Aviateurs, 75 ans d'aventures

Aviateurs, 75 ans d'aventures DVD cover.

Documentary (2009)

Starring:
Erik Dollinger (Narrator/Director)
Patrick Facon (Himself/Historian)
Bernard Bombeau (Himself/Journalist)

75 years history of the Armée de l'Air officially created in 1934 from the former Aéronautique Militaire (1909-33) who was a part of French Army. Documents from French military archives.

Voisin Archdeacon Hydroplane

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Voisin Archdeacon Hydroplane.

Voisin Delagrange I

This was first successfully flown on 30 March 1907, achieving a straight-line flight of 60 m (200 ft).
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Voisin Delagrange.

Voisin Farman I

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Voisin Farman I.

Santos Dumont Demoiselle No.20

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Santos Dumont Demoiselle No.20.

Santos Dumont 14-bis

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Santos Dumont 14-bis.

Blériot XI

Same archive footage of the first flight across the English Channel seen in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Blériot XI .

Blériot XI-2

Blériot XI-2 of the Aéronautique Militaire .

Farman HF.3 & Farman F.40

Farman HF.3 and F.40 of the Aéronautique Militaire.

Observation Balloon – Germany 1914-1916

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Zeppelin LZ 16 Z IV

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Zeppelin LZ 16 Z IV.

Nieuport 11

Nieuport 11 of the Aéronautique Militaire.

Nieuport 11

Nieuport 11 of the Aéronautique Militaire.

Farman F.40

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Farman F.40 of the Aéronautique Militaire.

Nieuport 10

Some production batch have the upper wing with a empty circle to ease the use of the Lewis machine gun.

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Voisin III

Voisin III of the Aéronautique Militaire.

SPAD S.VII

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SPAD S.VII of Charles Nungesser, Aéronautique Militaire (Air Force of the French Army).

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SPAD S.VII reg. S115 of Georges Guynemer, Aéronautique Militaire (Air Force of the French Army).

Farman MF.11.Bis

Farman MF.11.Bis of the Aéronautique Militaire.

Caudron G.3

Final assembly of Caudron G.3s for the Aéronautique Militaire.

Caudron R.4

Perhaps a Caudron R.4.

Caudron R.4 of the Aéronautique Militaire.

Unidentified Aircraft

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Rumpler C.IV

One of the first aircraft shot down during the WWI.

Rumpler C.IV of the Luftstreitkräfte.

Breguet 14

Breguet 14 of the Aéronautique Militaire.

Sopwith 1½ Strutter

Sopwith 1½ Strutter for the Armée de l’Air .

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Sopwith 1½ Strutter for the Armée de l’Air .

Nieuport-Delage Ni-D 29

Probably a flight of Nieuport-Delage NiD-29.

Nieuport-Delage NiD-29 of the Armée de l'Air.

Latécoère 26-2.R

Registration F-AILA, c/n 653.
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Latécoère 26-2.R of Aéropostale-Compagnie Générale Aéropostale .

Potez 25

Registration F-AJDY, c/n 1521. This plane will be operated by Aeroposta Argentina in 1938 as LV-JFA Molina H.Y. Germinatti.

Reg.F-AJDY Potez 25 of Aéropostale-Compagnie Générale Aéropostale .

Breguet 19 B2

Breguet 19 B2 of the Armée de l’Air.

Unidentified Aircraft & Lioré et Olivier LeO 20

In the far background, seems to be a LeO 20.

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Bloch MB.200 B4

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Bloch MB.200B.4 of the Armée de l’Air.

Potez 63.11

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Potez 63.11 of the Armée de l’Air.

Loire 46

Loire 46 of the Armée de l’Air.

Morane-Saulnier MS.230

Morane-Saulnier MS.230 of the Armée de l’Air.

Bloch MB.152

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Bloch MB.152 of the Armée de l’Air.

Morane-Saulnier MS.406

Morane-Saulnier MS.406 of the Armée de l’Air.

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Morane-Saulnier MS.406 of the Armée de l’Air.

Farman F.221

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Farman F.221 of the Armée de l’Air.

Potez 542

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Potez 542 of the Armée de l’Air.

Initially ordered by French Armée de l’Air, they never entered to service due to French army defeat in 1940, and were delivered to RAF. But Hudson and C/60 Lodestar will be delivered to Free French Air Force in North Africa in 1943.

Lockheed Hudson I.

Lockheed C-60A Lodestar

Reg. FC-BAF Lockheed C-60A Lodestar Paris.
FC meaning France Combatante (Fighting France) a special registry used by FAFL (Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres (Free French Air Forces)) for military liaison et regurlar airlines through French Empire once out of the Vichy govnerment rule (Lignes aériennes militaires).
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Meeting in Algier between General Charles de Gaulle and General Henri Giraud (30 may 1943).

Lockheed C-60A Lodestar.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

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Dornier Do 17 P

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Reg.F6 + FM Dornier Do 17 P of the Luftwaffe 4.(F)/122 shoot down the 23 november 1939.

Junkers Ju 87 B-2 Stuka

Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka of the Luftwaffe.

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Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka of the Luftwaffe.

