French Aeronavale Supermarine Walrus 52.S.27

Supermarine Walrus French Service

Supermarine Walrus in French Service

Following the liberation of France and the rebuilding of French military aviation, the French Navy (Aéronautique Navale) acquired several Walrus aircraft. They were operated mainly by Flottille 53S at the French Naval Aviation School in Hourtin (southwest France) during the late 1940s (around 1945 to 1948).