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'''''Escadrille Spa.155''''' (originally ''Escadrille N.155'') was a French fighter squadron active from 12 July 1917 through the end of World War I on 11 November 1917. Refitted with [[Société pour l'aviation et ses dérivés|SPAD]]s and renamed ''Escadrille Spa.155'', it was bundled into the larger ''Groupe de Combat 18'' in January 1918. The squadron campaigned with the ''Groupe'' as it supported several field armies during mid-1918. The squadron was [[Mentioned in dispatches]] on 4 October 1918. By war's end ''Escadrille Spa.155'' was credited with the destruction of 13 enemy airplanes and an [[observation balloon]].
==History==
''Escadrille N.155'' was established with [[Nieuport XXIV]] aircraft on 12 July 1917 at [[Étampes|Montdesir]], France. The squadron was updated to [[Nieuport XXVII]] fighters in November, then re-equipped with [[Société pour l'aviation et ses dérivés|SPAD]]s the next month. The latter change caused a squadron renaming to '''''Escadrille Spa.155'''''.<ref name=front>''Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918'', p. 106</ref>
In late January 1918, the squadron was one of four banded into ''[[Groupe de Combat 18]]''. The ''Groupe'', including ''Escadrille Spa.155'', operated in support of half a dozen French field armies during mid-1918. In early September 1918, it was tasked to the American 1st Army for the [[Battle of Saint-Mihiel]]. In the aftermath of the Saint-Mihiel offensive, the ''Groupe'' moved to support ''IV Armee'' on 24 September 1918. That was its last move of the war.<ref name=front/>
On 4 October 1918, the squadron was [[Mentioned in dispatches]]. ''Escadrille Spa.155'' was credited with destroying 12 enemy airplanes and an [[observation balloon]].<ref name=front/>
==Commanding officers==
* Lieutenant Edmond George: 12 July 1917 - 27 October 1918
* Lieutenant Labitte: 27 October 1918 - 8 November 1918
* Lieutenant Rondot: 8 November 1918<ref name=front/>
==Notable member==
* ''[[Sous lieutenant]]'' [[René Pelissier]]
==Aircraft==
[[File:The Royal Flying Corps on the Western Front, 1914-1918 Q11957.jpg|thumb|left|A Nieuport XXVII swings into action. Pilot unknown.]]
* [[Nieuport XXIV]]:17 July 1917 - November 1017
* [[Nieuport XXVII]]: November - December 1917
* [[Société pour l'aviation et ses dérivés|SPAD]]s: December 1917 onwards<ref name=front/>
==End notes==
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==References==
* [[Norman Franks|Franks, Norman]]; Bailey, Frank (1993). ''Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918'' London, UK: Grub Street Publishing. {{ISBN|978-0-948817-54-0}}.
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[[Category:Military units and formations of France in World War I]]
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