Aéronavale de l'Armistice

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The Aéronavale de l’Armistice or simply Aéronavale (Vichy France Naval Air Service) are the Naval air service of Vichy France Navy and supported at Axis Powers in these land. Such unit was organized after the Armistice signed between French government and Germans.

your signs was a coloured (Red-Yellow) horizontal bands in plane tail and engine cover,amongst the regular french roundels with anchor in center,squadron badges and tricolor paint (blue, white and red) in vertical aileron in tail.

Your orders was protect the Mediterranean coasts of territoire independent of Vichy France of Allied strikes, from naval airbases and provided cover to Axis Powers in North Africa, Middle East and Madagascar

After the German-French armistice, more of surviving aircraft pertaining to Aéronavale (French Navy Air Service) caught in German hands others was ceded to newest Vichy French Navy under Vichy French authorities.

Vichy French Naval Air Service realized some defensive operations against Allied US Navy, USAAF, RAF and FAA in Morocco and Algeria, (Operation Torch) amongst,Djibouti and Madagascar with scarcies successes, much of your effectives was destroyed in land or shotdown by Allied units. Such unit was opposed to pro Allied Free French Naval Air Service, but in any case these units if encounter in action.