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Return to [[France]] <br>
Return to [[France]] <br>
French European Forces. Note that although  the French Invaders in Indochina retained the USAF serial numbers, the French Invaders in Europe and North Africa used different numbers.  
French European Forces.  
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The French deployed the following squadrons with Invaders in Europe:
The French deployed the following squadrons with Invaders in Europe:
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*CIB.328
*CIE.B-26
*GB.1/91
*GB.2/91
*ERP.1/32
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The French-European Invaders are presented in 2 tables. The first table, below, shows Invaders that were taken on and in use between 1951 and March of 1959. During this period the French assigned a French Air Force serial number to the planes. After Mar 1959 will be addressed in the second table. '''Note: Every Invader that has a SOC date of Mar 1959 was re-serialed and still in use after that date.'''
==1951-1959==
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|CIE.B-26 (J), and GB.1/91 (J). Destroyed in crash landing on 10 Mar 1959.  
|CIE.B-26 (J), and GB.1/91 (J). Destroyed in crash landing on 10 Mar 1959.  
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|312-C
|[[]]
|[[43-22578]]
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|16 Jan 1957
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|1957
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|GB.2/91 (A?) and GB.1/91 (A). Lost at Ouargla, Algeria on 12 Sep 1957.
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|322-B
|[[]]
|[[43-22579]]
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|12 Dec 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|CIE.B-26(?) (S) and GB.2/91 (S)
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|332-B
|[[]]
|[[43-22464]]
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|4 Dec 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|CIE.B-26 (S) and GB.2/91 (S).  ...unit allocations come from Hagedorn and Hellstrom. I question the assignments for this plane and 322-B. Both planes were in the same units with the same letters in the same order and were received just days apart? That doesn't seem likely. It warrants further investigation.
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|338-B
|[[]]
|[[43-22466]]
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|4 Mar 1957
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|Mar 1959
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|GB.2/91 (W)
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|358-C
|[[]]
|[[43-22609]]
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|14 Dec 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|CIE.B-26 (B), GB.2/91 (B), CIB.328 (DB), and GB.2/91 (Q)
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|359
|[[]]
|[[44-35359]]
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|14 Sep 1956
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|8 Dec 1958
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|ERP.1/32 (BE), GB.1/91 (), GB.2.91 (). SOC after fire at Oran, 13 Sep 1958.
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|364-C
|[[]]
|[[43-22615]]
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|26 Feb 1957
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|Mar 1959
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|CIB.328 (DF), and GB.1/91 (C)
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|377-C
|[[]]
|[[41-39476]]
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|9 Nov 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|CIE.B-26 (L), GB.2/91 (L and B)
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|383C
|[[]]
|[[41-39482]]
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|2 Jan 1957
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|Mar 1959
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|GB.2/91 (I), and GB.1/91 (H)
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|405-C
|[[]]
|[[43-22656]]
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|7 Feb 1957
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|Mar 1959
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|CIB.328 (DC)
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|412-C
|[[]]
|[[41-39511]]
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|10 Nov 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|CIE.B-26 (K), and GB.1/91 (K)
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|424-C
|[[]]
|[[41-39523]]
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|1 Dec 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|GB.2/91 (E)
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|447-C
|[[]]
|[[41-39546]]
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|10 Dec 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|GB.2/91 (C)
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|457
|[[]]
|[[44-35457]]
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|4 Sep 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|ERP.1/32 (BF), GB.2/91 (K)
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|480-C
|[[]]
|[[41-39579]]
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|30 Dec 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|GB.2/91 (I), CIB.328 (DI), and GB.1/91 (A)
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|490-C
|[[]]
|[[44-35490]]
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|10 Sep 1956
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|1958
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|ERP.1/32 (BG), GB.2/91 (K), and CIB.328 (EA). Lost at Rouffiac on 27 Oct 1958.
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|500
|[[]]
|[[44-35500]]
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|13 Sep 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|ERP.1/32 (BH), and GB.1/91 (O)
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|512
|[[]]
|[[44-35512]]
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|14 Sep 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|ERP.1/32 (BJ), and GB.1/91 (M)
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|531-B
|[[]]
|[[44-35228]]
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|26 Dec 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|GB.2/91 (Z)
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|533-B
|[[]]
|[[44-35230]]
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|4 Dec 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|CIE.B-26 (R), and GB.2/91 (R)
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|570-C
|[[]]
|[[44-34167]]
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|14 Sep 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|CIE.B-26 (C), GB.1/91 (C), GB.2/91 (F)
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|583
|[[]]
|[[44-35583]]
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|14 Sep 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|ERP.1/32 (BK), GB.2/91 (L), CIB.328 (EI)
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|599
|[[]]
|[[44-35599]]
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|14 Sep 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|ERP.1/32 (BL), and GB.2/91 (M)
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|607
|[[]]
|[[44-35607]]
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|Sep 1956
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|Mar 1959
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|ERP.1/32 (BM), and GB.2/91 (L)
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==1959-1970==

Revision as of 00:28, 29 September 2019

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French European Forces.
The French deployed the following squadrons with Invaders in Europe:

  • CIB.328
  • CIE.B-26
  • GB.1/91
  • GB.2/91
  • ERP.1/32


The French-European Invaders are presented in 2 tables. The first table, below, shows Invaders that were taken on and in use between 1951 and March of 1959. During this period the French assigned a French Air Force serial number to the planes. After Mar 1959 will be addressed in the second table. Note: Every Invader that has a SOC date of Mar 1959 was re-serialed and still in use after that date.

