*Air France aime le cinéma* screen title.

*1945 - 1958 La renaissance* screen title.

Documentary (2019)

Production:
DXCI Agence de Communication Audiovisuelle (Productor)
Thierry Guedj (Realisator)
Xavier Thiam (Narrator)
Bernard Chabbert (Journaliste)
Ginette Vincendeau (Professor, King's College, University of London)
Raphaëlle Moine (Professor, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3)
Geneviève Sellier (Professor emeritus, Université Bordeaux Montaigne)
Jean-Pierre Mocky (Films realisator)

Also from this series:
Air France other series

Air France, dismantled during the Occupation, would embark on its rebirth and strive to rebuild its network, its fleet, and its pre-war prestige. French cinema, though outdated, also carried a strong cultural ambition and would be reborn, embodying modernity. Both would contribute to a positive brand image for the company and participate in the cultural and democratic renewal of the country.

Air France report 1946

See discussion tab (1).

Vickers VC1 Viking & SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc

Rather 1949 or 1950, at Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget (LBG).

Foreground, a Vickers VC1 Viking with unidentified livery.
Background, 2x SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc of Air France.

SNCASE SE.161/P7 Languedoc

At Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget (LBG).

Foreground, registration F-BCUB SNCASE SE.161/P7 Languedoc of Air France, c/n 28.
First flight in 1946. Delivered to Air France in December 1947. Cancelled in October 1956. Sold to Aviaco in 1956, registered EC-ANR. Crashed in Madrid on December 4th 1958, CFIT on approach.

Another aircraft of the same type in background.

Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.I

At Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget (LBG).

Landing gear leg very characteristic of the Bristol 170 Freighter. Must be one of the first aircraft visiting Le Bourget at the time, a Mk.I necessarly.

Aux yeux du souvenir (1948)

Douglas DC-4-1009

At Aéroport de Dakar-Yoff (DKR) (Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor (DKR/GOOY) nowadays). See discussion tab (2).

Registration F-BBDI Douglas DC-4-1009 Ciel de Provence of Air France, c/n 42941.
Delivered new to Air France in June 1946. Leased to Air Afrique in August 1961, registered TU-TBH in April 1962. Returned to Air France as F-BBDI in March 1964. Leased to Spantax in June 1964, registered EC-AXM. Returned to Air France as F-BBDI in November 1964. Sold to Air Madagascar in November 1965, registered 5R-MAU. Sold to Air Mauritanie in December 1976, registered 5T-RIF. Sold to Arax Airlines in January 1979, registered 5N-ARC. Stored and broken up in Lagos (LOS).

Seen again further in this page. Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Douglas C-54A-DC Skymaster

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).See discussion tab (3).

Registration F-BELD Douglas C-54A-DC Skymaster of Air France, c/n 10372 .
Delivered new to the USAAF in August 1944, registered 42-72267. Sold to Militaire Luchtvaart van het Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger (ML-KNIL) (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force) in 1946, registered NI-543. Sold to KNILM-Koninklijke Nederlandsch-Indische Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch East Indies Airlines) in November 1946, registered PK-DSD. Transferred to KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines in August 1947, registered PH-TSD. Sold to TAI-Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux in February 1948, registered F-BELD. Sold to Air France in October 1948. Sold to CCTA-Compagnie Chérifienne de Transport Aérien in December 1953. Sold to CGTA-Air Algérie in January 1954. Transferred to Air Algérie in October 1963, registered 7T-VAD. Sold to Compagnie Air Fret in October 1968, operating for Croix Rouge Française, based at Leon M'Ba, Libreville, Gabon (FOOL/LBV). Returned in 1969, stored and wfu in Nîmes, Garons in January 1970. Sold to Escadrille Nationale Tchadienne in 1973, registered 10372.

Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Amiot AAC 1 Toucan

In the background left.

Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

In the background right.

Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Douglas C-47A-25-DK Skytrain

Registration F-BAXI Douglas C-47A-25-DK Skytrain of Air France, c/n 13677.
Delivered new to the USAAF in 1943, registered 42-93733. Sold to Air France in December 1946. Sold to Rousseau Aviation in June 1969.

Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Caudron C.440 Goéland

On the right.

Caudron C.440 Goéland of Air France.

Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

French actor Jean Marais acting as Jacques Forestier a future young pilot of the company.

Douglas DC-4-1009

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).

Registration F-BBDB Douglas DC-4-1009 Ciel de Touraine of Air France, c/n 42912.
Delivered new to Air France in April 1946. Written off on January 22nd 1950 at Paris-Orly (ORY).Caught on fire during maintenance. Some parts and the tail of the plane went to the Centre d’Instruction de Vilgénis. Nose section used to repair DC-4 F-BBDD (cn 42936) which had been damaged by a Languedoc plane at Paris-Le Bourget in 1952.

Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Douglas DC-4-1009 (model)

Douglas DC-4-1009 of Air France.

Douglas DC-4-1009

Michèle Morgan acting as Claire, is a flight attendant.

Douglas DC-4-1009 of Air France.

Douglas DC-4-1009

Problem with right landing gear.

Douglas DC-4-1009 of Air France.

Jean Marais (Jacques Forestier) as co-pilot on the right.

Douglas DC-4-1009

Registration F-BBDK Douglas DC-4-1009 Ciel de Normandie,c/n 42943.
Delivered new to Air France in June 1946. Leased to Air Afrique in August 1961, registered TU-TBE. Returned to Air France in June 1962. Sold to Royal Air Cambodge in 1974. Broken up in 1986.

Seen again further in this page. Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Douglas DC-4-1009 of Air France.

Air France report 1950

Lockheed L-049A-46-26 Constellation

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).

Registration F-BAZD Lockheed L-049A-46-26 Constellation of Air France, c/n 2075. Equipped here with 'Speedpak' postal.
First flight on October 25th 1946. Delivered to Air France in December 1946. Sold to Hughes Tool Co. NY in January 1950. Sold to T&WA-Transcontinental & Western Air in February 1950, registered N9414H, named 523-Star of Lebanon. Transferred to TWA-Trans World Airlines in May 1950. Leased to Eastern Air Lines from December 1956 to May 1957. Sold to Nevada Airmotive Corp. NV in March 1962. Leased to Futura Air Lines in May 1962, names 711. Leased to Paradise Air Lines from 1963 to March 1964. Bought by Pasco Aviation Inc. in 1964. Bought by Zephyr Hill Inc in September 1965, leased to Aerovias Quisqueyana in January 1967. Sold to Pinellas Central Bank & Trust Co. in 1968. Stored at Miami (MIA), broken up in July 1970.

Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Another aircraft of the same type in the hangar.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

Rolling out from hangar 'Double tonneau', equipped with 'Speedpak'.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation of Air France

Douglas C-54A-DO Skymaster

In the background behind the Constellation listed above:

Registration F-BELH Douglas C-54A-DO Skymaster of Air France, c/n 3073 .
Delivered new to the USAAF in April 1943, registered 41-37283. Bought by American Airlines in 1946, registered N90408, named 408. Sold to Air France in June 1949, registered F-BELH. Leased to Tunis Air in December 1960. Re-registered TS-BLH in May 1961. Sold to Compagnie Air Fret in February 1969, registered F-OCNU. Operated for Comite International de la Croix-Rouge (Biaffran conflict). Written off, on ground at Uli Nigeria in July 1969.

Douglas DC-4-1009

Nearly touch down on landing.

Douglas DC-4-1009 of Air France.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

Illegible registration.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation of Air France

Another one on the tarmac of Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).

Various Aircraft

An Air France family tree in naive mode.

