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
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. ISBN0-948817-54-2, ISBN978-0-948817-54-0.
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. ISBN2-11-094692-X
External links
Escadrille MS 57 - N 57 - SPA 57
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escadrille, escadrille, french, force, founded, during, world, 1915, escadrille, 57activemay, 1915country, francebranch, french, servicetypepursuit, squadronmascot, charging, hogengagementsworld, contents, history, commanding, officers, notable, personnel, air. Escadrille 57 of the French Air Force was founded during World War I on 10 May 1915 Escadrille MS 57 N 57 SPA 57ActiveMay 1915Country FranceBranch French Air ServiceTypePursuit SquadronMascot s The Charging HogEngagementsWorld War I Contents 1 History 2 Commanding officers 3 Notable personnel 4 Aircraft assigned 5 Footnotes 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksHistory EditIt 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 EditCapitaine 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 EditLieutenant 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 DelchetAircraft assigned EditNieuport 10 May 1915 SPAD Late 1917 1 Footnotes Edit a b c d e f Franks et al 1992 p 94 References EditFranks 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 EditBailey 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 aeronautique militaire francaise symbolique et histoire 1912 1920 Vincennes Service historique de l armee de l air 2004 ISBN 2 11 094692 XExternal links EditEscadrille MS 57 N 57 SPA 57 This article about a specific French military unit is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Escadrille SPA 57 amp oldid 1076570918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
