THE ADAPTATION OF THE FRENCH ARMY OF THE AIR TO AVIATION IN REACTION (1945-1950)

The jet fighter entered operational service in Germany in the course of the Second World War. After the war, the French Air Force sought to equip itself with jet aircraft. Lacking its own material, it bought British models. It then had to train its airmen in the new technologies, gain experience in high-speed flight, and introduce its new planes into combat formation. To move from the propeller to the turbojet showed the ability of the French Air Force to adapt to innovation.