1 - Latécoère 26 or Latécoère 28.
2 - Unidentified Aircraft maybe Farman?
3 - Couzinet 70 Arc en ciel.
4 - Potez 62.
5 - Latécoère 300 .
6 - Caudron C.440 Goéland.
7 - Breguet 530 Saigon.
8 - Wibault 283T.
9 - Unidentified Aircraft of Compagnie Transafricaine d'Aviation.
10 - De Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide of LANA-Lignes Aériennes Nord-Africaines.
11 - Caudron C.440 Goéland of Régie Air Afrique or Régie Malgache.
12 - Caudron Simoun of Air Bleu.
13 - Latécoère 521 of Air France Transatlantique.
Registration F-NORD, c/n 1. First flight on January 19th 1935, named Lieutenant Vaisseau Paris. Was caught in a hurricane and wrecked in Pensacola, Florida (USA) on January 15th 1936. Rebuilt for regular service with Air France Transatlantique (AF subsidiary launched in 1937) on the trans-Atlantic routes. Destroyed by Germans at Etang de Berre in August 1944. 14 - Sikorsky S-43 of Aéromaritime-Chargeurs Réunis.
15 - Bloch MB.120 of Régie Air Afrique.
16 - Breguet 530 Saigon of Réseau des Lignes Aériennes Françaises.
17 - Bloch MB.220 of Réseau des Lignes Aériennes Françaises.
18 - Dewoitine D.338 of Air France.
19 - Lockheed Constellation of Air France.
20 - SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc of Air France.
21 - SNCASE SE.2010 Armagnac.

Uncredited archives

Convair 240

With landing gear retracted, it looks like a low pass over the runway.
Unidentified airline.

Douglas DC-4

Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Interior in flight.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY). See discussion tab (4).

Lockheed L-749A Constellation of Air France.
Unidentified Aircraft in far background to the right. Military airplane?.

Another anonymous one.

Au grand balcon (1949)

Douglas DC-4-1009 or Douglas C-54 Skymaster

Either DC-4-1009 or C-54 Skymaster of Air France.

Lockheed L-749A-79-22 Constellation

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).

Registration F-BAZJ Lockheed L-749A-79-22 Constellation Vincent Auriol of Air France, c/n 2514.
Delivered new to Air France in June 1947. Leased to Air Vietnam from October 1955 to October 1956. Leased to CGTA-Air Algérie from June 1960 to November 1960. Sold to French Armée de l’Air - Escadrille EARS 99 in May 1961, Service Aérien de Recherches (SAR), registered F-SSFJ. Wfu in January 1970, used for ground fire fighting training at Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS). Broken up in 1975.

Seen again further in this page. Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Another anonymous one seen at Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY)..

Douglas DC-4-1009

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).

Reg. F-BBDK Ciel de Normandie Douglas DC-4-1009 c/n 42943.

Already seen above in this page. Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Douglas DC-4-1009

Unidentified location.

Reg. F-BBDI Douglas DC-4-1009 Ciel de Provence of Air France, c/n 42941 .

Already seen above. Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Douglas DC-4-1009 or Douglas C-54 Skymaster

Either DC-4-1009 or C-54 Skymaster of Air France.

Footage too blurry ... F-BBDE ? F-BBDK?
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Stars sur la passerelle

Opinion leaders such as movie stars are skillfully used to promote air travel, and Air France in particular, to the general public. See discussion tab (5).

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

Edith Piaf, French singer, at the foot of the plane for flight AF1247 to Casablanca.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation of Air France.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Eddie Constantine, American actor and singer, at the foot of his plane.

Either L-1049C Super C or L-1049G Super G of Air France.

Paris chante toujours! (1952)

SNCASE Sud Est SE 2010 Armagnac

Registration F-WAVA SNCASE Sud Est SE 2010 Armagnac of SNCASE with Air France livery, c/n 01.
First flight in April 2nd 1949. Prototype. Written off in June 30th 1950 near Toulouse, France. Test flight. Shortly after takeoff while in initial climb the four engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. It was determined that the loss of control was caused by the failure of a leading edge that detached shortly after rotation. 4 pilots and 7 engineers on board. 2 engineers killed.

Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

See discussion tab (6).

French actress and singer Line Renaud in a Lockheed L-749A Constellation interior.

Lockheed L-749A-79-46 Constellation

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).

Registration F-BAZT Lockheed L-749A-79-46 Constellation of Air France, c/n 2629.
First flight in February 1950. Delivered new to Air France in March 1950. Leased to Air Vietnam from November 1955 to October 1956. Bought by SGAC and transferred to Armée de l'Air for Escadrille Aérienne de Recherche et de Sauvetage EARS 99 (SAR) in September 1960, registered F-SSFT. Wfu in January 1971 stored at Charolais Bourgogne Sud, Saint Yan, France (Bourgogne) (LFLN/SYT).

Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Another one of the same type and company in the background right. See below.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY). See discussion tab (7).

