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Originally Posted by MW Giles
One supplementary question please.
Escadrilles (Flights) were they numbered according to the Groupe
Groupe I - 1 and 2 Escadrille
II - 3 and 4
III - 5 and 6
IV - 7 and 8
or were they just 1 and 2, like the RAF had A and B Flights on most squadrons
Were there any three flight Groupes?
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While what Graham said is true, the Escadrilles were also numbered like you said before the reorganisation of 1939 when the new II, III or IV groupes' escadrilles were all numbered 1 and 2 (in addition to the WWI traditional designation... if they had one, that was not always the case).
In 1943 the Armée de l'Air tried to add a 3rd escadrille to its groupes (to copy the USAAF) but that was very short lived. And there's also the Groupe de Chasse Normandie which grew up all along the War, ending IIRC at four escadrilles.