- Source: Groupe de Combat 11
Groupe de Combat 11 of the French Air Force was founded on 1 November 1916, being formed by consolidating Escadrilles 12, 31, 48, and 57.
The groupe was equipped with a melange of SPADs, Nieuports, Sopwiths, and Morane-Saulniers when it was posted to V Armee of the French Army in early February 1917. Within the month, it had moved to IV Armee. In July 1917, it moved to Flanders as fighting intensified.
Groupe de Combat 11 was inducted into a larger unit, Escadre de Combat No. 2, on 27 February 1918, under command of Chef de Bataillon Phillip Fequant. GC 11 supported I Armee and III Arme from March onward. On 14 May 1918, Escadre de Combat No. 2 was one of the units incorporated into the larger 1er Division Aerienne. However, on 28 May, GC 11 was detached to support both IV Armee and V Armee.
Commanding officers
Capitaine Edouard Dusiegneur: January 1917 – 19 June 1918
Capitaine Marcel Bonnevay: 20 June 1918
Notable personnel
Armand de Turenne
Henri Languedoc
Pierre Dufaur de Gavardie
Joseph M. X. de Sévin
Lieutenant Jacques Ortoli
Adjutant Georges Blanc
Sous Lieutenant Jules Covin
Sous Lieutenant François Portron
References
Bibliography
Franks, Norman & Bailey, Frank W. (1992). Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918. London, UK: Grub Street. ISBN 978-0-948817-54-0.