avia.wikisort.org - Air_ForcesEscadrille 57 of the French Air Force was founded during World War I, on 10 May 1915.
Escadrille MS 57 – N 57 – SPA 57 |
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Active | May 1915 |
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Country | France |
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Branch | French Air Service |
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Type | Pursuit Squadron |
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Mascot(s) | The Charging Hog |
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Engagements | World War I |
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Military unit
History
It was initially assigned to operate in the vicinity of Arras. It was cited in orders on 24 October 1915.[1]
On 16 March 1916, the escadrille moved to the front lines near Verdun. It would remain there until incorporated into Groupe de Combat 11 on 1 November 1916. The escadrille served with GC 11 through war's end.[1]
On 24 May 1917, the escadrille was again cited, for having destroyed 20 enemy aircraft and six observation balloons. This second citation entitled members of the unit to wear the fourragere of the Croix de Guerre. The arrival of SPADs late in 1917 changed the unit's name to Escadrille SPA.57.[1]
Closely following the war's end, Escadrille SPA.57 was once again cited for its efforts. It was credited with the destruction of 65 enemy aircraft and 14 observation balloons.[1]
Commanding officers
- Capitaine Alfred Zappelli: 10 May 1915 – 7 September 1915
- Capitaine Edouard Duseigneur: 8 September 1915 – 24 January 1917
- Lieutenant Georges Herbulot: 25 January 1917 – 13 April 1917
- Lieutenant Jean Chaput: 14 April 1917 – KIA 6 May 1917
- Lieutenant Jacques Ortoli: 7 May 1917 -[1]
Notable personnel
- Lieutenant Jean Chaput
- Sous lieutenant Charles Nuville
- Sous lieutenant Marcel Nogues
- Lieutenant Jean Alfred Fraissinet
- Sous lieutenant Marius Hasdenteufel
- Aspirant Jean Dubois de Gennes
- Adjutant Andre Petit-Delchet
Aircraft assigned
- Franks et al. 1992, p. 94.
References
- Franks, Norman; Frank W. Bailey. Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914-1918 Grub Street, 1992. ISBN 0-948817-54-2, ISBN 978-0-948817-54-0.
Further reading
- Bailey, Frank W., and Christophe Cony. French Air Service War Chronology, 1914-1918: Day-to-Day Claims and Losses by French Fighter, Bomber and Two-Seat Pilots on the Western Front. London: Grub Street, 2001.
- Davilla, James J., and Arthur M. Soltan. French Aircraft of the First World War. Stratford, CT: Flying Machines Press, 1997.
- Les escadrilles de l'aéronautique militaire française: symbolique et histoire, 1912-1920. Vincennes: Service historique de l'armée de l'air, 2004. ISBN 2-11-094692-X
External links
Aviation in World War I |
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Campaigns and battles |
- Strategic bombing
- Bombing of cities
- Aerial reconnaissance
- Fokker Scourge
- Flight over Vienna
- Bloody April
- Battles
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Entente Powers air services |
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- Royal Naval Air Service
- Royal Air Force
- Australian Flying Corps
- Canadian Air Force (1918–1920)
- French Air Service
- Imperial Russian Air Service
- Royal Italian Air Corps
- Romanian Air Corps
- United States Army Air Service
- Greek air services
- Army Air Service
- Naval Air Service
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Central Powers air services |
- Imperial German Air Service
- Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops
- Ottoman Aviation Squadrons
- Bulgarian Army Aeroplane Section
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