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French Forces. Present Military Value of, For Operations against the British: Report by J.I.C.

1 Jul 1940

10. The above figures are exclusive of the Naval Air Service, the strength of which at 1st May, 1940, was as follows:Modern flying boats and Float Planes 46 Obsolescent " " " " " 36 obsolete " " " " " 52 Land aircraft Modern fighters 50 Dive Bombers 48 No information is available of naval aircraft losses but these are believed to have been heavy in the case of modern fighters and dive bombers. 11. The above estimate excludes assembled and unassembled aircraft in parks and factories left in occupied territory at the time of the German advance.
china madagascar chad nigeria morocco france niger sudan iraq senegal algeria libya syria french guiana gibraltar tunisia germany aircraft colonies french somaliland indochina manpower great britain warships palestine second world war french armed forces military intelligence somaliland joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff frederick beaumont-nesbitt guiana vichy regime french west africa french equatorial africa military strength assessing enemy strength john godfrey french sudan ubangi-shari congo-brazzaville
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Algeria Chad China Congo-Brazzaville France French Equatorial Africa French Guiana French Somaliland French Sudan French West Africa Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Guiana Indochina Iraq Libya Madagascar Morocco Niger Nigeria Palestine Senegal Somaliland Sudan Syria Tunisia Ubangi-Shari
Document Reference
CAB 81/98/64
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/98
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0098.064
Keywords
French Armed Forces Vichy Regime Assessing Enemy Strength Warships Manpower Aircraft Colonies Military Strength
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
13
Persons Discussed
Frederick Beaumont-Nesbitt John Godfrey
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. July - November 1940. Papers Numbers. JIC 195-394. Volume VIII
Themes
Military Intelligence

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