1951-1959

French S/N USAF S/N Delivered SOC Comments
052 44-34773 5 Oct 1951 Mar 1959 CEV (AA)
088-B 43-22339 30 Oct 1956 March 1959 CIE.B-26 (Y), GB.1/91 (Y)
085-B 43-22346 16 Nov 1956 1957 CIE.B-26 (U), GB.2/91. Lost at Sebka, Algeria 5 Dec 1956. USAF serial not 100% confirmed.
157 44-34756 1951 March 1959 CEV. Named Santa Maria. Used for weapons testing.
161 44-34767 1951 Mar 1959 CEV (OR)
182-C 43-22497 27 Nov 1956 Mar 1959 CIE.B-26 (M), GB.2/91 (M), CIB.328 (DM)
201-B 43-22412 2 Nov 1956 Mar 1959 CIE.B-26 (V), GB.1/91 (V)
216 44-35216 3 Sep 1956 Mar 1959 ERP.1/32 (BA), GB.1/91 (N)
223 44-35223 31 Aug 1956 Mar 1959 ERP.1/32 (BB), GB.1/91
250-B 41-39349 21 Dec 1956 Mar 1959 GB.2/91 (R)
256 44-35256 20 Aug 1956 2 Dec 1957 ERP.1/32 (BC), GB.2/91 (N). Destroyed in landing at Casablanca, 25 May 1957.
257 44-35257 Oct 1956 Mar 1959 ERP.1/32 (BD), CIB.328( ), and GB.2/91 (N)
259-C 41-39358 7 Dec 1956 Mar 1959 CIB.328 (DJ). Allegedly could be 44-34152.
275-B 43-22445 9 Nov 1956 Mar 1959 CIE.B-26 (W), and GB.1/91 (W and P)
278-B 43-22446 30 Nov 1956 Mar 1959 CIE.B-26 (M), GB.2/91 ( ), and GB.1/91 (M).
274-B 43-22448 21 Dec 1956 Mar 1959 GB.2/91 (Y), and GB.1/91 (U).
290-C 41-39389 9 Nov 1956 1959 CIE.B-26 (J), and GB.1/91 (J). Destroyed in crash landing on 10 Mar 1959.
312-C 43-22578 16 Jan 1957 1957 GB.2/91 (A?) and GB.1/91 (A). Lost at Ouargla, Algeria on 12 Sep 1957.
322-B 43-22579 12 Dec 1956 Mar 1959 CIE.B-26(?) (S) and GB.2/91 (S)
332-B 43-22464 4 Dec 1956 Mar 1959 CIE.B-26 (S) and GB.2/91 (S). ...unit allocations come from Hagedorn and Hellstrom. I question the assignments for this plane and 322-B. Both planes were in the same units with the same letters in the same order and were received just days apart? That doesn't seem likely. It warrants further investigation.
338-B 43-22466 4 Mar 1957 Mar 1959 GB.2/91 (W)
358-C 43-22609 14 Dec 1956 Mar 1959 CIE.B-26 (B), GB.2/91 (B), CIB.328 (DB), and GB.2/91 (Q)
359 44-35359 14 Sep 1956 8 Dec 1958 ERP.1/32 (BE), GB.1/91 (), GB.2.91 (). SOC after fire at Oran, 13 Sep 1958.
364-C 43-22615 26 Feb 1957 Mar 1959 CIB.328 (DF), and GB.1/91 (C)
377-C 41-39476 9 Nov 1956 Mar 1959 CIE.B-26 (L), GB.2/91 (L and B)
383C 41-39482 2 Jan 1957 Mar 1959 GB.2/91 (I), and GB.1/91 (H)
405-C 43-22656 7 Feb 1957 Mar 1959 CIB.328 (DC)
412-C 41-39511 10 Nov 1956 Mar 1959 CIE.B-26 (K), and GB.1/91 (K)
424-C 41-39523 1 Dec 1956 Mar 1959 GB.2/91 (E)
447-C 41-39546 10 Dec 1956 Mar 1959 GB.2/91 (C)
457 44-35457 4 Sep 1956 Mar 1959 ERP.1/32 (BF), GB.2/91 (K)
480-C 41-39579 30 Dec 1956 Mar 1959 GB.2/91 (I), CIB.328 (DI), and GB.1/91 (A)
490-C 44-35490 10 Sep 1956 1958 ERP.1/32 (BG), GB.2/91 (K), and CIB.328 (EA). Lost at Rouffiac on 27 Oct 1958.
500 44-35500 13 Sep 1956 Mar 1959 ERP.1/32 (BH), and GB.1/91 (O)
512 44-35512 14 Sep 1956 Mar 1959 ERP.1/32 (BJ), and GB.1/91 (M)
531-B 44-35228 26 Dec 1956 Mar 1959 GB.2/91 (Z)
533-B 44-35230 4 Dec 1956 Mar 1959 CIE.B-26 (R), and GB.2/91 (R)
570-C 44-34167 14 Sep 1956 Mar 1959 CIE.B-26 (C), GB.1/91 (C), GB.2/91 (F)
583 44-35583 14 Sep 1956 Mar 1959 ERP.1/32 (BK), GB.2/91 (L), CIB.328 (EI)
599 44-35599 14 Sep 1956 Mar 1959 ERP.1/32 (BL), and GB.2/91 (M)
607 44-35607 Sep 1956 Mar 1959 ERP.1/32 (BM), and GB.2/91 (L)
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