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Mirage IIIC belonging to Fighter
Squadron EC 2/10 Seine was firstly introduced at 13th Fighter
Wing where it flew as 13-PJ with Squadron 2/13 Alpes which, when
receiving Mirage IIIEs passed it to the Dijon based 2nd Fighter
Wing where it became 2-EL with the glorious Fighter Squadron EC 1/2
"Cigognes" (storks). Then, after 1/2 got Mirage IIIEs,
this machine went to Creil with the 10th Fighter Wing and flew as
10-RC, 10-RQ, 10 SI and 10-RO.
This insigna also is applied on the opposite side though EC 2/10
"Seine" had a second escadrille with traditions: the
SPA 76 having as emblem an eagle with a pennant. Through their
common fate since January 1938, never the SPA 76 insigna appeared
on the aircraft
With a second picture of this tail, I add a short notice on the
story of EC 2/10.
