List of military aircraft of France
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France has used many military aircraft both in its air force, the Armée de l'Air, and other branches of its armed forces. Numerous aircraft were designed and built in France, but many aircraft from elsewhere, or part of joint ventures have been used as well. Lighter-than-air aircraft such as dirigibles and balloons found use starting in the 19th century used mainly for observation. The advent of World War I saw an explosion in the number France's aircraft, though development slowed after. While having many promising designs in development in the 1930s, government wrangling delayed development enough there was little available at the out break of World War II. The surrender in 1940 marked a low point, with development halting and many aircraft being captured and used by Vichy France and the Third Reich. Some aircraft that did escape served with free French forces, who also used many other types of allied aircraft. The cold-war saw the continued use of many other Western aircraft, mainly from the U.S., during a period of rebuilding of the aviation industry and under threat of war with the Soviet Union. Many new types would come into service including the very successful Mirage series or the latest design, the Rafale.
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 1943-1960
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To the end of World War I
- Blériot XI
- Breguet 14
- Caudron G.4
- Farman F 402
- Hanriot HD.1
- Maurice Farman S.11
- Morane-Saulnier L
- Morane-Saulnier N
- Morane-Saulnier P
- Nieuport 11
- Nieuport 12
- Nieuport 16
- Nieuport 17
- Nieuport 24
- Nieuport 27
- Nieuport 28
- Salmson 2
- SPAD VII
- SPAD XII
- SPAD XIII
World War II
After World War II
- Aérospatiale Dauphin
- Aérospatiale TB-30 Epsilon
- Aérospatiale Super Frelon
- Airbus A310
- Airbus A319
- Airbus A340
- Boeing C-135F
- Boeing E-3F Sentry
- Breguet Alizé
- Breguet Atlantique
- CASA Aviocar
- CASA CN-235M
- Cessna 310
- Cessna 411
- Cessna F406 Caravan II
- Dassault Etendard
- Dassault Super Etendard
- Dassault Falcon 10
- Dassault Falcon 20
- Dassault Falcon 50
- Dassault Falcon 900
- Dassault Flamant
- Dassault Mystère IVA
- Dassault Mirage III
- Dassault Mirage IV
- Dassault Mirage F1
- Dassault Mirage 2000
- Dassault Mystère
- Ouragan
- Dassault Rafale
- Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet
- de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Douglas C-47
- Douglas DC-6
- Douglas DC-8
- Embraer Xingu
- English Electric Canberra
- Eurocopter Cougar
- Eurocopter Panther
- Fouga Magister
- Gloster Meteor
- Lockheed T-33
- Lockheed SP-2H Neptune
- Lockheed C-130H Hercules
- Morane-Saulnier MS-760 "Paris"
- Nord Noratlas
- Nord 260
- Nord 262
- Grumman E-2C Hawkeye
- Piper PA-31 Navajo
- SOCATA TBM-700
- Sepecat Jaguar
- Sud Alouette
- Sud Caravelle
- Sud Gazelle
- Sud Puma
- Sud Vautour
- Sud-Ouest Bretagne
- Transall C.160
- Westland Lynx
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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 1943-1960
Motto
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem
"La Marseillaise"
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem
"La Marseillaise"
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French Air Force, officially the Armée de l'Air (Army of the Air), is the air force branch of the French Armed Forces. Formed in 1909, it is the oldest air force in the world.
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Clockwise from top: Trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks, and German Albatros D.
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Allied powers:
Soviet Union
United States
United Kingdom
China
France
...et al. Axis powers:
Germany
Japan
Italy
...et al.
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Soviet Union
United States
United Kingdom
China
France
...et al. Axis powers:
Germany
Japan
Italy
...et al.
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Motto
"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (abbreviated USSR, Russian: (help info ) ; tr.
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Mirage is the name of a series of different military jets produced by the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation.
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Versions
- Dassault Mirage III (1956)
- Dassault Mirage IIIV (1965)
- Dassault Mirage IV (1959)
- Dassault Mirage 5 (1967)
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Type Multirole fighter aircraft
Manufacturer Dassault Aviation
Maiden flight 1986-07-04
Introduced 2000-12-04
Status In production
Primary users French Air Force
French Navy
Unit cost
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Manufacturer Dassault Aviation
Maiden flight 1986-07-04
Introduced 2000-12-04
Status In production
Primary users French Air Force
French Navy
Unit cost
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Clockwise from top: Trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks, and German Albatros D.
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Type Civil tourer/trainer/military
Manufacturer Louis Blériot
Designed by Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier
Maiden flight 23 January 1909 Designed by Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier (of Morane-Saulnier) the Blériot XI
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Manufacturer Louis Blériot
Designed by Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier
Maiden flight 23 January 1909 Designed by Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier (of Morane-Saulnier) the Blériot XI
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Type Bomber
Manufacturer Breguet
Maiden flight November 21 1916
Introduced 1917
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
US Army Air Service
Polish Air Force
Produced 1917-1928
Number built ca 7,800 The
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Manufacturer Breguet
Maiden flight November 21 1916
Introduced 1917
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
US Army Air Service
Polish Air Force
Produced 1917-1928
Number built ca 7,800 The
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Type Bomber
Manufacturer Caudron
Designed by Caudron Frères
Maiden flight 1915
Primary users French Air Force
Italian Air Force
RNAS
Finnish Air Force
Number built 1,421
Developed from Caudron G.
