The road Paris-Teheran
Documentary (2016)
Production:
DXCI Agence de Communication Audiovisuelle (Productor)
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70 years ago, Air France connected Paris to Tehran for the first time.
Douglas C-47A Skytrain
At Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget (LBG) in 1946. See discussion tab (1)
Seems to be either F-BCYE or F-BCYF.
2 other aircraft of the same type in the background.
Douglas C-53D-DO Skytrooper or Douglas DC-3D
Registration F-BAxx. Side door indicates 2 possibilities in Air France fleet of the era: either an ex-USAAF C-53D-DO Skytrooper registered F-BAOA to F-BAOE, or a brand new 1946 built DC-3D registered F-BAXA to F-BAXD.
Douglas C-47A-50-DL Skytrain
Registration F-BCYV, c/n 10141. Delivered new to USAAF in 1943, registered 42-24279. Sold to Air France in November 1950, registered F-BCYV. Sold to Fretair in January 1970. Sold to Vargas Aviation in June 1971. Sold to Uni-Air International in May 1976. Broken up in April 1978.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
In flight on route Paris-Marseille-Rome-Tunis-Benghazi-Le Caire-Beyrouth-Bagdad-Téhéran in 1946, 2 days and a half of travel with 6 stopovers.
Douglas C-47B-5-DK Skytrain
Registration F-BEIK, c/n 25856. Delivered new to USAAF in 1943, registered 43-48595. Sold to Aerotec in 1948, registered F-BEIK. Sold to Air France in November 1951, based in Algeria. Written off at Biskra Algiers on take off in November 1952.
Douglas DC-4-1009
Registration F-BBDC, c/n 42935. Sold new to Air France in May 1946, named Ciel d'Anjou. Written off in April 1948 at Kano,Nigeria when crashed into a hangar on takeoff run due to locked brakes on nose landing gear. 3-engined ferry flight without passengers.
Douglas DC-4-1009
In flight on route Paris-Marseille-Rome-Brindisi-Athenes-Rhodes-Beyrouth-Bagdad-Téhéran in 1947, 2 days and a half of travel with 7 stopovers.
Douglas DC-4-1009
On approach to Tehran Mehrabad International Airport/فرودگاه بینالمللی مهرآباد/Foroudgâh-e Beyn Almelali-ye Mehrâbâd (THR).See discussion tab (2)
Landing at Tehran Mehrabad International Airport.
Lockheed L-749 Constellation
At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY) in 1950. See discussion tab (3)
Lockheed L-049 Constellation
At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).
Lockheed L-049 Constellation
In flight on route Paris-Genève-Damas-Téhéran in 1950, 2 days of travel with 2 stopovers.
Lockheed L-049 Constellation
Landing at Tehran Mehrabad International Airport.
Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G
At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).
Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G
In flight on route Paris-Francfort-Istambul-Beyrouth-Téhéran in 1956, 16 hours of travel with 3 stopovers.
Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G
Landing at Tehran Mehrabad International Airport.
Douglas DC-8-33
At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).
Registration F-BIUY, c/n 45569/80. Delivered new to Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux in July 1960. Transferred to UTA-Union de Transports Aériens after merge in January 1963. Leased to Air Afrique from September 1965 to June 1968, registered TU-TCE. Back to UTA-Union de Transports Aériens then leased to TAE Trabajos Aereos y Enlaces in March 1973. Whithdrawn from use at Son Sant Joan, Palma de Mallorca (LEPA/PMI) in May 1983. Broken up in July 1984.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Note to the left a tail fin of a Tupolev Tu-104A from ČSA-Československé Aerolinie seen further.
Tupolev Tu-104A of ČSA-Československé Aerolinie in the background.
Boeing 707-328 of Air France in the background.
Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III
At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY).
Douglas DC-8-33
At the beginning of the 1960s the line was handed over to Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux then UTA-Union de Transports Aériens until the merger into Air France in 1990.
Douglas DC-8-33
At Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget (LBG). See discussion tab (4)
Registration F-BJLB, c/n 45568/83. Delivered new to UAT-Union Aéromaritime de Transport in August 1960. Transferred to UTA-Union de Transports Aériens after merge in 1963. Converted to DC-8-53 in May 1965. Leased to TAE-Trabajos Aereos y Enlaces between March and November 1975, registered EC-EMT. Leased to Air Afrique in February 1979, registered TU-TCP. Stored and used as fire trainer at Zurich Airport in May 1985. Broken up in September 2014.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Douglas DC-8-33
In flight on route Paris-Téhéran in 1963, 4 hours of travel without stopover.
Douglas DC-8-33
F-BJLB seen again on the runway after having landed at Tehran Mehrabad International Airport.
Boeing 747-128
At Aéroport de Paris-Orly (ORY) new extension of Terminal Sud. See discussion tab (5)
Registration F-BPVF, c/n 20376/174. First flight in January 1972. Delivered to Air France in February 1972. Sold to
Air Atlanta Icelandic in April 1995, registered TF-ABW. Leased to Kabo Air between April to July 1995, then to Saudi Arabian Airlines, then to Avianca in December 1995. Leased to Air Club International from June to November 1996, registered C-GCIS. Leased to Iberia as TF-ABW again in May 1998. Broken up at Kent International Ramsgate, United Kingdom (EGMH/MSE).
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Taking off from unidentified airport.
In flight on route Paris-Téhéran in 1972, 5 hours 30 of travel.
Boeing 747-228BM
Of course not in 1972 with this livery which was launched in 1976.
Registration F-BPVS, c/n 21326/303. First flight in March 1997. Delivered to Air France in April 1977. Broken up Deols, Chateauroux (LFLX/CHR).
Boeing 747-128
Supposed landing at Tehran Mehrabad International Airport, but seems another unidentified airport.
Airbus A300B4-203
At Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG).
Airbus A300B4-203
In flight on route Paris-Téhéran in 1985, 4 hours 45 of travel.
Landing at Tehran Mehrabad International Airport (THR). See discussion tab (6)
Airbus A330-203
At Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG). See discussion tab (7)
Airbus A340-313
At Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG).
Airbus A330-203
In flight on route Paris-Téhéran in 2016, 5 hours of travel.
Landing at Tehran Mehrabad International Airport (THR). See discussion tab (8)
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