French Airforce, 3 September 1939

French Airforce 3 September 1939

Group Type of planes Stationed Attached to: GC I/1 Dewoitine 510 Chantilly Fighter Grouping 21 GC II/1 Dewoitine 510 Buc Fighter Grouping 21 GC I/2 Morane 406 Beauvais Fighter Grouping 21 GC II/2 Morane 406 Clermont-les-Fermes Fighter Grouping 21 GC III/2 Morane 406 Cambrai Fighter Grouping 21 GC III/6 Morane 406 Villacoublay Fighter Grouping 21 GC I/3 Morane 406 Velaine-en-Haye Fighter Grouping 22 GC II/4 Curtis H-75 Xaffevillers Fighter Grouping 22 GC II/5 Curtis H-75 Toul Fighter Grouping 22 GC II/7 Morane 406 Luxeuil Fighter Grouping 22 GC I/4 Curtis H-75 Wez-Thuisy Fighter Grouping 23 GC I/5 Curtis H-75 Suippes Fighter Grouping 23 GC II/6 Morane 406 Anglure-Vouarces Fighter Grouping 23 GC II/3 Morane 406 Fayence Fighter Group South GC III/3 Morane 406 Salon Fighter Group South GC III/7 Morane 406 Ambérieu Fighter Group North GC I/8 Dewoitine 510 Hyères Fighter Group South GC III/8 Potez 631 Marignanc Fighter Group South GC II/13 Potez 631 Plessis-Belleville Mixed Night Fighter Grouping 1 GC I/3 Potez 631 Meaux Mixed Night Fighter Grouping 1 ERC I/561 Nieuport 62 & Rouen Fighter Grouping 21 Dewoitine 501 ERC 2/561 Nieuport 62 & Rouen Fighter Grouping 21 Dewoitine 501 ERC 3/561 Nieuport 62 & Saint-Inglevert Fighter Grouping 21 Spad 510 ERC 4/561 Nieuport 62 & Villacoublay Fighter Grouping 21 Spad 510 Flight 562 Dewoitine 501 Lyons- Bron Fighter Grouping North Air School Morane 406 & Salon-de-Provence Fighter Grouping North Patrol Morane 225

5th Autonomous Dewoitine 510 Sidi-Ahmed (Tunisa) Tunisian FA North Group

GC I/6 Morane 406 Biskra (Algeria) 5th Air Army GC I/7 Morane 406 Biskra (Algeria) 5th Air Army ERC 571 Dewoitine 510 Algiers (Algeria) 5th Air Army ERC 572 Nieuport 621 Oran (Algeria) 5th Air Army ERC 573 Spad 510 Rabat (Morocco) 5th Air Army ERC 574 - Tunis (Tunisa) 5th Air Army

GB I/11 Bloch 210 Istres 11th Squadron GB II/11 Bloch 210 Istres 11th Squadron GB I/12 Bloch 210 Istres 12th Squadron GB II/12 Bloch 210 Istres 12th Squadron GB I/15 Farman 222 Avords 15th Squadron GB II/15 Farman 222 Avords 15th Squadron GB I/21 Bloch 210 Laon 21st Squadron GB II/21 Bloch 210 Athies 21st Squadron

1 GB I/23 Bloch 210 Istres 23rd Squadron GB II/23 Bloch 210 Istres 23rd Squadron GB I/31 Bloch 210 Connantre 31st Squadron GB II/31 Bloch 210 Marigny-le-Grand 31st Squadron GB I/32 Bloch 210 Dijon 32nd Squadron GB II/32 Bloch 210 Chissy 32nd Squadron GB I/34 Amoit 143 Abbeville 34th Squadron GB II/34 Amoit 143 Poix 34th Squadron GB II/35 Amoit 143 Lyons-Bron 35th Squadron GB I/51 Bloch 210 La Perthe 51st Squadron GB II/51 Bloch 210 Troyes 51st Squadron GB I/54 Mureaux 115 & Mons en Chaussée 54th Squadron Potez 633 Péronne GB II/54 Potez 540 Montdidier 54th Squadron GB I/19 Bloch 210 Kalaa-Djerda (Tunisia) Snisian FA South GB II/19 Bloch 210 Kalaa-Djerda (Tunisia) Snisian FA South GB I/25 Bloch 210 Sidi-Ahmed (Tunisia) Aeronautics of the 4th Maritime Region GB II/25 LeO 257 A Bizerte (Tunisia) Aeronautics of the 4th Maritime Region GB I/38 Amoit 143 Setif (Algeria) Tunisian FA North GB II/38 Amoit 143 Sétif (Algeria) Tunisian FA North GB II/61 Bloch 200 Biskra (Algeria) Tunisian FA North GB I/62 LeO 206 Meknes (Morocco) FA of Morocco GB II/62 LeO 206 Meknes (Morocco) FA of Morocco GB I/63 Amoit 143 Sétif (Algeria) Tunisian FA North GB II/63 Potez 540 Marrakech (Morocco) FA of Morocco GB I/39 Bloch 200 Rayack (Levant) Air Command Levant

