The Vichy French Air Force (French: Armée de l'air de Vichy) was the aerial branch of the armed forces of Vichy France - the government of France that collaborated with the Axis powers following the defeat of France by Germany in 1940.
The Vichy French Air Force existed between December 1940 and December 1942 and largely served to defend Vichy French territories abroad.
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