Armée de l'Air
Order of Battle, 5th June 1940

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(Note : all Bomber Squadron strengths are those of the morning of 6 June 1940 )

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Zone d'Opérations Aériennes Nord - Z.O.A.N. (Northern Zone of Air Operations)
[ Fighter Squadrons ]	[ Bomber Squadrons ]	[ Reconnaissance / Observation Squadrons ]
Zone d'Opérations Aériennes Centre - Z.O.A.C. (Central Zone of Air Operations)
[ Fighter Squadrons ]	[ Bomber Squadrons ]	[ Reconnaissance / Observation Squadrons ]
Zone d'Opérations Aériennes Est - Z.O.A.E. (Eastern Zone of Air Operations)
[ Fighter Squadrons ]	[ Bomber Squadrons ]	[ Reconnaissance / Observation Squadrons ]
Zone d'Opérations Aériennes des Alpes - Z.O.A.A. (Alps Zone of Air Operations)
[ Fighter Squadrons ]	[ Bomber Squadrons ]	[ Reconnaissance / Observation Squadrons ]

Zone d'Opérations Aériennes Nord - Z.O.A.N. [ Top of Page ]

Fighter Squadrons[ Top of Page ]

Unit	Aircraft	Total	Avail.	Base	Commander	Attached to
G.C. II/8	Bloch 152 Bloch 155			Lympne (UK)
G.C. I/145 (Polish)	Caudron 714			Dreux

Groupement de Chasse 21
Unit	Aircraft	Total	Avail.	Base	Commander	Attached to
HQ Gpt 21
G.C. I/1	Bloch 152	20	17	Chantilly-Les Aigles	Cdt Soviche
G.C. II/1	Bloch 152	21	15	Brétigny-sur-Orge
G.C. II/10	Bloch 152	21	17	Bernay
G.C. III/10	Bloch 152	20	15	Deauville

Groupement de Chasse 23
Unit	Aircraft	Total	Avail.	Base	Commander	Attached to
HQ Gpt 23
G.C. I/3	Dewoitine 520	19	13	Meaux-Esbly
G.C. II/3	Dewoitine 520	15	10	La Ferté-Gaucher	Cdt Geille
G.C. III/3	Morane 406 Dewoitine 520	18 5	15 0	Illiers-L'Evêque
G.C. I/4	Curtiss H-75	22	20	Evreux-Fauville
G.C. II/4	Curtiss H-75	37	30	Orconte
G.C. I/6	Morane 406	22	16	Lognes-Emerainville
G.C. III/7	Morane 406	28	19	Coulommiers
G.C. I/8	Bloch 152	22	14	Claye-Souilly
G.C. II/9	Bloch 152	14	9	Connantre

Groupement de Chasse de Nuit
Unit	Aircraft	Total	Avail.	Base	Commander	Attached to
E.C.M.J. 1/16	Potez 631	38	15
E.C.N. 1/13, 2/13, 3/13 & 4/13	Potez 631	38	15

Bomber Squadrons (strengths are those of the morning of 6 June 1940 ) [ Top of Page ]

Groupement de Bombardement 1 (?)
Unit	Aircraft	Total	Avail.	Base	Commander	Attached to
G.B. I/62	Glenn-Martin 167 F	10	6
G.B. II/62	Glenn-Martin 167 F	14	9
G.B. I/63	Glenn-Martin 167 F	10	5
G.B. II/63	Glenn-Martin 167 F	12	6

Groupement de Bombardement 2 (?)
Unit	Aircraft	Total	Avail.	Base	Commander	Attached to
G.B. I/19	Douglas DB-7	10	9	Bléville
G.B. II/19	Douglas DB-7	7	6	Dadonville

Groupement de Bombardement 7 (?)
Unit	Aircraft	Total	Avail.	Base	Commander	Attached to
G.B. I/11	Lioré et Olivier 451	15	6
G.B. II/23	Lioré et Olivier 451	13	7

Groupement de Bombardement 9 (?)
Unit	Aircraft	Total	Avail.	Base	Commander	Attached to
G.B. I/21	Amiot 351/354 Bloch 210	9 8	6 4
G.B. II/21	Amiot 351/354 Bloch 210	8 9	1 4
G.B. I/34	Amiot 143 Amiot 351/354	15 4	4 3
G.B. II/34	Amiot 143 Amiot 351/354	12 4	4 2

Groupement de Bombardement d'Assaut 18 (?)
Unit	Aircraft	Total	Avail.	Base	Commander	Attached to
G.B.A. I/54	Bréguet 693	11	11	Bessay
G.B.A. II/54	Bréguet 693	14	12	Chartres
G.B.A. II/35	Bréguet 691 Bréguet 693	8 7	7 6