Anonymous Lockheed L-749A Constellation of Air France background.

Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Boum sur Paris (1953)

Lockheed L-749A-79-22 Constellation

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).

Registration F-BAZJ Lockheed L-749A-79-22 Constellation Vincent Auriol of Air France, c/n 2514.
Already described above.

Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

In the background Lockheed L-749A Constellation of Air France.

Lockheed L-749A-79-46 Constellation

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY). See discussion tab (7).

Registration F-BAZT Lockheed L-749A-79-46 Constellation of Air France, c/n 2629.
First flight in February 1950. Delivered new to Air France in March 1950. Leased to Air Vietnam from November 1955 to October 1956. Bought by SGAC and transferred to Armée de l'Air for Escadrille Aérienne de Recherche et de Sauvetage EARS 99 (SAR) in September 1960, registered F-SSFT. Wfu in January 1971 stored at Charolais Bourgogne Sud, Saint Yan, France (Bourgogne) (LFLN/SYT).

Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Douglas C-54A-DO Skymaster

In the background, unidentified Douglas C-54 Skymaster or Douglas DC-4

Registration F-BELI Douglas C-54A-DO Skymaster of Air France, c/n 3098.
Delivered new to the USAAF in August 1943, registered 41-37307. Sold to American Airlines in 1949, registered N90409, named 409. Sold to Air France in August 1949, registered F-BELI. Shot at by Russian MiG15 fighters while enroute to Berlin-Tegel (EDDT/TXL) in April 1952. Repaired. Leased to Royal Air Cambodge in December 1964, registered XU-GAH. Bought by Royal Air Lao in June 1968, registered XW-TDE. Written off in February 1972, went missing over Laos reportedly shot down (23 fatalities).

French singer Edith Piaf boarding the plane.

Douglas DC-4-1009 or Douglas C-54 Skymaster

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly.

DC-4 or C-54 Skymaster of Air France.

Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Razzia sur la Chnouf (1954)

See discussion tab (8).

Lockheed L1049C-55-88 Super Constellation

Jean Gabin (Henri Ferré dit 'Le Nantais') is unboarding from this plane at Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).

Registration F-BGNH Lockheed L-1049C-55-88 Super Constellation of Air France, c/n 4517.
Delivered new to Air France in October 1953. Converted later to L1049E, then L1049G, then L1049F. Wfu in 1965. Broken up in 1967.

Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Douglas DC-4-1009 or Douglas C-54 Skymaster

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly.

DC-4 or C-54 Skymaster of Air France.

Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

La môme vert de gris (1953)

Fouga CM-8R13

Glider with a dorsal jet engine and V-tail. Several variant of jet engine tested with minor changes of the dorsal pylon or the front landing gear. Due to the small size on the screen, hard to say exactly which variant but most probably the first one named Cyclone F-WFOI.
After a US promotional tour in January 1950, and following a claim from the engine manufacturer Wright, Fouga changed the name to Sylphe (Spirit of the Air; sylphs are (invisible) beings of the air). In a short time, Sylphe I was followed by Sylphe II and Sylphe III then Cyclope (I and later II; manufacturer type : CM-8R-9) and eventually the Midget (type : CM-8R-8 3).
All of them were single-seat airframes but five twin variants (named Gémeaux) were too built : two unpowered fuselages were join by a new central wing panel possessing a single turbojet engine. At the same time, the design office was developing what would become the Fouga CM170R Magister (first flight July 1952), which was ultimately adopted by the Armée de l'Air (French Air Force) and several foreign customers.

Lockheed Constellation

Eddie Constantine (acting Lemmy Caution) exercises his favorite talent at court with a pretty lady. The poster behind shows a stylized Constellation from Air France flying in the sky of Europe. See discussion tab (9)

Posters Air France 1950s

Lockheed Constellation

Air France-Mappemonde illustrated by Lucien Boucher in 1950.
3 x Lockheed Constellation flying above North Atlantic, South America and India.

