École de l'Air
The École de l'Air is a military school and grande école training line officers in the French Air Force. It is located at Salon-de-Provence Air Base in Salon-de-Provence, France.
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 School crest |
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| Motto | Faire face |
| Motto in English | "Overcoming" |
| Established | 1933 |
| Type | Air Force Academy,Grande École |
| Students | 253[1] |
| Location | Salon-de-Provence, France |
| Website | http://www.ecole-air.fr |
[edit] History
President Albert Lebrun created the École de l'Air by Presidential decree in 1933. The school's first class began traning November 4, 1935. The school's motto, Faire Face ("Overcoming") is a tribute to Capitaine Georges Guynemer, a World War I fighter ace
In 1937, the school moved into still-unfinished buildings in Salon, Bouches-du-Rhone. The outbreak of World War II forced the school to relocate several times from 1939 to 1945, to sites including Bordeaux, Collioure, and Marrakech. It was not until 1946 that the school returned to the now-completed campus at Salon. The school received the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre from President Vincent Auriol in 1947.
Other specialized schools joined the École de l'Air, including the École du commissariat de l'Air, which trains administrative, legal, and financial officers, in 1953, and the Cours Spécial de l'École de l'Air (CSEA), which trains exchange cadets from French-speaking African countries, in 1973.
In 1969, the École de l'Air began an exchange program with the United States Air Force Academy, for eight cadets per school each each year.
The scool first accepted women in 1976.
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