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In 1956, during the Suez operation, the French command is subjugated to British command. The dissimilarity between their respective political-military objectives is a direct cause of the failure of the operation. However, the cooperation between the French and the British forces on the ground appears to be excellent, and even more so in the air. This success is due first of all to the specific use of air power and then to the personality of Air Commodore Raymond Brohon, chief of staff of the French Air Force component. In sum, just ten years after the start of the reconstruction of the French Air Force, the French contribution in the air to the Suez operation marks the return of French airmen to the highest operational level and equal to the British.