French Air Order of Battle 10 May 1940 Commander in Chief: General Vuillemin Commander of Ground Support Air Forces of the Northeast: General Tétu Air Operations Area North (ZOAN) General d'Astier de la Vigeire Fighter Grouping 21: General Pinsard GC I/1 Dewoitine 510 GC II/1 Dewoitine 510 GC II/10 GC III/10 GC III/3 Morane 406 Fighter Grouping 23: General Romatet GC II/2 Morane 406 GC III/2 Morane 406 GC I/4 Curtis H-75 GC I/5 Curtis H-75 GC I/6 Morane 406 Fighter Grouping 25: Colonel de Moussac GC III/1 GC II/8 Night Fighter command,Paris Region: Lieutenant Colonel Dordilly GC I/13 Potez 631 GC II/13 Potez 631 GC III/13 Potez 631 GC IV/13 Potez 631 1st Air Division: General Escudier GB I/12 Bloch 210 & LeO 45 GB II/12 Bloch 210 & LeO 45 GB II/35 Amoit 143 GB II/33 Potez 637 Air Forces 107 (7th Army): Colonel Chambe GC III/1 GR 1/35 Bloch 131 GAO 503 Mureaux 115 GAO 504 Potez 39 & LeO C 30 GAO 545 Breguet 27 GAO 4/551 Mureaux 117 & LeO C 30 Balloon Battalions Air Forces 101 (1st Army): General Canonne GC II/2 GR II/52 Potez 637 GAO 502 Mureaux 115 GAO 511 Potez 39 GAO 544 Breguet 27 GAO 547 Breguet 27 & Potez 25 GAO 2/551 Mureaux 115 Balloon Battalions Air Forces 102 (2nd Army): General Roques GC I/5 Curtis H-75 GR II/22 Bloch 131 GAO 507 Mureaux 115 1 GAO 510 Potez 39 & 25 GAO 518 Breguet 27 & Potez 25 GAO 1/520 Mureaux 115 Balloon Battalions Air Operations Area East (ZOAE): General Bouscat Fighter Grouping 22: Colonel Dumêmes GC I/5 Curtis H-75 GC II/4 Curtis H-75 GC II/5 Curtis H-75 GC II/6 Morane 406 GC III/7 Morane 406 GC I/8 Dewoitine 510 3rd Air Division: Lieutenant colonel Valin GB I/38 Amoit 143 GB II/38 Amoit 143 GB I/15 Farman 222 GB II/15 Farman 222 GR I/52 Potez 637 Air Forces 103 (3rd Army): General de Boyson GC II/5 GR I/22 GAO 1/506 Mureaux 117 GAO 2/506 Mureaux 117 GAO 2/508 Breuguet 27 & Potez 25 GAO 1/551 Mureaux 115 GAO 3/551 Mureaux 115 Balloon Battalions Air Forces 104 (4th Army): Colonel Tavéra GC I/2 Morane 406 GR 1/36 Potez 540 GAO 509 Breguet 27 GAO 1/520 Mureaux 115 Balloon Battalions Air Forces 105 (5th Amry): General Cochet GC I/4 Curtis H-75 GR II/36 Potez 540 GAO 548 Mureaux 115 GAO 1/508 Breguet 27 GAO 512 Potez 39 & 25 GAO 517 Potez 39 & LeO C 30 GAO 553 Mureaux 115 & Potez 540 Balloon Battalions Air Operations Area South (ZOAS): General Odic Fighter Grouping 24: Lieutenant Colonel GC III/6 Morane 406 GC II/7 Morane 406 6th Air Division:s: General Hebrard GR I/33 Potez 637 Air Forces No. 38 (45th Army): Major toucanne 1 Balloon Battalion Air Forces No. 108 (8th Army): General de Saint-Ceran GC I/7 Morane 406 GR I/55 Bloch 131 GAO 543 Breguet 27 GAO 513 Potez 39 & 25 2 GAO 1/584 Balloon Battalions Air Operations Area of the Alps (ZOAA): General Laurens GC I/3 Morane 406 GC II/3 Morane 406 GC I/6 GC II/9 GC III/9 Mixed Night Fighter Grouping No. 4: Lieutenant Colonel Giraud Night Fighter flight NO. 5/13 11th Air Division: General Gama's Bomber Avaition Training Grouping of the Southeast with: GB I/62 LeO 206 GB I/63 Amoit 143 GB I/23 Bloch 210 GB II/23 Bloch 210 GB I/11 Bloch 210 GB II/11 Bloch 210 GB I/51 Bloch 210 GB II/51 Bloch 210 GB I/31 Bloch 210 GB II/31 Bloch 210 GB I/21 Bloch 210 GB II/21 Bloch 210 Air Forces of the Army of Alps: General Laurens GR II/55 Bloch 131 GAO 2/514 Mureaux 117 & LeO C 30 GAO 582 GAO 1/584 GAO 548 Mureaux 115 GAO 581 GAO 1/589 Balloon Battalions Notes: GC: Groupe ce chasse, Fighter Group GB: Groupe de bombardement, Bomber Group GR: Groupe de reconaissance, Reconnaisance Group GAO: d'Observation, Observation Group Christienne,C. & Lissarrague, P., A History of French Military Aviation, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., 1986 Copyright GFN 1991 3 .