Escadrille 23

Escadrille 23 of the French Air Force was formed at Brie on 4 August 1914.

On 19 March 1918, the escadrille earned the fourragere of the Croix de Guerre by being cited again, for downing another 23 enemy airplanes.

The unit subsequently retooled with SPAD fighters, but did not change its designation to Escadrille SPA.23 until August 1918.

[1] Escadrille SPA.23 still serves in today's French Air Force.

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Escadrille N.23 flightline. Note the warm flying gear on the pilots.
Shot down German plane of FA 2 [Crew Pilot Erich Heuschkel killed; Eberhard Wenck (observer) POW/DOW on 19 August 1917 shot down at Souilly / Vadelaincourt on the way to Bar-le-Duc by the pilot Villiars (N23). Photograph appeared from American Field Service member Lewis Burwell account personal letters from the front [ 2 ]