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Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka of the Luftwaffe.

Junkers Ju 87 B-2 Stuka

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Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka of the Luftwaffe.

Heinkel He 111 H

Heinkel He 111 H of the Luftwaffe.

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Heinkel He 111 H of the Luftwaffe.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 D

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Messerschmitt Bf 109 D of the Luftwaffe.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E of the Luftwaffe.

Junkers Ju 88

Junkers Ju 88 of the Luftwaffe.

Short S.29 Stirling

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Miles M.14A Magister

Miles M.14A Magister of the RAF.

Unidentified Aircraft

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Supermarine Spitfire I

Supermarine Spitfire I of the RAF.

Bristol 156 Beaufighter

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Bristol 156 Beaufighter of the RAF.

Bristol 149 Blenheim Mk.IV

Used by the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres under RAF No.342 Squadron – Groupe Lorraine.

Blenheim Mk.IV of RAF-Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres.

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Douglas DB-7 Boston III of RAF-Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres.

Blenheim Mk.IV of RAF-Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres.

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Blenheim Mk.IV of RAF-Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres.

Bristol 142 Blenheim Mk.IV of the RAF- Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres.

Douglas DB-7 Boston III

Douglas DB-7 Boston III of RAF-Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres.

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Douglas DB-7 Boston III of RAF-Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres.

Yakovlev Yak-3U

Yakovlev Yak-3U of the Voyenno-vozdushnye sily SSSR.

Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik

Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik of the Voyenno-vozdushnye sily SSSR.

Lockheed 10 Electra

Lockheed 10 Electra of the Armée de l’Air.

Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax B.III

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Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax B.III of the RAF.

Lockheed C-60A Lodestar

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Lockheed C-60A Lodestar of the Armée de l'Air.

Westland Lysander

Stampe SV4 and Bristol Blenheim in the background.

Westland Lysander.

Stampe SV4

Stampe SV4.

Republic P-47B Thunderbolt

Arrival of USAAF in Algeria.

Republic P-47B Thunderbolt of the USAAF.

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Republic P-47B Thunderbolt of the USAAF.

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt of the USAAF.

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt of the USAAF.

Curtiss P-40F Warhawk

In Algiers. Several of them used by the French Free Forces in Tunisia and Mediterranean operation beside US forces.

Curtiss P-40F Warhawk of the USAAF.

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Curtiss P-40F Warhawk of the USAAF.

Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk.II

Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk.II of the RAF.

Consolidated B-24 Liberator

Consolidated B-24 Liberator of the USAAF.

North American B-25 Mitchell

North American B-25 Mitchell of the Royal Air Force-Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres .

Douglas B-26 Invader

Indo-China War.

Douglas B-26 Invader of the Armée de l’Air.

North American T-6G Texan

Many used in the Algerian War.
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North American T-6G Texan of the Armée de l’Air .

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North American T-6G Texan of the Armée de l’Air .

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North American T-6G Texan of the Armée de l’Air .

North American T-6 Texan

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North American T-6 Texan of the Armée de l’Air .

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North American T-6 Texan of the Armée de l’Air .

North American SNJ-4 Texan

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North American SNJ-4 Texan of the Aéronavale .

De Havilland DH100 Vampire FB.53

Around 300 aircraft delivered as DH.100 Vampire to the Armée de l’Air + 250 built in France by SNCASE.

De Havilland DH100 Vampire FB.53 of the Armée de l’Air.

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De Havilland DH100 Vampire FB.53 of the Armée de l’Air.

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De Havilland DH100 Vampire FB.53 of the Armée de l’Air.

SNCASE SE 535 Mistral

250 aircraft built under license by SNCASE, from 1950 to 1953.
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SNCASE SE 535 Mistral of the Armée de l’Air.

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SNCASE SE 535 Mistral of the Armée de l’Air.

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SNCASE SE 535 Mistral of the Armée de l’Air.

SNCASO SO.6000N Triton

First flight in 1946, this one is the fourth and last prototype built in 1948 using Rolls-Royce Nene engine.
Registration F-WFDH, c/n 04.
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Reg.F-WFDH SNCASO SO.6000N Triton.

SNECMA Atar Volant C.400 P2

Experimental tubo jet VTOL aircraft. First flght radio controlled in 1956, as C.400 P1. The pictures shows the pilot version C.400 P2 who first flied in 1957.

SNECMA Atar Volant C.400 P2 .

Leduc 0.10 & SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc

Experimental ramjet aircraft, first flight in October 1947. The mothership aircraft is a SNCASE SE 161 Languedoc. Registration F-BATF, c/n 6.
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Leduc 0.10 on Reg.F-BATF SNCASE SE 161 Languedoc.

SNCASO SO.1221 Djinn

One of the prototype of this small helicopter launched in 1953. Armée de l’Air and Aviation Légère de l’Armée de Terre operated the aircraft.

SNCASO SO.1221 Djinn.

Dassault MD.450 Ouragan Prototypes

Prototype 01 seen behind the tail of the second or third one (MD 450 0?). Same footage seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Prototypes of the Dassault MD.450 Ouragan of the Armée de l’Air.

