| August 1933 | French Air Force (Armee de l’Air) formed | |
| 2 July 1934 | French Air Force independent of the Army | |
| May 1940 | Start of the Battle of France | |
| 22 June 1940 | French Air Force grounded following surrender | |
| 3 July 1940 | Vichy Air Force formed under German control | |
| August 1940 | Free French Air Force formed by the Allies | |
| 1 September 1942 | French-manned Normandie-Niemen Fighter Regiment formed in USSR | |
| 1 December 1942 | Germany disbands the Vichy Air Force | |
| May 1945 | Former Vichy and Free French air arms merged to reform the Armee de l’Air | |
| 1948 | First operational jet aircraft delivered – Vampire | |
| 1951 | First helicopters received – Alouette I |
[To be rewritten].