Australian troops surrounding Vichy Air Force’s planes, a Potez 631 in foreground and MS.406 in background, abandoned on a Syrian airfield after the surrender of the French Vichy forces, July 1941. Note over the Potez’s tail plane the red and yellow strips, present also over the engine cowlings, particularity of the Vichy Air Force’s aircraft. Victor Sierra

After the Vichy’s surrender

A Luftwaffe’s serviceman observe one of the Dewotine D.520 of the Vichy’s Air Force’s Groupe de Chasse (Fighter Group) GC III/6 landed at Brindisi, Southern Italy, 25 May 1941. Brindisi was one of the stop of the GC III/6 ferry flight from Algiers to Rayak, Lebanon, moved urgently to French Syria as reinforcement of the Vichy Forces in Middle East attacked by the British Forces. Victor Sierra

Stop at Brindisi

Aleppo airfield: Australian troopers looking at French Vichy Air Force’s recce aircraft Potez 63.11 abandoned, at first glance in good conditions, after the surrender in Middle East on July 1941. Likely this aircraft was switched to Free French Forces with fought together the British against the French of the other part of the edge. Victor Sierra 