HISTORY:
In 1931 the French acrobatic team's first demonstration at the event Étampes-Mondésir in France. This is done by the instructors from the local flight schools using a aircraft Morane-Saulnier MS-230. After the success of the event is to further the team selected to represent France at various international events.
In addition to the team Dijon "Weiser", consists of 18 floors (Morane-Saulnier MS-225 and SPAD 510) gained fame for their exhibition team in which the planes were tied together.
The team Patrouille d'Etampes moved to Salon de Provence in 1937, adopting the name Patrouille De L'École December l'air ("Flying school Patrol"). World War IIinterrupted the activities of both teams.
In 1947, the Minister of Aviation to create the Air Force aerobatic team. Led by Captain Perrier, a former pilot of the team Patrouille d'Étampes, it originally consisted of 12 aircraft SV.4 Stampe. Following the popularity of the team established a number of similar units of the French Air Force.
In 1952, Squadron Leader Delachenal, a fighter pilot from the 3rd division stationed at an air base in Reims-Champagne, formed a team consisting of four F-84 aircraft. In 1953, during the air show at the Maison Blanche in Algeria, the commentator on the show, carried away by the scenery breathtaking acrobatics performed by these teams and spontaneously give acrobatic team name with the name "Patrouille de France" or more the lack in the Indonesian language means "Patrol / Guard France "
Over the next four decades units "Patrouille de France" consist of:
12 units - Cambrai-Épinoy
4 units Bremgarten
2 units - Dijon-Longvic
7 units - Nancy-Ochey
The team is on national and international events appear. But in 1964, budget cuts led to budget reductions throughout the Air Force, including the dissolution of the IV team.However, several months later, the name of the Patrouille de France should not be lost,the Department of Defense decided to create the official "Patrouille de l'Ecole de l'air ". Which consisted of 6 aircraft Fouga Magister became France's main air acrobaticteam for 16 years.
final display, including Fouga Magister, now number nine, held September 16, 1980 attheir base in Salon-de-Provence. They were replaced by seven aircraft Alpha Jet with another arrival in 1982. aircraft, led by Squadron Leader Bernard Inge has not changed today.
In 1986 the team participated in the historic fly-past over New York.
In 2009, the Patrouille de France has achieved a world first, when he was named commander of Virginia's leading Guyot, becoming the first-and-so far the only woman in history to lead the demonstration team.
