Escadrille Spa.159

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Escadrille N159 / Spa159
Active1918
Country France
BranchRoundel of the French Air Force before 1945.svg  French Air Service
TypeFighter Squadron
EngagementsWorld War I

Escadrille Spa.159 was a French fighter squadron supporting VIII Armee during 1918. It was credited with destroying 11 German airplanes and an observation balloon.

History[]

Escadrille Spa.159 (original designation Escadrille N.159) began on 16 January 1918 with a draft of personnel from Escadrille N.90. Assigned to VIII Armee, they were incorporated into in late February. In May, it replaced its Nieuport fighters with SPAD XIIIs; its unit designation was altered to Escadrille Spa.159.[1]

Escadrille Spa.159 saw combat at the Battle of Saint-Mihiel. By war's end, the squadron had been credited with destroying 11 German airplanes and an observation balloon.[1]

Commanders[]

  • Lieutenant Albert Roper: 16 January 1918
  • Lieutenant Georges Mazimann: 22 June 1918 - killed in action 20 July 1918[1]
  • Lieutenant Henri Hay De Slade: 28 July 1918 - 11 November 1918[2]

Notable member[]

Aircraft[]

  • Nieuport fighters: 16 January 1918
  • SPAD XIII fighters: late February 1918.[1]

End notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918, p. 107.
  2. ^ The Aerodrome website [1] Retrieved 13 August 2020.

Reference[]

  • Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank (1993). Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918 London, UK: Grub Street Publishing. ISBN 978-0-948817-54-0.
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