Dassault MD.450A Ouragan

Dassault MD.450A Ouragan of the Armée de l’Air.

Dassault MD.450B Ouragan

Dassault MD.450B Ouragan of the Armée de l’Air.

Dassault MD.312 Flamant

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Dassault MD.312 Flamant of the Armée de l’Air.

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Dassault MD.312 Flamant.

Douglas C-47A Skytrain

Archives from French army during Indochine and Algeria conflicts.

Douglas C-47A Skytrain of the Armée de l’Air.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Civilian aircraft used for French Army operations in Dien Bien Phu.
Registration F-BCYG, c/n 12526.

Reg.F-BCYG Douglas C-47 Skytrain of CATI-Compagnie Aérienne de Transport Indochinois.

Another undistinguished civilian aircraft uses for Army operations.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Several origins of C-47 or DC-3 during the Berlin Airlift, at the famous Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain.

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain.

Douglas C-54D Skymaster

Berlin airlift.

Douglas C-54D Skymaster of the USAAF Troop Carrier Command.

Landing at Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof.

Douglas C-54D Skymaster of the USAAF Troop Carrier Command.

Douglas C-54B Skymaster

Berlin airlift. Landing at Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof.

Douglas C-54B Skymaster of the USAAF Air Transport Command.

Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat of the Armée de l’Air, GC II/21 "Auvergne".

Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat of the Armée de l’Air.

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak of the Armée de l’Air.

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak of the Armée de l’Air.

Sikorsky H-34

Algerian War.

Sikorsky H-34 of the Armée Française-ALAT.

Registration 58586LO.
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Reg.58586LO Sikorsky H-34 of the Armée Française-ALAT.

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

Aircraft secretly loaned by the CIA to French forces for troop support during Indo-China war.

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar of the USAF/Armée de l’Air.

Nord 2501 Noratlas

Nord 2501 Noratlas of the Armée de l’Air.

Nord 2501 Noratlas with shield of ET 1/61 Touraine, Armée de l’Air.

Nord 2501 Noratlas of the Armée de l’Air.

Nord 2501 Noratlas alongside a SA 330 Puma with SEPECAT Jaguar in the background.

Transall C-160V

Registration D-9507, then F-ZWWV, c/n V1. First flight in 1963.
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Reg.D-9507/F-ZWWV Transall C-160V prototype.

Transall C-160F

Operations in Africa.

Transall C-160F of the Armée de l’Air.

Transall C-160F

Operations in Europe, France and ex-Yugoslavia.

Transall C-160F of the Armée de l’Air.

Transall C-160F F86 of the Armée de l’Air.

Transall C-160F of the Armée de l’Air.

Dassault Mystère IV

Patrouille de France flew the Mystère IV from 1956 to 1964.
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Dassault Mystère IV of the Armée de l’Air-Patrouille de France.

From Groupe de Chasse.

Dassault Mystère IV of the Armée de l’Air.

Dassault Mirage IIIA

Dassault Mirage IIIA.

Dassault Mirage IVA

Earlier series.

Dassault Mirage IVA.

Dassault Mirage IVA

Dassault Mirage IVA of the Armée de l’Air.

Dassault Mirage IVP

Dassault Mirage IVP of the Armée de l’Air.

SEPECAT Jaguar A of the Armée de l’Air.

SEPECAT Jaguar A

First Gulf war.

SEPECAT Jaguar A of the Armée de l’Air.

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SEPECAT Jaguar A of the Armée de l’Air.

SEPECAT Jaguar A, A108, coded 11-MP.

Douglas DC-8-55CF Jet Trader

Registration F-RAFA, c/n 45820/246.

Reg.F-RAFA Douglas DC-8-55CF Jet Trader of the Armée de l’Air-GLAM.

Boeing C-135F

Air-fuelling two Mirage IVs.

Boeing C-135F of the Armée de l’Air.

Air-fuelling of a SEPECAT Jaguar.

Boeing C-135F of the Armée de l’Air.

General Dynamics F-16 Block 52 of the USAF, AF 91-0362.

Dassault Mirage F1C

Dassault Mirage F1C of the Armée de l’Air.

Dassault Mirage F1CR

Registration 661/33-NK. Escadron de Reconnaissance 2/33 Savoie

Dassault Mirage F1CR of the Armée de l’Air.

Operations in Chad.

Dassault Mirage F1CR of the Armée de l’Air.

First Gulf War.

Dassault Mirage F1CR of the Armée de l’Air.

Dassault Mirage 2000C

Dassault Mirage 2000C of the Armée de l’Air.

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Dassault Mirage 2000C of the Armée de l’Air.

Dassault Mirage 2000B

Dassault Mirage 2000B of the Armée de l’Air.

Dassault Mirage 2000D

Registration 3-II, from EC 1/3 <i<Navarre of the Base Aérienne 133 Nancy-Ochey.

Reg.3-II Dassault Mirage 2000D of the Armée de l’Air-Escadron de Chasse 1/3 Navarre.

Dassault Mirage 2000D of the Armée de l’Air.

Dassault Mirage 2000D

Registration 3-JF, from EC 2/3 Champagne of the Base Aérienne 133 Nancy-Ochey.
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