Escadrille 3Les Cigognes ('The Storks') was a famous French aviation unit during World War I. It was often referred to as the 'Stork Escadrille N3'[1] due to its insignia. Pilots from Groupe de Combat 12 adopted the name and placed images of storks in different phases of flying on their planes.[2]
^Thenault, Georges, and Walter Duranty. The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille Told by Its Commander, Captain Georges Thenault. Boston: Small, Maynard & Co, 1921, p. 93.
^Guttman, Jon. Groupe De Combat 12, Les Cigognes: France's Ace Fighter Group in World War 1. Oxford: Osprey, 2004.
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