September 2015, fifteen Rafales from the squadron's Escadron de Chasse 1/7 Provence and the Escadron de Chasse 1/91 Gascogne were deployed at Corsica's Solenzara Air Base. From 13 to 25 April 2016, two Rafales from the squadron and two from the Escadron de Chasse 1/7 Provence were deployed to an RAF station as part of the Griffin Strike 2016 exercise. On 9 June 2017, the squadron celebrated its 75th anniversary. With help from the Russian Ministry of Defense, French historian Pierre Malinowski discovered a World War II Yak-1 belonging to the squadron in August 2018. Key personnel Chiefs : 1 September 1942 – 22 February 1943: Commander 22 February 1943 – 17 July 1943: Commander (killed in action) 17 July 1943 – 12 December 1944: Commander Pierre Pouyade 12 December 1944 – 20 June 1945: Commander Louis Delfino In February 1945, Delfino reduced the squadron to two units: the 2nd and 3rd, commanded respectively by Captain de Saint-Marceaux and Captain Charles de La Salle. Other notable personnel included: Marcel Albert (25 November 1917 – 23 August 2010) – Leader of Unit 1, a Hero of the Soviet Union and Order of Lenin recipient Marcel Lefevre (17 March 1918 – 5 June 1944) – Leader of Unit 3, posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union Roland de la Poype (28 July 1920 – 23 October 2012) – Member of Unit 1, a Hero of the Soviet Union Joseph Risso (23 January 1920 – 24 November 2005) – Member of Unit 1, Order of the Red Banner recipient who flew a Yak-9T Jacques Andre (25 February 1919 – 2 April 1988) – Lieutenant Stations Second World War 1 September 1942: Riyaq (assembly) 28 November 1942: Ivanovo (formation) 22 March 1943: Polotnyany-Zavod 16 April 1943: Mossalsk 20 May 1943: Kozelsk 2 June 1943: Khationki 18 August 1943: Gorodietchnia 24 August 1943: Spass-Demensk 2 September 1943: Michkovo 15 September 1943: Barsouki 18 September 1943: Filatki 5 October 1943: Sloboda 6 November 1943: Tula 25 May 1944: Doubrovka 15 July 1944: Mikountani 29 July 1944: Alytus 18 September 1944: Antonovo 6 October 1944: Sredniki 10 October 1944: Antonovo 22 October 1944: Didvije-sterki 27 November 1944: Gross-Kalweitchen 14 January 1945: Dopenen 26 January 1945: Gross-Skajsgiren 27 January 1945: Labiau 5 February 1945: Powunden 14 February 1945: Wittenberg (East Prussia) 25 February 1945: Friedland 7 April 1945: Bladiau 13 April 1945: Eylau 5 May 1945: Bladiau 8 May