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Manufacturer Caudron
Designed by Caudron Frères
Maiden flight 1915
Primary users French Air Force
Italian Air Force
RNAS
Finnish Air Force
Number built 1,421
Developed from Caudron G.
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Farman F 402 was a wooden-built, high-winged aircraft which was designed and constructed in France in the 1933.
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History and Peculiarities
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Type Biplane fighter aircraft
Manufacturer Hanriot
Designed by Pierre Dupont
Introduced June 1916
Primary users Italian Air Force
Belgian Air Force
Number built about 1200 The Hanriot HD.
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Manufacturer Hanriot
Designed by Pierre Dupont
Introduced June 1916
Primary users Italian Air Force
Belgian Air Force
Number built about 1200 The Hanriot HD.
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Type Reconnaissance / Light Bomber
Manufacturer Farman Aviation Works
Designed by Maurice Farman
Maiden flight Late 1913
Introduction May 1914
Primary users French Air Force
Royal Flying Corps The Maurice Farman MF.
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Manufacturer Farman Aviation Works
Designed by Maurice Farman
Maiden flight Late 1913
Introduction May 1914
Primary users French Air Force
Royal Flying Corps The Maurice Farman MF.
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Type fighter
Manufacturer Aéroplanes Morane-Saulnier
Introduced 1914
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Naval Air Service
Number built 600
The Morane-Saulnier Type L
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Manufacturer Aéroplanes Morane-Saulnier
Introduced 1914
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Naval Air Service
Number built 600
The Morane-Saulnier Type L
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Type fighter
Manufacturer Aéroplanes Morane-Saulnier
Introduced 1915
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Royal Flying Corps
Imperial Russian Air Service
The Morane-Saulnier Type N
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Manufacturer Aéroplanes Morane-Saulnier
Introduced 1915
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Royal Flying Corps
Imperial Russian Air Service
The Morane-Saulnier Type N
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Type Reconnaissance
Manufacturer Aéroplanes Morane-Saulnier
Introduced 1914
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Royal Flying Corps
Number built 595 The Morane-Saulnier Type P
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Manufacturer Aéroplanes Morane-Saulnier
Introduced 1914
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Royal Flying Corps
Number built 595 The Morane-Saulnier Type P
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Type Fighter
Manufacturer Nieuport
Designed by Gustave Delage
Introduced 5 January 1916
Primary user Aéronautique Militaire The Nieuport 11, often nicknamed the Bébé
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Manufacturer Nieuport
Designed by Gustave Delage
Introduced 5 January 1916
Primary user Aéronautique Militaire The Nieuport 11, often nicknamed the Bébé
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Nieuport is a French aeroplane company famous for racers before World War I (WWI) and fighter aircraft during WWI and between the wars.
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Nieuport is a French aeroplane company famous for racers before World War I (WWI) and fighter aircraft during WWI and between the wars.
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Type Fighter
Manufacturer Nieuport
Maiden flight January 1916
Introduction March 1916
Primary user Aéronautique Militaire The Nieuport 17
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Manufacturer Nieuport
Maiden flight January 1916
Introduction March 1916
Primary user Aéronautique Militaire The Nieuport 17
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Type fighter / advanced trainer
Manufacturer Nieuport / British Nieuport and General Aircraft Co.
Designed by Gustave Delage
Maiden flight 1917
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Naval Air Service The
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Manufacturer Nieuport / British Nieuport and General Aircraft Co.
Designed by Gustave Delage
Maiden flight 1917
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Naval Air Service The
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Type fighter / advanced trainer
Manufacturer Nieuport, Nieuport-Macchi
Designed by Gustave Delage
Maiden flight 1917
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Royal Flying Corps
Italian Flying Service
The
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Manufacturer Nieuport, Nieuport-Macchi
Designed by Gustave Delage
Maiden flight 1917
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Royal Flying Corps
Italian Flying Service
The
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Type Fighter
Manufacturer Nieuport
Designed by Gustave Delage
Introduced March 1916
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
US Army Air Service The Nieuport 28 (N.
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Manufacturer Nieuport
Designed by Gustave Delage
Introduced March 1916
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
US Army Air Service The Nieuport 28 (N.
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The Salmson 2 was a French biplane reconnaissance aircraft which was developed to a 1916 requirement. Along with the Breguet 14, it was the main reconnaissance aircraft in use with the French army in 1918.
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Type biplane fighter
Manufacturer SPAD
Designed by Louis Béchereau
Maiden flight May 1916
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Royal Flying Corps - Belgium - Italy
The SPAD S.
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Manufacturer SPAD
Designed by Louis Béchereau
Maiden flight May 1916
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Royal Flying Corps - Belgium - Italy
The SPAD S.
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Type biplane fighter
Manufacturer SPAD
Designed by Louis Béchéreau
Maiden flight 4 April 1917[1]
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Royal Flying Corps
US Army Air Service
The SPAD S.
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Manufacturer SPAD
Designed by Louis Béchéreau
Maiden flight 4 April 1917[1]
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Royal Flying Corps
US Army Air Service
The SPAD S.
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