World War Two: French postcard depicting a French Spad 510 aircraft. The Bleriot SPAD was the last French biplane fighter
World War Two: French postcard depicting a French Spad 510 aircraft. The Bleriot SPAD was the last French biplane fighter to be produced. Upon the outbreak of World War 2, the served in reserve squadrons only. The metropolitan reserves were mobilized into the II/561 based in Havre-Oteville. From January 18, 1940 over a period of weeks, the were replaced with Bloch aircraft, the groupe changing designation to GC III/10. The displaced returned to their training role. Approximately ten had been sent to French North Africa where, by the Battle of France, they were mobilized into a fighter group, the GC III/5, but their age allowed them to be used for training flights only.
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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
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