Showing posts with label France 1950-1959. Show all posts
Showing posts with label France 1950-1959. Show all posts
Tuesday, 10 December 2024

Supermarine Spitfire. European Users, part six. The Spitfire in French hands, part two.

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  More Free French Spitfire units: Groupe de Chasse II/7 "Nice"/No.326 Squadron: This squadron switched sides from Vichy France to...
Tuesday, 20 December 2022

de Havilland Vampire. Part Ten. More European Users

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  The de Havilland Vampire is a British jet fighter designed and developed by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was the second British j...
Thursday, 27 January 2022

Morane-Saulnier Ms.475/Ms.477 and Ms.479

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  The Morane-Saulnier Ms.475 was French two-seat trainer aircraft which was the last production version of the Ms.470 saga. It was in use fr...
Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Morane-Saulnier Ms.472 'Vanneau II'

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  The Morane-Saulnier Ms.472 'Vanneau II' (French word for 'Plover' - the bird) was the first production version of the Ms.4...
Tuesday, 7 December 2021

Caudron C.440 'Goéland'. Home Users Part Two.

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  The Caudron C.445 model, which would eventually, be the most produced variant, began in 1939 and continued during German occupation, at Re...
Thursday, 18 March 2021

Junkers Ju.52/3m - Amiot AAC.1 Toucan

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  The Amiot AAC.1 Toucan was a French copy of the Junkers Ju.52/3m which was manufactured after the World War 2.  During the war, Amiot'...
Tuesday, 22 December 2020

SIPA S.12

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  Considering the operating experience of the SIPA S.10 and SIPA S.11 (and S.111) all-wooden aircraft, SIPA (Société Industrielle Por l'...
Saturday, 19 December 2020

SIPA S.10 & SIPA S.11

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  The SIPA S.10 was the French denomination for the German-developed Arado Ar.396 all-wooden trainer aircraft, which was designed entirely i...
Saturday, 22 August 2020

Airspeed AS.65 Consul, more European users

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The Airspeed AS.65 Consul was a British twin-engined light airliner that saw service with many airlines around the world. It was basically...
Saturday, 18 April 2020

Avro Anson, part Seven, Franco-Greek Users

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The Avro Anson was a British twin-engine multi-role airplane that, with more than 11.000 exemplars manufactured, was widely used by many c...
Saturday, 8 February 2020

Messerschmitt Me.208 / Nord 1100 Noralpha

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During the occupation of France, the production of the Messerschmitt Bf.108 was transferred to the Société Nationale de Constructions Aéro...
Thursday, 19 October 2017

Avro Lancaster - French users

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Fifty-nine Avro Lancasters were overhauled by Avro at Woodford and Langar and were delivered to the French Aéronavale because due to the c...
Wednesday, 22 June 2016

Arsenal VG-90

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The Arsenal VG-90 is a French carrier fighter built after the World War II that never went beyond the prototype stage. In 1946 the Frenc...
Monday, 30 May 2016

Armstrong Whitworth NF.14 - Foreign Users

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It's time for the foreign users of the last variant of the Meteor Night Fighter. Biafra: In the context of the Nigerian civil war,...
Saturday, 28 May 2016

Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.13 - Foreign Users

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Today it's the turn for the foreign users of the Meteor NF.13 which weren't few of them. Egypt: In 1955 the Egyptian governmen...
Sunday, 22 May 2016

Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.11 - French Users

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As the French Air Force wanted to update their fighter fleet, and after testing a pair of Meteor MK.IV with very good results, the French ...