| Escadrille BL 3 – MS 3 – N 3 – SPA 3 | |
|---|---|
 Escadrille emblem – flying stork, down-stroke | |
| Active | 1912 |
| Branch | French Air Service |
| Type | Pursuit Squadron |
| Engagements | World War I |
Escadrille 3 Les Cigognes ('The Storks') was a famous French aviation unit during World War I. It was often referred to as the 'Stork Escadrille N3'[1] due to its insignia. Pilots from Groupe de Combat 12 adopted the name and placed images of storks in different phases of flying on their planes.[2]
- ^ Thenault, Georges, and Walter Duranty. The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille Told by Its Commander, Captain Georges Thenault. Boston: Small, Maynard & Co, 1921, p. 93.
- ^ Guttman, Jon. Groupe De Combat 12, Les Cigognes: France's Ace Fighter Group in World War 1. Oxford: Osprey, 2004.