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Originally Posted by twocee
Well Stig, your French may be better than mine, so here is what our friend Jean-Pierre actually said:
"Apres la dissolution des escadrilles 2B et 3B a la mi-Avril 1944, les equipages de ces deux formations sont regroupes a....Agadir. Ils constituent alors la 3 flotilla de bombardment."
"Les escadrilles 6B and 7B, dissoutes depuis Juin 1943, renaissent sur la base d'Agadir le 6 Mai 1944 au sein de la 4FB".
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Indeed George
3 Flotilla de Bombardment (3FB)
All I can say is that the units which used this motive were
5B2 formed at Cuers in Jan 1925 > Morocco > disbanded June 1927
3B2 formed at Berre in April 1928 > 3B in Oct 1938 > disbanded April 1944
3FB formed at Agadir May 1944 > 3F Jan 1946
Source Ardhan publication Les Insignes des Formation de 'Aeronautique Navale.
2B used the motive of a Gazelle's head which is not present anywhere with 3F as far as I can see.
I know it was connected to 3FB since they both used the Martin 167, but I have no information
it actually became a part of it.
Not impossible, since it was disbanded 21 April 1944.
This Gazelle's head was later used by 11F when it formed in July 1952.
No idea how accurate this site is, but it also mentions the formation of 3F in Jan 1946.
http://www.wings-aviation.ch/33-Aero...lottile-03.htm
Cheers
Stig