Escadrille Spa.75 was founded as
Escadrille N.75 on 13 July 1916; its initial designation stemmed from it being fitted with
Nieuport XIII airplanes. It supported the
VIII Armee until 12 April 1917, at which time it refitted with
SPAD S.7s, was renamed
Escadrille Spa.75, and was amalgamated into
Groupe de Combat 14. The squadron would fight as part of the
Groupe for the rest of World War I.
Groupe de Combat 14 would support several different French field armies in several different locations, including
Flanders from 4 May to 1 June 1918. Postwar, on 23 December 1918, the squadron was
Mentioned in dispatches for having destroyed 29 German airplanes and two
observation balloons. ==Commanding officers==