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''Escadrille 23'' of the French Air Force was formed at Brie on 4 August 1914. ==History== Escadrille 23 was equipped with Morane-Saulniers and forwarded to ''VI Armee'' of the French Army in September, and transferred to ''IV Armee'' in October 1914. Later that month, it moved to the Somme. It would operate from there until 6 August 1915. It then returned to the ''VI Armee'' for a short spell before being posted to ''IV Armee'' on 21 August 1915.〔Franks, Bailey 1992, p. 90.〕 On 20 September 1915, the unit re-equipped with Nieuports and became ''Escadrille N23''. Its performance earned it a citation in orders on 5 November 1916. It was credited with victories over 17 enemy aircraft and four observation balloons.〔 On 3 February 1917, the ''escadrille'' was posted to ''VII Armee''; it soon moved to support ''II Armee''. On 19 March 1918, the ''escadrille'' earned the fourragere of the ''Croix de guerre'' by being cited again, for downing another 23 enemy airplanes. The unit subsequently retooled with ''SPAD'' fighters, but did not change its designation to ''Escadrille SPA.23'' until August 1918. Wartime victories for ''Escadrille SPA.23'' totaled 59 aircraft destroyed.〔 ''Escadrille SPA.23'' still serves in today's French Air Force. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Escadrille 23」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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