French Air Force

The French Air Force,  officially the Armée de l'Air (Army of the Air) is the air force of the French Armed Forces. It was formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique making it the world's oldest airforce.

French Air Force in The War That Came Early
The French Air Force had seen action in the Spanish Civil War, and after war broke out in 1938, the French increased their air activities in Spain. However, this was eventually halted by the German thrust through the Low Lands in the last weeks of 1938. Unfortunately, the majority of French aircraft were no match for the German 109, and the French Air Force was forced into a defensive roll, taking on bombers and dive bombers.