AA62, I think I've found what you were looking for. It looks like 2/61 is indeed the squadron you partied with. If you take a look at this site
HISTORIQUE DU « FRANCHE-COMTE »
you'll see that 2/61 is descended from a pre-war reconnaissance unit 2/52. Under the terms of the 1940 armistice, it was one of the squadrons the French were allowed to keep. It was posted to North Africa (AFN=Afrique française du Nord) and deactivated, reforming with B26s after the Allied landings in 1943 - this would tie in with the 50th anniversary bash in 1993. In 1946 it became a transport squadron, 2/62, before being rebadged as 2/61 in 1955.