The Troops on the ground and the Refugees thrown on the roads often cursed the French pilots who were never present to protect them from the terrifying "Stukas" ... Yet the French pilots were there but caught in fighting away from the lines or at altitude. They also paid a heavy price during the fighting, with old equipment and almost always in great numerical inferiority.

During the 45 days of the French campaign, 598 pilots and Crew members were killed and nearly 500 others were injured.

In the tables below, the balance sheets of casualties, and in the pages on the left-hand menu, the identity and unity of the men who lost their lives during the fighting, whether by accident or by fighter.

Total casualties	736 Men including 189 per accident
- During the "Funny War" : From September 3, 1939 to May 9, 1940	138
- During the Campaign Of France : From May 10, to June 24, 1940	598

 

Distribution of casualties
- Casualties for the Fighter Aviation Including 18 Polish pilots and 13 Czech pilots	190
- Casualties for the Reconnaissance	241
- Casualties for the bombardment	305