Amerique du Nord-Air France illustrated by Luc-Marie Bayle in 1947.
Lockheed Constellation flying towards the Skyscrapers of Manhattan and Eiffel Tower.
Partial view. See discussion tab (9)

Air France-Paris-Mexico direct illustrated by Serge Prout in 1952.
Lockheed Constellation flying above Mayan or Astecan temple.
Partial view. See discussion tab (9)

Air France-Paris-Tokio illustrated by Tabuchi in 1952.
Lockheed Constellation flying above the Fuji mount.

Air France-Asie illustrated by André Golven in 1950.
Lockheed Constellation flying above a Laotian temple in the background.

Air France-Liaisons directes et rapides vers L'Ile Maurice illustrated by Renluc in 1954.
Lockheed Constellation flying above a Mauritian bay.

Lockheed Super Constellation & Vickers Viscount

Air France-Réseau Aérien Mondial edited by Perceval, Paris in 1956.
Super Constellation and Viscount of Air France well identified to the left and right down corners.
Partial view. See discussion tab (9)

Douglas DC-6

Air France-A.E.F. et Cameroun-Passagers-Messageries illustrated by Vincent Guerra in 1950.
The illustrator was more inspired by a DC-6 than a DC-4, although Air France never used the former.
Partial views of passengers boarding a Douglas DC-6 in Air France livery. See discussion tab (9).

Le chanteur de Mexico (1956)

Various Aircraft

On tarmac at Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY) in 1956. See discussion tab (10).

1 - Unidentified Aircraft of Swissair.
2 - Douglas DC-6 or Douglas DC-7 with unidentified livery.
3 - Lockheed L1049C-55-81 Super Constellation of Air France.

Lockheed L1049C-55-81 Super Constellation

Registration F-BGNG Lockheed L1049C-55-81 Super Constellation Super C of Air France, c/n 4516.
Delivered new to Air France in October 1953. Converted later to Lockheed L1049E, then Lockheed L1049G, then Lockheed L1049F. Sold to CATAIR in June 1968. Sold to Air Fret in October 1973. Wfu at Nimes, Garons in 1976. Broken up in 1979.
Sean again further in this page. Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Various Aircraft

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY) in 1956. See discussion tab (11).

1 - Lockheed L1049C-55-81 Super Constellation reg.F-BGNG of Air France.
2 - Vickers 708 Viscount of Air France.
3 - Vickers 708 Viscount of Air France.
4 - Lockheed L1049C Super Constellation of Air France.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).
Supposed people boarding the plane to Mexico. Round porthole it seems?.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation of Air France.

Lockheed L1049G-82 Super Constellation

Taking off from Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY), but continuity error, it's a Super G.

Lockheed L1049G-82 Super G Super Constellation of Air France.

Lockheed L1049G-82 Super Constellation

Taxiing at Aeropuerto Central de Mexico (MEX).

Registration F-BHBI Lockheed L1049G-82 Super G Super Constellation of Air France, c/n 4634.
Delivered new to Air France in February 1956. Bought by Le Gouvello de la Porte family in March 1968. Sold to Air Fret in April 1968. Sold to Republic of Biafra in June 1969. Wfu at Lanzarote - Arrecife, Spain (Canarias) (GCRR/ACE) in 1971, used as fire trainer. Perished in 1984.

Douglas DC-6 of Mexicana de Aviación in the background right.

Return to Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).

Reportage Air France Constellation 1956

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).

Registration F-BBDT Lockheed L-749A-79-46 Constellation Champs-Elysées of Air France, c/n 2675.
Delivered new to Air France in November 1951. Leased to Air Vietnam in Octobre 1955. Leased to RAM-Royal Air Maroc in July 1958. Bought by RAM in January 1960, registered CN-CCN. Converted to freighter in December 1961. Wfu in July 1970. Used as training airframe in Casablanca (CAS). Restored in 2004-2005 and displayed at Casablanca in RAM livery.

Lockheed L1049 Super Constellation

As luxury as the cruise liners of the time.

Lockheed L1049 Super Constellation of Air France.

Une parisienne (1957)

Lockheed L-749A-79-46 Constellation

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).

