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Last updated on 25 March 2015.

Les chevaliers du ciel (1967 TV Series) DVD cover.

TV Series (1967-1970)

Starring:
Jacques Santi (Michel Tanguy)
Christian Marin (Ernest Laverdure)
Michele Girardon (Nicole)
Roger Pigaut (Capitaine Merlet)

(Synopsis needed)

Season One

Various Aircraft

Two Dassault Mystère IVs with a Dassault Flamant on the left and a Max Holste MH.1521 Broussard in the background.

Dassault Mirage III C

Ep. 1.01

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Ep. 1.02
Probably s/n 33 which worn code 2-EC between January 1966 and April 1968.

Ep. 1.03
Dassault Mirage III C s/n 63 of EC 1/2 Cigognes between April 1966 and December 1968.

This line-up shows the right side (SPA 103) of the fighters of EC 1/2 Cigognes.

Ep. 1.02
Probably Mirage III B s/n 227 which has worn tactical code 2-FP between June 1966 and December 1969. Note the Gull emblem of the SPA 57 (the other side is the Griffon -see bottom-) of EC 2/2 Côte d'Or.

Ep. 1.03
Dassault Mirage III B of EC 2/2 Côte d'Or (SPA 65 Griffon).

Sud Aviation SA 313/315 Alouette II & Agusta-Bell 47G-2

Ep. 1.09
Both of the Gendarmerie (French M.P.).
In the background, with the code JAE, is Agusta-Bell 47 G2 c/n 197.

Airbase Life

Training of the Fire Brigade with an Unidentified Dassault Mirage III C.

Atar jet engine testbed.

Radar Cyrano.

Rocket SEPR 841 on trial (used to boost interception performances).

Season Three

Sikorsky H-34

Ep. 3.02

Sikorsky H-34 of the Belgian Air Force.

Supermarine Spitfire

Ep. 3.02

Dassault Mirage G

Ep. 3.03
A single prototype, powered by a single Pratt & Whitney/SNECMA TF-306 turbofan was built and fly-tested in 1968/1970 (first flight on 18 November 1967).
The Mirage G was developed into the twin-engine Mirage G8 of which two airframes were fly-tested : G8-01 was a two-seat and is now part of Musée de l'Air of Le Bourget (Air Museum Paris-Le Bourget) ; G8-02 was a single-seat and made its first flight on 13 July 1972. If the French Air Force eventually didn't ordered them, Dassault etablished tight links with Ling-Temco-Vought and they designed the Vought V-507 competitor for the US Navy's VFX programm (eventually won by the Grumman F-14).