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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

Invaders that were taken on and in use between 1951 and March of 1959 were assigned a French Air Force serial number to the planes. After 17 Mar 1959, all of the surviving Invaders, as well as any new planes taken on, used the USAF number as their serial number.

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)
613-C	44-34210	3 Jan 1957	Mar 1959	GB.2/91 (B and S)
616-C	44-34213	27 Nov 1956	Mar 1959	GB.2/91 (P and D)
617-C	44-34214	4 Mar 1957	Mar 1959	CIB.328 (DH). Incorrectly listed in French records as 44-34274
620-C	44-35317	16 Oct 1956	Mar 1959	CIE.B-26 (G), CIB.328 (DG)
664-C	44-35361	13 Oct 1956	1958	CIE.B-26 (H), and GB.1/91 (H). Lost on 12 Aug 1958
699-C	44-35396	27 Dec 1956	Mar 1959	GB.2/91 (F), and GB.1/91 (D)
702-B	44-34299	16 Nov 1956	Mar 1959	CIE.B-26 (T), and GB.1/91 (T)
704-B	44-35401	19 Dec 1956	Mar 1959	GB.2/91 (Q and T)
711-C	44-34308	19 Oct 1956	Mar 1959	CIE.B-26 (I), and GB.1/91 (I)
715-C	44-34312	3 Dec 1956	Mar 1959	CIE.B-26 (N), and GB.2/91 (C)
716-B	44-35413	18 Jan 1957	Mar 1959	GB.2/91 (Y)
729-B	44-35426	27 Oct 1956	1958	CIE.B-26 (Z), and GB.1/91 (Z). Lost 6 Aug 1958.
734-B	44-35431	7 Nov 1956	Mar 1959	CIE.B-26 (X), and GB.1/91 (X)
779	44-34763	1951?	Mar 1959	CEV ()
807-C	44-35504	13 Sep 1956	Mar 1959	CIE.B/26 (E), and CIB.328 (DE and EE)
868-C	44-35565	14 Sep 1956	Mar 1959	CIE.B-26 (D), and CIB.328 (DD)
895-B	44-35592	18 Dec 1956	Mar 1959	GB.2/91 (X)
896-C	44-34493	17 Jan 1957	Mar 1959	GB.2/91 (L and H)
908	44-34758	4 Feb 1952	Mar 1959	CEV ()
935-C	44-35632	Dec 1956?	Mar 1959	CIE.B-26 (Q), GB.2/91 (Q), and CIB.328 (DQ)
987-C	44-34584	N/A	N/A	Not Taken Up. Crashed in the sea off Grindavik, Iceland during delivery. 22 Aug 1956
1082-C	44-34679	31 Aug 1956	Mar 1959	CIE.B-26 (B), and GB.1/91 (B)
1203-C	44-35900	21 Feb 1957	Mar 1959	GB.2/91 (), and GB.1/91 (L)
1229-C	44-35926	26 Sep 1956	Mar 1959	CIE.B-26 (F), and GB.1/91 (F)
7077-C?	44-34125?	9 Aug 1956	Mar 1959	CIE.B-26 (A), CIB.328 (DA), and GB.2/91 (I). USAF and AA Serials uncertain. See 259-C.
8811-B?	44-35750?	N/A	N/A	Not taken up. Crashed near Sorn, Scotland 13 Aug 1956 during delivery. USAF and AA serials unconfirmed.
X928?		1951?	?	CEV? Seen at Orly 7 Sep 1951. Serials uncertain.
Z001		13 Apr 1953	?	CEV (). Named "El Fantasma", formerly of Mexican Air Force
Z002		2 May 1953	?	CEV (). Name "El Indio", formerly of Mexican Air Force.
Z003	41-39531	17 Dec 1953	Mar 1959	CEAM ().
Z004	41-39505	1954	4 Mar 1957	BE.706 (). Destroyed by in-flight fire near Isle sur Tarn, 21 Jun 1956.
Z005	41-39512	8 Feb 1954	Mar 1959	CEAM ()
Z006	41-39539?	18 May 1954	Mar 1959	BE.706 (A). Listed in French records as 41-39538, but 539 is likely correct.
Z007	41-39162	15 May 1954	29 Dec 1967	CEAM (BM, BR, and IR). CIB.328 (), CEAM (IR). Withdrawn from use Dec 1965. To AC Touraine. Displayed at Blois. To Musee de l'Air Sep 1978. Destroyed 17 May 1990.
Z008	41-39154	4 Mar 1954	29 Apr 1965	BE.706 (B). Withdrawn from use Jan 1964
Z009	41-39223	Nov 1954	20 Oct 1965	BE.706 (C), and CEAM (IS). Withdrawn from use Sep 1965. Became gate guardian at Saintes. Under restoration to airworthy condition at Tremons, for Musee de l'Air.
	41-39105	14 Jan 1960	4 Feb 1964	CIB.328 (EK). Withdrawn from use Aug 1963
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