Le Cargo d'hier à aujourd'hui
Documentary (2011)
English title: The Cargo yesterday and today
Production:
Direction de la Communication - Service Communication Historique et Culturelle (Productor)
Also from this series:
Air France other series
Short promo film about Air France Cargo activities through the history of the company. A chronological presentation different from that presented in the film.
1930
CAMS 53/2
Registration F-ALCD CAMS 53/2 Savoie of Air Orient, c/n 28.
Delivered new to Air Orient in April 1931.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
1933
Wibault 282T.12
At Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget (LBG).
Wibault 282T.12 of Air France, uncomplete registration F-AMHx.
Wibault 282T.12
Registration F-AMHK Wibault 282 T12 Le Diligent of Air France, c/n 04.
Delivered to CIDNA in May 1933, transferred to Air France after merge in October 1933.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Bloch MB.220
At Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget (LBG).
Registration F-AQNM Bloch MB.220 Provence of Air France, c/n 13.
Delivered to Air France in August 1938. Went to Deutsche Luft Hansa fleet as D-AXWC in 1943. Re-engined in 1946 as Bloch MB.221 with Wright R-1820-97 Cyclone engines. Re-registered D-AKGC.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
1946
Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain
Registration F-BCYT Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain of Air France, c/n 4398.
Delivered new to the USAAF as 41-18360 serving in the North African and Italian campaigns. Sold to SGAC in April 1948, registered F-BCYT, then Air France. Sold to Fret Air in 1969, then served Vargas Aviation from December 1970 until December 1975. Bought by M.Etienne Costa as Dakar-Yoff for use in Senegal, then sold to Uni-Air in 1978. Sold to Guinée-Bissau around 1979... we lose track after.
IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Douglas C-53D-DO Skytrooper
Registration F-BAOA Douglas C-53D-DO Skytrooper of Air France, c/n 11708.
Delivered new to the USAAF in 1942, registered 42-68781. Bought by République Française - Ministère de l'Air - Direction des Transports Aériens in September 1945, registered F-BAOA. Delivered to Air France in September 1951. The airframe was written off on a local training flight while on approach at Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS) in January 8th 1958.
Amiot AAC 1 Toucan
Amiot AAC 1 Toucan of Air France.
Douglas C-54A-DO Skymaster
Registration F-BDRI Douglas C-54A-DO Skymaster of TAI-Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux, c/n 3079.
Delivered new to the USAAF in May 1943, registered 41-37288. Sold to Nederlandse Overheidsluchtvaartdiensten 45 (Netherlands Government Air Services 45), registered NL-308. Sold to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in December 1945. Sold to TAI-Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux in September 1947. Written off in July 18th 1951 in a crash on take off at Deurne Antwerp Belgium (EBAW/ANR).
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
1952
Breguet Br.363 Provence
Breguet Br.363 Provence of Air France.
Unloading of a Panhard Dyna 54.
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
At Aéroport de Paris-Orly Nord (ORY). See discussion tab (2).
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of Air France in Cargo configuration.
1965
Boeing 707-328C
On the Cargo apron of Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY). See discussion tab (3).
One of the 2 Boeing 707-328C cargo aircraft operated at the time by Air France under the Pélican service who started in September 1965. Either F-BLCC airframe 18881/436 named Le Pélican or F-BLCF airframe 19292/560 named Château de Blois at the time, renamed later as Pélican II. The subsidiary Air France Cargo was not labelled yet.
Boeing 707-328C
Taxiing at Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).
Boeing 707-328C of Air France under the Pélican service who started in September 1965.
1974
Boeing 747-228F
At John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).See discussion tab (4).
Boeing 747-228F of Air France Cargo.
Note the Boeing 747-206B of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in the background right.
Sikorsky S-61L
Seen in the sky having just taken off from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
Sikorsky S-61L of New York Airways.
Fading behind the Air France Cargo Boeing 747-228F already mentioned above.
1995
Boeing 747-228F/SCD
At Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG/LFPG) freight zone.See discussion tab (5).
Boeing 747-228F/SCD of Air France Cargo.
Boeing 747-228F/SCD
At Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG/LFPG) freight zone.
Registration F-BPVR Boeing 747-228F/SCD of Air France Cargo, c/n 21255/295.
First flight on September 28th 1976 as The Boeing Company, registered N1783B. Delivered to Air France Cargo in October 10th 1976, registered F-BPBR. Sold to Southern Air in April 26th 2004, registered N752SA. Wfu at Mojave Air and Space Port, Mojave USA (KMHV/MHV) in October 2010. Scrapped in December 2010.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
2011
Boeing 747-228F
At Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG/LFPG) freight zone.See discussion tab (6).
Boeing 747-228F of Air France Cargo.
Another one behind.
2 aircraft of the same type in the background left.
Boeing 747-428F
At Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG/LFPG) freight zone.
Boeing 747-428F of Air France Cargo.
Wearing current 2009+ livery.
Boeing 777F28
Taxiing at Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG/LFPG).
Registration F-GUOC Boeing 777F28 of Air France Cargo, c/n 32966/752.
First flight on February 2nd 2009 as The Boeing Company. Delivered to Air France Cargo in February 2009.
Registration F-GUOB Boeing 777F28 of Air France Cargo, c/n 32965/732.
First flight on August 9th 2008 as The Boeing Company, registered N5023Q. Delivered to Air France Cargo in February 2009 (BOC Aviation financial lease).
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Another 777F28 in the background.
Laoding a Bugatti Type 46.
Boeing 777-328ER
At Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG/LFPG).
The baggage holds of passenger aircraft are also operated by Air France Cargo division.
Registration F-GZND Boeing 777-328ER La Rochelle of Air France, c/n 35543/777.
First flight on March 30th 2009 as The Boeing Company, registered N1785B. Delivered to Air France in April 10th 2009.
Boeing 777-228ER
At Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG/LFPG).
Boeing 777-228ER of Air France.
PE or PF seen on the landing gear flaps, therefore it's either F-GSPE c/n 29006/189 Chaumont-sur-Loire or F-GSPF c/n 29007/201 Compiègne.
Unidentified variant taking off from CDG.
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