European Sanctuaries
Documentary (1960)
Production:
Les analyses cinématographiques (Productor)
Paul Mattéi (Director)
Maurice Lenfant (Music)
Also from this series:
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This 1960s color film is an Air France travelogue about the Roman Catholic cathedrals at Lourdes, Lisieux, Fatima, and Rome.
Boeing 707-328
Boeing 707-328 of Air France.
Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle I
Very likely at Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).
Registration F-BHRK Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III Corse of Air France, c/n 26.
First flight on February 29th 1960, registered F-WHRK as Sud-Aviation. Delivered to Air France in March 18th 1960. Converted to Caravelle IA in the following months. Leased to Air Charter International in June 1979 until October 1979. Wfu in April 1980.
Boeing 707-328
Registration F-BHSI Boeing 707-328 Château de Josselin of Air France, c/n 17621/139.
First flight on June 17th 1960 as The Boeing Company. Delivered to Air France in July 1960. Wfu in March 1977. Broken up at Orly (ORY/LFPO) in September 1977.
Lockheed L-749A-79-46 Constellation
Seems to be at Aéroport de Tarbes-Ossun-Lourdes (LDE) (Aéroport de Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées (LDE/LFBT) nowadays).See discussion tab (2).
Registration F-BAZF Lockheed L-749A-79-46 Constellation of Air France, c/n 2625.
First flight on January 20th 1950. Delivered to Air France in January 1950. Damaged at Orly (ORY) on April 11th 1951. Repaired and leased to Air Vietnam in January 1956. Returned in October 1956. Wfu in October 1960. Leased to
Air Inter from June 1961 to March 1962. Converted to SAR Aircraft in April 1963. Bought by SGAC and assigned to the Escadrille Aérienne de Recherche et Sauvetage 99 (EARS 99 Toulouse) of Armée de l'Air in December 1964, re-registered F-SSFF. Wfu in 1969. Stored at Saint-Yan, France (SYT).
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle I
Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle I of Air France.
Tail fin of unidentified aircraft in the far background left.
Featuring an AF flight from Fatima to Rome.
Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle I (model)
Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle I of Air France.
The registration F-BGNY is not convenient. It was assigned to a former De Havilland DH.106 Comet 1XB from Air France who operated few month this airplane between July 1953 to April 1954.
The different stops on the journey.
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