Twenty-four of these placid looking aircraft were used by some French Marine Infantry aviation units based in Africa from 1957. They served in Senegal, Mauritania an Chad, and were passed on to the ALAT in 1965. Fourteen were eventually sent to France, where their subsequent career was quite discreet. The museum's example never served in the army however, but was registered on the French civilian register as F-BFYP. It is painted to represent an aircraft serving with the 1er GALTDM based mainly in Chad, coded KAK, whose original c/n was 22-7490.

The Tri-Pacer saw French military service, even in Africa. This aircraft is however a civil example, a very early PA-22-125, c/n 22-25, formerly N621A and F-BFYP. Painted on the tailfin is '22-5621', but that c/n belongs to N8130D.