The Paris - New York route 75th Anniversary
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Documentary (2021)
French title: 75ème Anniversaire de la route Paris - New York
Production:
PPAA Audivisual Communication Agency (Productor)
Also from this series:
Air France La saga series
New York has always been a city apart for Air France. For the past 75 years, these two cities have laid the foundations of our airline’s incredible adventure. Air France's expertise has turned to this very special route to make it a laboratory of creation and innovation that forever transformed the art of air travel.
1946
[ See discussion tab (1)]
Various Aircraft
At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY). [ See discussion tab (2)]
1 - Douglas DC-4-1009 or Douglas C-54 Skymaster unidentified livery.
2 - Douglas DC-4-1009 of Air France.
3 - Douglas DC-3 or Douglas C-47 Skytrain.
4 - Douglas DC-3 or Douglas C-47 Skytrain.
Douglas DC-4-1009
2x aircraft of the type at Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY). The one in foreground is:
Registration F-BBDD, c/n 42936. Delivered new to Air France in May 1946, named Ciel de Bourgogne. Damaged by a SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc plane at Paris-Le Bourget in 1952. nose section of Douglas DC-4-1009 F-BBDB (cn 42912) used to repair the plane. Transferred to Aéropostale-Centre d'Exploitation Postale Metropolitain in June 1967. Sold to Affretair used for Biafra airlift in January 1969. Sold to Escadrille nationale tchadienne in the early 1970s. Shot down in January 1978.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Unidentified registration.
Douglas C-54B-15-DO Skymaster
Registration F-BHEH, c/n 18381. Delivered new to the USAAF in 1944, registered 43-17181. Sold to American Airlines in December 1945, registered N90422 named 422- Flagship Chicago, renamed 422 Airfreighter Baltimore in April 1946. Sold to Air France in April 1956, registered F-BHEH. Sold to Cameroon Airlines in September 1971, registered TJ-CCA. Written off.
The footage here cannot be from 1946.
1947
Douglas DC-4-1009 (interior)
In flight on route Paris-Shannon-Gander-New York in 1947, 23 hours 45 minutes of travel with 2 stopovers.
Douglas DC-4-1009
At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).
Not a Constellation of course.
Lockheed L-749 Constellation
Preparation of flight to New-York named Parisian Special at Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY). [ See discussion tab (3)]
Registration F-BAZR, c/n 2503. Delivered new to PAA-Pan American World Airways, registered NC86520, named Clipper America. Inaugurate "Round the World" service. Sold to Aerovias Guest S.A. in January 1948, registered XA-GOQ. Bought by Lockheed Aircraft Corp. in December 1948. Sold to Air France in January 1949, registered F-BAZR. Damaged
Maison Blanche, Algiers (ALG) in December 1954. Leased to Air Vietnam from October 1955 to July 1956. Returned to Air France. Leased to RAM-Royal Air Maroc in 1960. Bought by CGTM-Compagnie Generale des Turbo Machines in January 1962. Converted to turboprop testbed aircraft: TM Turmo, TM Bastan & GE CF700, registered F-ZVMV. Transferred to CEV Istres in February 1966, owner Armée de l'Air. Wfu in December 1974. Sold to Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace in July 1975.
The footage here cannot be from 1947, but at least 1949.
Aircraft in the background left is a Douglas DC-4-1009 from Air France.
Douglas DC-3 or Douglas C-47 Skytrain
In the background right, seen from inside of a Douglas DC-4 or C-54 Skymaster pretending to be a Constellation but round corner of the door doesn't match.
The airport seems to be somewhere in southern France or Europe.
Douglas DC-4-1009
Continuity error, the aircraft isn't a Constellation but remains a Douglas DC-4-1009.
Lockheed L-049 Constellation
In flight on route Paris-Shannon-Goose Bay-New York in 1947, 19 hours 30 minutes of travel with 2 stopovers.
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
It can't be 1947, since the Super Constellation entered in Air France fleet in 1953.
1953
Lockheed L-749 Constellation
At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY). [ See discussion tab (4)]
Error again, it's not a Super Constellation but a Lockheed L-749 Constellation.
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Super C
In 1953, it was the Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation Super C not the Super G which took service in 1956.
Various Aircraft
At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY). [ See discussion tab (5)]
1 - Convair 240 unidentified livery.
2 - Douglas DC-4 or Douglas DC-6.
3 - Douglas DC-4 or Douglas DC-6.
Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation Super C
At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).
Lockheed L-1649A Starliner
In flight on route Paris-Shannon-Goose Bay-New York in 1957, 16 hours 45 minutes of travel with 2 stopovers.
Registered F-BHBK, c/n 1011. Delivered new to Air France in June 1957, named Lafayette. First of the series of 10 aircraft. Leased to Air Afrique in November 1961. Registered TU-TTB in April 1962. Returned to Air France as F-BHBK in May 1963. Withdrawn from use and stored at Paris-Orly (ORY) in November 1963. Used as fire trainer till 1981.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Specific 3+1 seating arrangement.
Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation Super C
Registration F-BGNG, c/n 4516. Delivered new to Air France in October 1953. Converted to Super G in February 1956. Converted to cargo version by SALA San Jose Costa Rica in May 1961. Leased to Air Madagascar from September to October 1967. Sold to Établissements Le Gouvello De La Porte in November 1967, then to CATAIR in June 1968. Sold to Compagnie Air Fret in 1973, used for spare parts at Nimes-Garons. Written off in 1976. Broken up in 1979.
1960
[ See discussion tab (6)]
Boeing 707-328
Passengers boarding at Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).
Boeing 707-328
In flight on route Paris-New York in 1960, 8 hours 15 minutes of travel.
Boeing 707-328
Landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). [ See discussion tab (7)]
Therefore later than 1963.
Another 707-328 from Air France beside to the right with Unidentified aircraft wing in the foreground.
1970
Boeing 747-128
At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Boeing 747-128
In flight on route Paris-New York in 1970, 7 hours 55 minutes of travel.
Boeing 747-228BM
Series 200 upper deck interior since 1977 in Air France fleet.
1977
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 101
At Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) rather 1980 or later. [ See discussion tab (8)]
Registration F-BVFF, c/n 215. First flight in December 1978 as F-WJAN. Delivered to Air France in October 1980. Wfu in 2003. Displayed at Paris CDG.
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 101
In flight on route Paris-New York in 1977, 3 hours 30 minutes of travel.
Nearly Mach 2.
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 101
Landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
2009
Airbus A380-861
At Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG). [ See discussion tab (9)]
Inaugural flight AF380 between Paris and New-York on November 20th of 2009.
Registration F-HPJA, c/n 33. First flight in February 2009, registered F-WWSB. Delivered to Air France in October 2009. Stored at Pyrénées-Tarbes/Lourdes, France (LFBT/LDE) in August 2020. Broken up.
Bombardier CRJ700 of Air France - Brit Air in the background.
Airbus A380-861
In flight AF380 on route Paris-New York in 2009, 8 hours 30 minutes of travel.
Airbus A380-861
Traditional "water salute" of the airplane at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
2014
Boeing 777-228ER
At Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG). [ See discussion tab (10)]
Passengers boarding on a 777-228ER rather than 777-300 and later than 2014 due to 2016+ Air France livery.
2021
Boeing 777-328ER
At Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG).
Unidentified Air France aircraft in the background left and right.
Boeing 777-328ER
In flight on route Paris-New York in 2021, 8 hours 30 minutes of travel.
Economy Class passengers cabine.
Business Class passengers cabine.
La première First Class passengers cabine.
Boeing 777-328ER
Landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
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