List of French Air Force aircraft squadrons

The French Air Force was organized into Escadres (Wings),but this level was disbanded in the 90's. It is now composed of Escadrons (Squadrons). In turn, each escadron is made up of several Escadrilles (Flights). The designations of many escadrilles can be traced back to their World War I heritage. Escadrilles with the BR. designation flew Breguet aircraft, C. flew Caudrons, N. the Nieuport fighters, SAL. Salmson, and SPA. the SPAD fighters.

This list is incomplete


 * Abbreviations
 * CIEH Centre d'instruction des équipages d'hélicoptères (helicopter crew training center)
 * CIT Centre d'instruction tactique (tactical instruction center)
 * EAC Ecole de l'aviation de chasse (fighter aviation school)
 * EAT Ecole de l'aviation de transport (transport aviation school)
 * EC Escadron de chasse (fighter wing)
 * ECN Escadrille de chasse de nuit (night fighter squadron)
 * EDCA Escadron de détection et de contrôle aéroporté (detection and aircraft control wing)
 * EE Escadron d'Entrainement (training squadron)
 * EPEAA Ecole de pilotage élémentaire de l'armée de l'air (air force basic flight school)
 * ER Escadron de reconnaissance (reconnaissance wing)
 * ERS Escadron de reconnaissance stratégique (strategic reconnaissance wing)
 * ERV Escadron de ravitaillement en vol (flight refueling wing)
 * ET Escadron de transport (transport wing)
 * ETE Escadron de transport et entraînement (transport and training wing)
 * ETM Escadron de transport mixte (mixed transport wing)
 * EIV Escadron d’instruction en vol (flight instruction wing)
 * ETO Escadron de transition opérationnelle (operational transition wing)
 * GAO Groupe Aériens d'Observation (airborne observation group -- army co-operation squadrons)
 * GC Groupe de chasse (fighter group)
 * GE Groupement école (school group)
 * GR Groupe de reconnaissance (reconnaissance group)