Groupement de Bombardement d'Assaut 19 (?)
Unit	Aircraft	Total	Avail.	Base	Commander	Attached to
G.B.A. I/51	Bréguet 693	13	11	Orléans-Bricy
G.B.A. II/51	Bréguet 693	14	8	Briare

Reconnaissance / Observation Squadrons [ Top of Page ]

Strategic Reconnaissance
G.R. II/33	Nangis	10 Bloch 174 (5 serviceable), 1 Potez 637 (1 serviceable), 5 Potez 63.11 (3 serviceable) & 1 Potez 631 (1 serviceable)
G.R. II/55		1 Potez 637 (1 serviceable) & 13 Potez 63.11 (8 serviceable)

Army Reconnaissance
unidentified unit	unknown	3 Bloch 174 (1 serviceable)
G.R. I/35	Mantes	16 Potez 63.11 (9 serviceable)
G.R. I/14	Romilly	17 Potez 63.11 (6 serviceable)
G.R. I/36	Evreux	7 Potez 63.11 (5 serviceable)

Observation
G.A.O. 501		9 Potez 63.11 (5 serviceable)
G.A.O. 1/508		8 Potez 63.11 (4 serviceable)
G.A.O. 1/514		3 Potez 63.11 (2 serviceable)
G.A.O. 517		4 Potez 63.11 (3 serviceable)
G.A.O. 3/551		7 Potez 63.11 (4 serviceable)
G.A.O. 509		4 Potez 63.11 (4 serviceable)
G.A.O. 510		7 Potez 63.11 (6 serviceable)
G.A.O. 515		10 Potez 63.11 (3 serviceable)
G.A.O. 543		6 Potez 63.11 (5 serviceable)
G.A.O. 1/589		2 Potez 63.11 (1 serviceable)
G.A.O. 507		Potez 63.11 (number unknown)
G.A.O. 2/550		Potez 63.11 (number unknown)
G.A.O. 546		Potez 63.11 (number unknown)
G.A.O. 581		Potez 63.11 (number unknown)

Zone d'Opérations Aériennes Centre - Z.O.A.C. [ Top of Page ]

Note : Z.O.A.C. was created on the 5th June.

Fighter Squadrons[ Top of Page ]

Unit	Aircraft	Total	Avail.	Base	Commander	Attached to
G.C. I/5	Curtiss H-75	26	22	Saint-Dizier-Robinson

Bomber Squadrons[ Top of Page ]

None

Reconnaissance / Observation Squadrons [[ Top of Page ]

Zone d'Opérations Aériennes Est - ZOAE [ Top of Page ]

Fighter Squadrons[ Top of Page ]

Groupement de Chasse 22
G.C. I/2	Damblain	21 Morane 406 (16 serviceable)
G.C. II/6	Aglures-Vources	34 Bloch 152 (27 serviceable)
G.C. II/5	Toul-Croix-de-Metz	22 Curtiss H-75 (17 serviceable)
G.C. III/2	La Perthe	30 Curtiss H-75 (28 serviceable)

Groupement de Chasse 24
G.C. II/2	Chissey	30 Morane 406 (20 serviceable)
G.C. II/7	Avelanges	29 Dewoitine 520 (27 serviceable)

Bomber Squadrons (strengths are those of the morning of 6 June 1940 ) [ Top of Page ]

Groupement de Bombardement 6		58 Lioré et Olivier LéO 451 (21 serviceable)
G.B. I/12
G.B. II/12
G.B. I/31
G.B. II/31

Groupement de Bombardement 10		28 Amiot 143 (16 serviceable)
G.B. I/38
G.B. II/38

Groupement de Bombardement 15		14 Farman 222 (5 serviceable) & 7 Farman 223 (2 serviceable)
G.B. I/15
G.B. II/15

Reconnaissance / Observation Squadrons [ Top of Page ]

Strategic Reconnaissance
G.R. I/33	5 Bloch 174 (3 serviceable), 4 Potez 637 (4 serviceable) & 7 Potez 63.11 (3 serviceable)

Army Reconnaissance
G.R. I/22	8 Potez 63.11 (8 serviceable)
G.R. II/22	5 Potez 63.11 (5 serviceable)
G.R. II/36	5 Potez 63.11 (4 serviceable) & 4 Bloch 174 (0 serviceable)
G.R. I/52	2 Potez 63.11 (2 serviceable), 5 Potez 637 (3 serviceable) & 1 Bloch 174 (0 serviceable)
G.R. I/55	7 Potez 63.11 (4 serviceable)

