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the Great War (1914 1918) is at the origin of the military aviation and the growth of this new force during this conflict found expression in creation and the implementation of almost 600 flights.
Each flights (example SPA 15, Br 132....) was defined by
a number (in function of its creation order) placed after one or more letters
indicating the type of the planes used by this flight (see the abbreviations
list in the table below)
It is the memory (traditions) of those flights of the Great War which was
maintained within the French Air Force by revival of their names, badges,
air victories, aces, sacrifices, decorations and quotations by the news flights
created since then and until today.
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| AR | Avion Dorand à moteur Renault |
| BL | Blériot |
| BLC | Blériot Cavalerie |
| BR | Breguet |
| BM | Breguet Michelin |
| C | Caudron |
| CM | Caudron monoplace |
| CAP | Caproni |
| CEP | Caproni sous licence Esnault Pelterie |
| D | Deperdussin |
| DM | Deperdussin Monocoque |
| DO | Dorand Anzani |
| F | Farman |
| HF | Henri Farman |
| HD | Henriot Dupont |
| LET | Letord |
| MF | Maurice Farman |
| MS | Morane Saulnier |
| MSP | Morane Saulnier |
| N | Nieuport |
| PS | Paul Shmitt |
| R | Caudron René |
| REP | Robert Esnault Pelterie |
| SAL | Salmson |
| SOP | Sopwith |
| SPA | Spad |
| SPA Bi | Spad Biplace |
| V | Voisin |
| VB | Voisin de Bombardement |
| VC | Voisin Canon |
| VP | Voisin Peugeot |
| VR | Voisin Renault |
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Flights created
after 1918 and generally before 1939
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Example : III/7(6), 2/13(1)
The first number characterizes the number of the group or the squadron within
the wing to which belongs the flight
The group take appellation of squadron only after the 2nd world war. The number
of group is always written in Roman numeral, the number of the company in
Arabic numeral. (3th Group of the 7th wing for the first example, 2nd squadron
of the 13th wing in the second example)
The second number characterizes the number of wing (7th wing for the 1st example,
13th wing for the 2nd example)
The last number (in parentheses) characterizes the number
of the flight within the group or of the squadron.
Before 1945, Groups are composed of two flights :
The flights of the 1st group (I) were numbered 1 and 2
The flights of the 2nd group (II) were numbered 3 and 4
The flights of the 3rd group (III) were numbered 5 and 6.
For the squadrons, the flights of all squadrons are numbered 1 and 2 (and
3 if the squadron counts 3 flights)
consequently :
in the first example : III/7(6), It is the 2nd flight (numbered 6) from the
3rd group of the 7th wing.
In the 2nd example : 2/13(1), It is the 2nd flight of the 2nd squadron of
the 13th wing.
Flights of Regional Aviation
Flights created
generally after 1937 and before 1939 with in regional fighter and Observation
units (GAR - GAO - GARC)
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| ERC | Escadrille Régionale de Chasse (Regional Fighter Flight) |
| GAO | Groupe Aérien d'Observation (Observation Air Group) |
| GAR | Groupe Aérien Régional (Regional Air Group) |
| GARALD | Groupe Aérien Régional de L'Aviation Légère de Défense (Regional Air Group of Light Aviation of Defense) |
| GARC | Groupe Aérien Régional de Chasse (Fighter Regional Air Group) |
| GIRA | Groupe d'Instruction des Réserves d'Aviation (Training Group of Reserved Aviation) |
FAFL Flights
(Force Aérienne Française Libre = Free French Air Force)
FAFL flights are called by the name of the Province Towns
of the select province name for the squadron.
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Fleet Air Arm origin flights
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The light flights of Air Support
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| ERALA | Escadrille de Réserve d'Aviation Légère d'Appui (Reserved Light Flight of Air Support) |
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| CAP | Cercle Aérien de Paris |
| CER | Centre d'Entraînement des Réserves |
| EACN | Escadrille Autonome de Chasse de Nuit |
| EALA | Escadrille d'aviation Légère d'Appui |
| ELA | Escadrille de Liaisons Aériennes |
| ELO | Escadrille de Liaison et d'Observation |
| ECMJ | Escadrille de Chasse Mixte de Jour |
| ECN | Escadrille de Chasse de Nuit |
| EEC | Escadrille d'entraînement et de Calibration |
| EERE | Escadrille Electronique de Recueil et d'Exploitation |
| ELA | Escadrille de Liaisons Aériennes |
| ERALA | Escadrille de Réserve d'Aviation Légère d'Appui |
| EROM | Escadrille de Reconnaissance Outre Mer |
| ESRA | Escadrille Saharienne de Reconnaissance et d'Appui |