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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

Dassault Mystère IV

Ep. 1.01
Dassault Mystère IV of 7eme Escaddre (E.C. 3/7 Languedoc). CC was the code of 191 in 1966 ... if this footage is not older.

Various Aircraft

Ep. 1.01
Two Dassault Mystère IVs with a Dassault Flamant on the left and a Max Holste MH.1521 Broussard in the background.
Tanguy was at the controls of 7-AU of EC 1/7 Provence (s/n 130) and his leader, Laverdure, was piloting 7-AI s/n 134, a Mystère built in March 1956 and destroyed on 28 February 1968 after 1,709 flight hours. Thirteen days before in the same area (Solenzara, Corsica), it was the same fate for Mystère IV s/n 130 after 2,034 flight hours !

Continuity error : Tanguy et Laverdure are pilots of EC 1/7 Provence (yellow stripe) but the mechanic of Laverdure is close a Mystère with a blue stripe of the sister squadron (escadron 3/7 Languedoc).
In the far background, we can guess (1) a SNCASO SO 4050 Vautour and (2) a Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star.

Dassault Mirage III C

Ep. 1.01
2-LL and 2-LO are Dassault Mirage III C s/n 60 and 51 of EC 3/2 Alsace.

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Ep. 1.02
Dassault Mirage III C s/n 33 which worn code 2-EC between January 1966 and April 1968.

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

Used again in Ep. 1.04 to pursuit the stolen Mirage.

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

Ep. 1.04
Dassault Mirage III C 2-EF s/n 48 of EC 1/2 Cigognes. Given to be Yankee Papa (!) on the radio.

Ep. 1.06
Dassault Mirage III C 2-ET s/n 32.

Dassault Mirage III C 2-EA s/n 69.

Dassault Mirage III C 2-LF s/n 44 of EC 3/2 Alsace.

Dassault Mirage III C 2-EP s/n 12 or 85 (data bases give them with overlapping dates).

Ep. 1.07

Ep. 1.08
Dassault Mirage III C 2-EN (s/n 42 or 63 ?).

Dassault Mirage III C 2-EL s/n 65

Ep. 1.09
Dassault Mirage III C 2-LD.

Dassault Mirage III C (2-LO or 2-LQ ?) with a tally of a dozen missile or target. A former testbed ?

Ep. 1.11
Dassault Mirage III C 2-EG s/n 82.

Dassault Mirage III B

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 c/n 208 2-FS of EC 2/2 Côte d'Or (SPA 65 Griffon).

Ep. 1.04
Dassault Mirage III B c/n 209 2-FI of SPA 65 Griffon too.

And now Mirage III B c/n 227 2-FP.

Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris

Seen in several episodes usually just after the opening credits.

Unidentified Aircraft

Ep. 1.06

Ep. 1.08

Dassault Super-Mystère B2

Ep. 1.06
Continunity error as seen instead of a Mirage.

Sikorsky H-34

Ep. 1.06

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star

Ep. 1.08

Gloster Meteor T.7

Ep. 1.09
The roundel is more British than French ... maybe a footage from Martin-Baker Co showing one of their two testbed Meteors.
If right, maybe the same aircraft seen in Ep. 1.7 Many Happy Returns of The Prisoner (TV Series) but not the same footage.

Agusta-Bell 47G-2

Ep. 1.09
Agusta-Bell 47G-2 c/n 197 of the Gendarmerie (French M.P.) with the code JAE.

Sud Aviation SA 3130 Alouette II

Ep. 1.09
Sud Aviation SA 3130 Alouette II F-MJAP s/n 1717 of the Gendarmerie. Seen again in episodes 10 and 12.

Ep. 1.10

Airbase Life

Ep. 1.03
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 Two

(to be done)

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).