Escadrille Spa.87 was founded at
Lyon-Bron, France on 8 March 1917 as a
Nieuport fighter squadron called
Escadrille N.87. It was attached to a French field army,
VIII Armee, until 1 July 1918. The squadron re-equipped with
SPAD S.7 and
SPAD S.13 fighters on 4 May 1918, and was renamed
Escadrille Spa.87. By the Armistice, the fighter squadron had been credited with destroying 28 enemy aircraft. ==Commanding officers==