avia.wikisort.org - Air_ForcesEscadrille Spa.81 was a French fighter squadron active in World War warfare during 1917 and 1918. With nine flying aces in its ranks, it downed 88 German aircraft. It was twice Cited in orders and entitled to the Fourragere of the Croix de Guerre.
Escadrille N.81 / SPA.81 |
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Active | 1916–1918 |
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Country | France |
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Branch | French Air Service |
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Type | Fighter Squadron |
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Battle honours | Twice Cited in orders; Fourragere of the Croix de Guerre |
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Military unit
History
Escadrille Spa.81 was formed on 26 December 1916 under the sobriquet Escadrille N.81. It began at Villacoublay Airfield, with a mixed bag of Nieuports. Later on, it would rearm with SPADs and change its unit designation to Escadrille Spa.81.[1]
It was assigned to VI Armee on 5 January 1917. It moved to VII Armee on 29 January. On 17 April, it moved to IV Armee; shortly thereafter, it was incorporated in Groupe de Combat 15 (GC15, in short). GC15 was reassigned to II Armee sector on 25 July 1917. From then until war's end, as part of a larger formation, Escadrille Spa.81 was frequently shifted into tactical situations on the Western Front in a "fire brigade" fashion.[1]
In January 1918, they were Cited in orders. Its second citation came on 4 October 1918. This entitled the unit to display the Fourragere of the Croix de Guerre. By the 11 November 1918 ceasefire, the squadron was credited with destroying 88 German aircraft.[1]
Commanding officers
- Capitaine Maurice Mandinaud: 26 December 1916 - killed in action 10 March 1917
- Lieutenant Raymond Bailly: 10 March 1917
- Lieutenant Adrien L. J. Leps: 24 February 1918.[1]
Notable members
- Capitaine Marcel A. Hugues
- Lieutenant (later Major) Adrien L. J. Leps
- Sous lieutenant (later Colonel) Marcel Marc Dhôme
- Sous lieutenant Andre Herbelin
- Sous lieutenant Pierre De Cazenove De Pradines
- Adjutant Henri Peronneau
- Adjutant Maurice Rousselle
- Maréchal des logis Paul Santelli
- Maréchal des logis Pierre Cardon.[1]
Aircraft
- Nieuport XII two-seater reconnaissance craft: 26 December 1916
- Nieuport XVII fighters: 26 December 1916
- SPAD fighters.[1]
- SPAD VII: 1917 - 1918
- SPAD XIII: 1918[2]
End notes
- Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918, p. 98
- SPAD VII Aces of World War I, p. 36
Reference
- Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank (1993). Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918 London, UK: Grub Street Publishing. ISBN 978-0-948817-54-0.
- Gutmann, Jon (2001). SPAD VII Aces of World War I. Wellingborough UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-222-9 ISBN 978-184176-222-7
Aviation in World War I |
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People and aircraft | |
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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 |
- British air services
- Royal Flying Corps
- 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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