Active from September 1915 until the 11 November 1918 Armistice, the escadrille campaigned on both the Western and Italian Fronts with X Armee.

Personnel were drawn from BL C5 in September 1915 to form Escadrille N. 69, which was equipped with Nieuport fighters.

While in Italy, the squadron was re-equipped with SPAD fighters, changing its name to Escadrille Spa.69.

[1] The newly outfitted squadron accompanied X Armee in its return to the Western Front, transferring on 26 March 1918.

On 30 September 1918, Escadrille Spa.69 was Mentioned in dispatches a second time, credited with destruction of 34 enemy aircraft.