GR I/22 Bloch 131 Chatel-Chehery FA 102 GR II/22 Bloch 131 Etain FA 103 GR I/33 Potez 637 Saint-Dizier GQGA GR II/33 Potez 637 Soissons GQGA GR I/35 Bloch 131 Courlaoux FA 7 GR I/36 Potez 540 Vitry-en-Artois FA 101 GR I/52 Potez 540 La Malmaison FA 109 GR II/52 Potez 637 Chaumont 1st Air Army GR I/55 Potez 637 Herbeviller FA 105 GR II/55 Bloch 131 Orange FA 106 14th GR Bloch 131 Martigny FA 108 GR I/61 Bloch 131 Biskra (Algeria) 5th Air Army GR II/39 Potez 39 Damas Air Command Levant

GAO 501 Mureaux 115 Lille FA 101 GAO 502 Mrueaux 115 Attigny FA 109 GAO 503 Mrueaux 115 Rouen Activated after 9/3/39 GAO 504 Potez 39 & Chartres Activated after 9/3/39 LeO C 30 GAO 505 Potez 25 & 39 Epernay FA of 5th CA GAO 1/506 Mureaux 117 Conflans FA 105 & Potez 540 GAO 2/506 Mureaux 117 Buzy FA 103 GAO 507 Mureaux 115 Chalôn Reserve Element GAO 1/508 Breguet 27 Sarrebourg FA 105 GAO 2/508 Breguet 27 Dijon Activated after 9/3/39

2 & Potez 25 GAO 509 Breguet 27 Tours Activated after 9/3/39 GAO 510 Potez 25 & 39 Rennes Activated after 9/3/39 GAO 511 Potez 39 Nantes Activated after 9/3/39 GAO 512 Potez 25 & 39 Limoges Activated after 9/3/39 GAO 513 Potez 25 & 39 Montbéliard FA 108 GAO 1/514 Mureaux 117 Tallard FA 106 GAO 2/514 Mureaux 117 Challes-les-Eaux FA 106 & LeO C 30 GAO 515 Mureaux 117 Avignon FA 106 GAO 516 Breguet 27 Aix-le-Bourget FA 106 GAO 517 Potez 39 Toulouse Activated after 9/3/39 & LeO C 40 GAO 518 Breguet 27 Bordeaux Activated after 9/3/39 & LeO C 40 GAO 1/520 Mureaux 115 Delme FA 104 GAO 543 Breguet 27 Belfort FA 108 GAO 544 Breguet 27 Bourges Reserve Element GAO 545 Breguet 27 Auxerre Reserve Element GAO 546 Breguet 27 Pau Reserve Element & Potez 25 GAO 547 Breguet 27 La Malmaison Reserve Element & Potez 25 GAO 548 Mureaux 115 Fayence FA 106 GAO 550 Breguet 27 Calvi FA Corsica GAO 1/551 Mureaux 115 Attigny FA 102 GAO 2/551 Mureaux 115 Villers FA 109 GAO 3/551 Mureaux 117 Stenay FA 102 GAO 4/551 Mureaux 117 Clastres FA 101 & LeO C 30 GAO 552 Mureaux 117, Mourmelon FA 107 LeO C 30, & Oitez 5409 GAO 553 Mureaux 117 Sarrebourg FA 105 & Potez 540

Notes: CA: Corps d'Armée, Army Corps GC: Groupe ce chasse; Fighter Group GB: Groupe de bombardement; Bomber Group ERC: Equipe de Réparation de Corps d'Armée; Army Corps Maintenance Section FA: Force Aérienne, Air Force. GR: Groupe de Reconnaissance; Reconnaisance Group GAO: Groupe d'Observatipon; Observation Group GQGA: Grand Quartier Général Aérien: General HQ, Air

Christienne,C. & Lissarrague, P., A History of French Military Aviation, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., 1986