Escadrille 12

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Lafayette_Escadrille
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Hanriot_HD.1
gptkb:Nieuport_17
gptkb:hospital
gptkb:Bristol_F.2_Fighter
gptkb:René_Fonck
gptkb:Breguet_14
gptkb:Sopwith_Camel
over 50
SPADS. XIII
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Escadrille_3
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Aviation_Militaire_Française
gptkbp:base gptkb:Aérodrome_de_Verdun
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Georges_Guynemer
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
gptkbp:fighting_style dogfighting
gptkbp:formation_date 1916
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Aérodrome_de_Luxeuil
gptkbp:historical_period early 20th century
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the first fighter squadrons
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Escadrille 12
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:French_tricolor
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:battle
12th Escadrille emblem
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Charles_Nungesser
gptkbp:legacy influenced future air combat tactics
gptkbp:mission reconnaissance missions
ground attack missions
gptkbp:motto “ Vigilance”
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkb:Dogfight_over_the_Somme
Aerial support in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive
gptkbp:notable_for fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:notable_winners over 100
gptkbp:operational_area air superiority
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:French_Air_Force
gptkbp:reputation highly decorated
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Escadrille_12_(renamed)
gptkbp:training gptkb:Aérodrome_de_Dijon
gptkbp:unit_history established in 1916
disbanded in 1919
participated in post-war conflicts
reformed in 1930s
renamed in 1940s