group or Squadron
Flight number
Tradition name
Geographic place
Equipment 
After
 
GC I/1
1
 SPA 31
 Le Bourget(1)
 Nieuport 62 (2)
2
 SPA 48
 
 
 
GC II/1 
3
 SPA 94
  "
  "
 
4
 SPA 62
 
 

(1)

Le Bourget

from 1st July 1932 to December 1934

Villacoublay

from December 1934 to 29 October 1936

Etampes

from 29 October 1936 to 15 April 1939

(2)

Nieuport 62

from 1st July 1932 to 1936

D 500, 510

from 1936 to 1939

D 510

from 1937 to 1st May 1939
















1st EC

From 01/04/1937 to 01/05/1939

 Before
Group or Squadron
Flight number
Tradition name
Geographic place
Equipment 
After
 
GC I/1
1
 SPA 31
 Etampes
 D 510
2
 SPA 48
 
 
 
GC II/1
3
 SPA 94
  "
  "
4
 SPA 62
 
 
 
GC III/1 
5
 VB 135
  "
  "
6
 RXI 239
 
 


























1st EC

From 01/01/1943 to 01/11/1943

 Before
Group or Squadron
Flight number
Tradition name
Geographic place  
Equipment 
After
 
GC I/3 Corse 
1
 SPA 88
 North Africa
 Spitfire
2
 SPA 69
 
 


































1st EC

From 01/11/1943 to 04/06/1945

 Before
Group or Squadron
Flight number
Tradition name
Geographic place
Equipment 
After
 
GC I/3 Corse
1
 SPA 88
 North Africa (1)
 Spitfire Mark V
2
 SPA 69
 
 
 
GC I/7 Provence
1
 SPA 15
  "
  "
2
 SPA 77
 
 
 
GC II/7 Nice
1
 SPA 73
  "
  "
2
 SPA 78
 
 

(1)

North Africa, Corsica liberation, Italy campaign

from 1st November 1943 to 15 August 1944

France an Germany campaign

from 15 August 1944 to July 1945






















1st EC

From 04/06/1945 to 01/07/1945

 Before
Group or Squadron
Flight number
Tradition name
Geographic place
Equipment
After 
 
GC I/3 Corse
1
 SPA 88
 (1)
 Spitfire
2
 SPA 69
 
 
 
GC I/7 Provence
1
 SPA 15
  "
  "
2
 SPA 77
 
 
 
GC II/7 Nice
1
 SPA 73
  "
  "
2
 SPA 78
 
 
 
GC II/18 Saintonge 
1
 3C2
  "
  "
 
2
 4C1
 
 

(1)

France and Germany campaign

from 15 August 1944 to July 1945





















1st EC

From 01/07/1945 to 01/11/1945

 Before
Group or Squadron
Flight number
Tradition name
Geographic place
Equipment 
After
 
GC I/3 Corse
1
 SPA 88
 (1)
 Spitfire
2
 SPA 69
 
 
 
GC I/7 Provence
1
 SPA 15
  "
 "
2
 SPA 77
 
 
 
GC II/7 Nice
1
 SPA 73
  "
 "
2
 SPA 78
 
 

(1)

France and Germany campaign

from 15 August 1944 to July 1945

Indochina campaign (GC I/7 - GC II/7)

from October 1945 to October 1946





















1st EC

From 01/11/1945 to 01/07/1947

 Before
Group or Squadron
Flight number
Tradition name
Geographic place
Equipment
After
 
GC I/7 Provence
1
 SPA 15
  Indochina (1)
  Spitfire Mark IX
2
 SPA 77
 
 
 
GC II/7 Nice
1
 SPA 73
  "
  "
2
 SPA 78
 
 

(1)

Indochina campaign (GC I/7 - GC II/7)

from October 1945 to October 1946

Friedrichshafen

from October 1946 to April 1947

Oran la Sénia (GC I/1 - GC II/1)

from April 1947 to the end of 1950























1st EC

From 01/07/1947 to 02/05/1950

 Before
Group or Squadron
Flight number
Tradition name
Geographic place
Equipment 
After
 
