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Order of Battle, 5th June 1940

(Mediterranean zone only)

(Exact location is not confirmed for all units. This orbat will soon be overhauled. )
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Fighter Flights [ Top of Page ]

Unit Aircraft Total Avail. Base Commander
Esc. AC3 Bloch MB 151 
Dewoitine D 510
12
2
10
2
 Cuers-Pierrefeu

Bomber Flights [ Top of Page ]

Unit Aircraft Total Avail. Base Commander
Esc. HB1 Latécoère Laté 298
8
8
 Karouba (Tunisia)
Esc. HB2 Latécoère Laté 298
10
10
 Karouba (Tunisia)

 Torpedo Flights [ Top of Page ]

Unit Aircraft Total Avail. Base Commander
Esc. T1 Latécoère Laté 298
10
8
 ?
Esc. T4 Latécoère Laté 298
10
8
 Berre

Dive Bomber Flights [ Top of Page ]

Unit Aircraft Total Avail. Base Commander
Esc. AB2 Loire-Nieuport LN 411
8
6
 ?
Esc. AB3 Vought 156 F
12
12
 Cuers
Esc. AB4 Loire-Nieuport LN 411
8
6
 ?

Surveillance Flights [ Top of Page ]

Unit Aircraft Total Avail. Base Commander
Esc. 1S1 Loire 130
Latécoère Laté 298
?
?
 Cherbourg LV Hourdin
Esc. 1S2 Latécoère 29.0 
Gourdou-Leseurre 810-812
?
?
 Lanvéoc-Poulmic
Cherbourg		 LV Soulez
Esc. 2S1 C.A.M.S. 55.10
6
?
?
?
 Lanvéoc-Poulmic
Saint-Trojan 		 LV Kervella
Esc. 2S2 C.A.M.S. 37.11
?
?
 Saint-Trojan  EV1 Chouillet
Esc. 3S1 Lioré et Olivier LéO H 43
9
7
 Saint-Mandrier
Esc. 3S3 Gourdou-Leseurre GL 812
9
7
 Berre
Esc. 3S4 Short S 8/2 
C.A.M.S. 55.10
2
3
2
2
 Berre
Esc. 3S5 Lioré et Olivier LéO H 43
6
5
 Hyères
Esc. 3S6 Levasseur PL 15
6
5
 Aspretto 
Esc. 4S1 C.A.M.S. 55.10
10
4
 Karouba (Tunisia)
Esc. 4S2 C.A.M.S. 55.10
8
4
 Bizerte (Tunisia)
Esc. HS1 Loire 130
7
7
 Arzew (Algeria)
Esc. HS7 Loire 130
6
6
 Karouba (Tunisia)

Reconnaissance Flights [ Top of Page ]

Unit Aircraft Total Avail. Base Commander
Esc. E3 Bréguet 521
4
4
 Karouba (Tunisia) 
Arzew (Algeria)
Esc. E7 Loire 70
6
4
 Karouba (Tunisia)
Esc. E9 Bréguet 521
4
3
 Berre
Esc. E11 Lioré et Olivier LéO H 470
2
2
 Bizerte (Tunisia)

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