Observation
G.A.O. 1/506	4 Potez 63.11 (2 serviceable)
G.A.O. 2/508	9 Potez 63.11 (4 serviceable)
G.A.O. 513	4 Potez 63.11 (0 serviceable)
G.A.O. 1/520	8 Potez 63.11 (4 serviceable)
G.A.O. 553	3 Potez 63.11 (3 serviceable)
G.A.O. 1/584	4 Potez 63.11 (0 serviceable)
G.A.O. 2/506	8 Potez 63.11 (4 serviceable)
G.A.O. 512c	8 Potez 63.11 (5 serviceable)
G.A.O. 518	5 Potez 63.11 (5 serviceable)
G.A.O. 1/551	7 Potez 63.11 (5 serviceable)
G.A.O. 582	2 Potez 63.11 (0 serviceable)

Zone d'Opérations Aériennes des Alpes - Z.O.A.A. [ Top of Page ]

Fighter Squadrons[ Top of Page ]

G.C. III/1	Valence	Morane 406
G.C. III/6	Le Luc	Morane 406
G.C. III/9	Satolas	Bloch 151 & 152
E.C.N. V/13	Loyettes	Potez 631

Bomber Squadrons (strengths are those of the morning of 6 June 1940 ) [ Top of Page ]

Groupement de Bombardement 11
G.B. I/11		16 Lioré et Olivier LéO 451 (7 serviceable)
G.B. II/11		14 Bloch MB 210 (11 serviceable)
G.B. I/23		2 Lioré et Olivier LéO 451 (0 serviceable)
G.B. I/25		5 Lioré et Olivier LéO 451 (3 serviceable)

Reconnaissance / Observation Squadrons [ Top of Page ]

Army Reconnaissance
G.R. II/14	8 Potez 63.11 (4 serviceable) & 1 Potez 637 (1 serviceable)

Observation
G.A.O. 2/514	4 Potez 63.11 (2 serviceable)
G.A.O. 548	4 Potez 63.11 (2 serviceable)

For information only (non-operational units) :

G.R. II/52 (converting to Bloch 174 in Bordeaux-Mérignac)

G.A.O. 502, 503, 504, 505, 511, 516, 544, 545, 547, 2/551, 4/551 (in the process of reforming)

Sources : [ Top of Page ]

1939-40 / La Bataille de France, Volume III : Le Bombardement, La reconnaissance (première partie), Icare magazine n.57, Printemps-Eté 1971
1939-40 / La Bataille de France, Volume IV : La reconnaissance et les Groupes Aériens d'Observation, Icare magazine n.61 automne-Hiver 1971
L'honneur des Vaincus : L'Armée de l'Air en 1939-1940, Le Fana de l'Aviation magazine, Hors-Série n.7, Décembre 1997
Un combattant discret, le Douglas DB-7 en action, Christian-Jacques EHRENGARDT, Aéro Journal magazine n.1, Juin-Juillet 1998
L'Aviation de Chasse Française, 1918-1940, Jean CUNY & Raymond DANEL, Paris : Docavia, 1974
L'Armée de l'Air dans la Tourmente, Patrick FACON, Paris : Economica, 1997

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Armée de l'Air Order of Battle, 5th June 1940

Zone d'Opérations Aériennes Nord - Z.O.A.N. [ Top of Page ]

Fighter Squadrons[ Top of Page ]

Bomber Squadrons (strengths are those of the morning of 6 June 1940 ) [ Top of Page ]

Reconnaissance / Observation Squadrons [ Top of Page ]

Zone d'Opérations Aériennes Centre - Z.O.A.C. [ Top of Page ]

Fighter Squadrons[ Top of Page ]

Bomber Squadrons[ Top of Page ]

Reconnaissance / Observation Squadrons [[ Top of Page ]

Zone d'Opérations Aériennes Est - ZOAE [ Top of Page ]

Fighter Squadrons[ Top of Page ]

Bomber Squadrons (strengths are those of the morning of 6 June 1940 ) [ Top of Page ]

Reconnaissance / Observation Squadrons [ Top of Page ]

Zone d'Opérations Aériennes des Alpes - Z.O.A.A. [ Top of Page ]

Fighter Squadrons[ Top of Page ]

Bomber Squadrons (strengths are those of the morning of 6 June 1940 ) [ Top of Page ]

Reconnaissance / Observation Squadrons [ Top of Page ]

For information only (non-operational units) :

Sources : [ Top of Page ]

Armée de l'Air
Order of Battle, 5th June 1940