GC I/1 Provence
1
 SPA 15
 Oran la Sénia (1)
 Spitfire Mark IX
2
 SPA 77
 
 
 
GC II/1 Nice
1
 SPA 73
  "
  "
2
 SPA 78
 
 

Changement de numérotation des GC

(1)

Oran la Sénia (GC I/1 - GC II/1)

from April 1947 to the end of 1950

Bizerte Sidi Ahmed

from the end of 1950 to 1951




















1st EC

From 02/05/1950 to 15/06/1950

 Before
Group or Squadron
Flight number
Tradition name
Geographic place
Equipment
After
 
GC I/1 Provence
1
 SPA 15
 Bizerte Sidi Ahmed
 Spitfire Mark IX
2
 SPA 77
 
 
 
GC II/1 Nice
1
 SPA 73
  "
  "
2 SPA 78
 
 
 
GM III/6 Roussillon 
5
 III/6(5)
  "
  "
6
 III/6(6)
 
 





























1st EC

From 15/06/1950 to 18/07/1950

 Before
Group or Squadron
Flight number
Tradition name
Geographic place
Equipment 
After
 
GC I/1 Provence
1
 SPA 15
 Bizerte Sidi Ahmed
 Spitfire Mark IX
2
 SPA 77
 
 
 
GC II/1 Nice
1
 SPA 73
  "
  "
2 SPA 78
 
 
 
GM III/6 Roussillon
5
 III/6(5)
  "
  "
6
 III/6(6)
 
 
 
GC I/9 Limousin 
1
 I/9(1)
  "
  "
2
 I/9(2)
 
 

























1st EC

From 18/07/1950 to 01/12/1950

 Before
Group or Squadron
Flight number
Tradition name
Geographic place
Equipment 
After
 
GC I/1 Provence
1
 SPA 15
 Bizerte Sidi Ahmed
 Spitfire Mark IX
2
 SPA 77
 
 
 
GC II/1 Nice
1
 SPA 73
  "
  "
2 SPA 78
 
 
 
GC I/9 Limousin 
1
 I/9(1)
  "
  "
2
 I/9(2)
 
 




























1st EC

From 01/12/1950 to 17/11/1951

 Before
Group or Squadron
Flight number
Tradition name
Geographic place
Equipment 
After
 
GC I/1 Provence
1
 SPA 15
 Bizerte Sidi Ahmed
 Spitfire Mark IX
2
 SPA 77
 
 
 
GC II/1 Nice
1
 SPA 73
  "
  "
2 SPA 78
 
 






























1st EC

From 01/04/1952 to 01/02/1953

 Before
Group or Squadron
Flight number
Tradition name
Geographic place
Equipment 
After
 
EC 1/1 Corse 
1
 SPA 88
 Reims Lahr
 F 84 G Thunderjet
2
 SPA 69
 
 
 
EC 2/1 Morvan
1
 SPA 62
  "
  "
2
 SPA 94
 
 































1st EC

From 01/02/1953 to 01/11/1957

 Before
Group or Squadron
Flight number
Tradition name
Geographic place
Equipment
After
 
EC 1/1 Corse 
1
 SPA 88
 Saint Dizier
 F 84 G Thunderjet (1)
2
 SPA 69
 
 
 
EC 2/1 Morvan
1
 SPA 62
  "
  "
2
 SPA 94
 
 
 
EC 3/1 Argonne
1
 SPA 31
  "
  "
2 SPA 48
 
 

(1)

F 84 G Thunderjet

from 1st April 1952 to 1956

F 84 F Thunderstreak

from 1956 to 28 February 1966






















1st EC

From 01/11/1957 to 28/02/1966

 Before
Group or Squadron
Flight number
Tradition name
Geographic place
Equipment 
After
 
EC 1/1 Corse 
1
 SPA 88
 Saint Dizier
 F 84 F Thunderstreak
2
 SPA 69
 
 
 
EC 2/1 Morvan
1
 SPA 62
  "
  "
2
 SPA 94