Registration F-BAZP Lockheed L-749A-79-46 Constellation of Air France, c/n 2550.
Delivered new to Air France as L-749-79-46 in February 1948. Converted to L-749A-79-46. Leased to Air Vietnam in November 1955. Returned to Air France in August 1956. Leased to RAM-Royal Air Maroc in November 1959. Wfu in November 1960. Sold to Armée de l'Air - Escadrille EARS 99, converted to SAR Aircraft in May 1961. Wfu in January 1970. Stored at Charolais Bourgogne Sud, Saint Yan France (LFLN/SYT), used at restaurant near Dijon, France in 1971. Broken up in June 1973.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).

Lockheed L-749A Constellation of Air France.
Registered F-BAZx.

Another of the same type in background left.

DC-4 or C-54 Skymaster of Air France. in the background to the right.

Lockheed L1049C-55-81 Super Constellation

Registration F-BGNG Lockheed L1049C-55-81 Super Constellation Super C of Air France, c/n 4516.
Already seen above in this page. Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Morane-Saulnier MS.755 Fleuret

Registration F-WZRS Morane-Saulnier MS.755 Fleuret of Morane-Saulnier, c/n 01.
First flight on January 26th 1953. It failed to gain any orders but was developed into the larger four-seat MS.760 Paris.

Uncredited archives

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III

Taking off from Aéroport de Marseille-Marignane (MRS).

Registration F-WHRA Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Air France, c/n 1.
First flight in May 1958. Delivered new to Air France in April 1959, registered F-BHRA named Alsace. Converted to Caravelle III in 1961. Withdrawn from use in December 1975, preserved at Vilgenis, France.
First Caravelle I fitted with 2 RR Avon 522 turbojets.

Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III

F-WHRA in flight in Marseille area.

Registration F-WHRA Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III of Air France.

Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Commercial demo of the interior.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Flying above Marseille, quartier du vieux port.

Vallon des Auffes with its 3-arch bridge.

Flight above Etang de Berre.

Going west.

Participant Bernard Chabbert

Douglas C-47A-1-DL

Bernard Chabbert in front of a Douglas C-47 with Air France colours, at Aéroport de La Ferté-Alais (LFFQ).

Registration F-AZTE Douglas C-47A-1-DL of SC Dakota et Compagnie, painted as Air France reg.F-BBBE of the 1940s/50s, c/n 9172.
Delivered new to the 8th AF (UK) of USAAF in March 1943, reg 42-23310. Sold to Scottish Airlines in January 1946, registered G-AGZF. Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WZ984 as a Douglas Dakota III. Requisitioned by the British government, it performs over 50 missions during the Berlin Airlift. Bought by French Armée de l'Air in October 1952, registered 4223310. Transferred to Base Aérienne (BA) (CIET 340) in 1954, registered F-RAVT, then to BA Villacoublay (GLAM) in 1954/1955, registered F-RAFC, then to BA Boufarik (GLA45), Algeria, registered F-SCZX, then to Escadrille 3/62 Sahara, Algiers in 1957/1958, registered F-RASL. Transferred back to BA Boufarik (GLA45) in 1957/1958, registered F-RASL. Re-registered F-SCDA in 1958/1960. Returned to BA Villacoublay (GLAM 1/60) in 1960/1963, registered F-RAFH. Re-registered F-RAJN in 1964/1966 (WGAL 2/60). Struck off Strength/Charge from the Armee de l Air in 1972. Transferred to BA Chateaudun, registered F-RAJI, then F-RAFN. Sold to Rousseau Aviation, registered F-BRGN. Sold to Gouvernement de République Centrafricaine (Jean Bedel Bokassa) in 1974, registered TL-JBB. Sold to Inter RCA in July 1980, registered TL-AAX. Sold to France, registered F-ODQE but not taken up. Bought by ACE Transvalair in 1983, registered F-GDPP. Sold to Publi Air, restored in July 1991 in L'Envolée Air Inter livery. Sold to France DC3 in August 1997. Sold to SC Dakota et Compagnie in January 2004, re-registered F-AZTE in February 2004, based at La Ferté Alais (LFFQ). Painted as K24 CW-X of Force Aérienne Belge/Luchtmacht in June 2006, based at Base Aérienne Beauvechain, Belgium. Painted as F-BEFD Aigle Azur in October 2006. Painted in KLM-The Flying Dutchman on left side/Air France on right side as F-BBBE in 2007. Re-painted in full Air France livery of the 1950s with same F-BBBE registration on the fuselage in 2011.