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So French: Max Holste M.H.1521 Broussard

• October 6, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aircraft, aviation, Beautiful bright colours, France, warbird.
Tags: Blue White and Red, F-GJAC, French fin, Max Holste, So French, type 1521

F-AZSA – Morane Saulnier MS 733 Alcyon; english: Kingfisher is a two or three-seat basic trainer.

• July 25, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Aircraft, aviation, Beautiful bright colours, France
Tags: Alcyon, basic trainer, colours, F-AZSA, Frech Navy, Kingfisher, Military, Morane Saulnier, MS 733, trainer

The Nord Aviation 3202 a 1950s French military trainer

• July 25, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aircraft, aviation, Beautiful bright colours, France
Tags: bright colours, Military, Nord Aviation 3202, The Nord Aviation 3202 was a 1950s French military trainer, trainer

SIAI-Marchetti SF-260WL; F-GMRF in the colours of the Force Aérienne de Burkina Faso (FABF) which added 5 of these to its aviation inventory in 1986 but has it seems has disposed of them since, The FABF has 19 various aircraft at present. This ex-French colony gained its Independence as Upper Volta in 1960. Before 1984 the national colours were red, white and black, but have since been changed to the pan-African colours of red, yellow and green. The roundel is based on the national flag this is red over green, split horizontally, with a yellow star which can be seen here on the fin.

• July 24, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aircraft, aviation, France, warbird.
Tags: camouflage, ex-French colony, F-GMRF, FABF, Force Aérienne de Burkina Faso, Italy, national flag this is red over green, pan-African colours, SIAI-Marchetti SF-260, split horizontally, thoroughbred, Upper Volta, warbird., with a yellow star

Morane-Saulnier MS.315 is an unusual oldie, a parasol-winged monoplane with a tailwheel landing gear, powered by a Salmson 135 hp 9Nc radial engine.

• July 23, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Aircraft, aviation, France
Tags: parasol-wing, radial engine, tailwheel landing gear, trainer

Dassault MD 311 Flamant (which means Flamingo in French) with its glazed nose with a bomb site fitted, it was a bombing, navigation and photography training aircraft. Engines two Renault – Snecma 12T of 580 cv, registration F-AZDR.

• July 20, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Aircraft, aviation, France, Warbirds
Tags: Bombing training aircraft, flamant, flamingo, french, MD311, navigation training aircraft, photography training, training aircraft, twin

Aérospatiale Alouette II. SE 3130, first flew on March 1955 and set a new helicopter altitude record of 10,984 m. on June 13 It made military history by being the first helicopter worldwide to be equipped with anti-tank missiles over 1500 Alouette II’s have been built and was in use in over 80 countries including 47 armed forces.

• July 13, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aircraft, aviation, France, Warbirds
Tags: Alouette II, helicopter

F-POIP, Marcel Jurca,design, MJ-5 Sirocco, This sleek beauty had her maiden flight in August 1967 at Pierrelatte, France.

• July 4, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aircraft, aviation, Beautiful bright colours, France
Tags: f-poip, France, Marcel Jurca, Marcel Jurca - Aircraft - MJ-5 Sirocco, MJ-5 Sirocco, Pierrelatte

French fins and tailplanes. The Fouga CM-170 Magister and Dassault MD 312 Flamant light transport.

• June 25, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aircraft, aviation, France, transport
Tags: fins, flamant, fouga Magister, France, jet trainer, tailplanes, transport

Inshore fishing boats; Loctudy, South Brittany, France.

• June 15, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Boats, France
Tags: bright colours, fishing boats, France, South Brittany