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U.S. volunteer unit constituted in 1916 under French command

This article is about the WWI French Air Force unit of American flyers. For the American flyers of the WWI French Air Force, see Lafayette Flying Corps.

For the film, see Lafayette Escadrille (film).

"Lafayette Squadron" redirects here.

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Not to be confused with Brigade La Fayette.

Military unit

The La Fayette Escadrille (French: Escadrille de La Fayette) was the name of the French Air Force unit escadrille N 124 during the First World War (1914–1918).

This escadrille of the Aéronautique Militaire was composed largely of American volunteer pilots flying fighters. It was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of the American Revolutionary War. In September 1917, the escadrille was transferred to the United States Army under the designation 103rd Aero Squadron.

In 1921, the French Air Force recreated a N124 unit who claimed lineage from the war-time La Fayette escadrille and i