Memorial Flight has uploaded a video of its LVG C.VI reproduction flying with an original Benz Bz.IV engine, above la Ferté Alais airfield in France. The aircraft was built by the Memorial Flight Association in France, for The Vintage Aviator Collection based in New-Zealand. More details and pictures of the build on Memorial Flight’s website …
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Sep 13 2013
Yak-3 crashes in France, pilot and passenger unhurt
This afternoon, the Yakolev Yak-3 F-AZZV crashed in Dijon, France. The pilot and his passenger are reportedly unhurt. According to available information, the aircraft could not be stopped during its landing run. Available pictures show that the aircraft suffered extensive damage: the main landing gear and propeller were sheared from the aircraft, while the engine …
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Aug 13 2013
First flight of the Replic’Air Morane-Saulnier Type G in France
The Morane-Saulnier Type G replica built by the French association Replic’Air made its maiden flight in the early evening of Saturday August 10th at Auch-Gers airport. The pilot for the flight was Christophe Marchand, and everything was reported as working well. A second flight was made with Nils Harald Hansen, and more test flights are …
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Aug 09 2013
Morane-Saulnier Type G replica to cross the Mediterranean
The French association Replic’Air recently finished the construction of a Morane-Saulnier Type G replica, which will be used to cross the Mediterranean sea on September 22, to commemorate the first crossing of that body of water by Roland Garros in 1913. The replica is powered by a Rotec engine, which is similar to the original …
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Aug 06 2013
Chipmunk WZ877 flies again in France
The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk WZ877 (F-AZLI) flew for the first time in La Rochelle, France, on June 23. The aircraft had been sold from RAF stock in 1996 but had never flown again. Bought in 2010 by MM. Gilles Carter and Patrick Pierre-Pierre, pilot for the first flight, it was restored to airworthy …
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Jul 15 2013
French Spitfire PR.19 damaged upon landing
On July 5, Supermarine Spitfire PR.19 (F-AZJS) was damaged upon landing. According to some sources, the aircraft was landing after having experienced engine problems. On this YouTube video, it can be seen nearly nosing over on touchdown. The propeller was shattered, and the engine will have to be inspected for shock damage. Aside from this, …
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Apr 07 2013
Henri Bourrassier †
We are saddened to learn the death of Henri Bourrassier, who passed away on April 6. Henri Bourrassier flew the B-26 Marauder with the Free French “Bretagne” bomber group during World War Two. He later flew Dakotas and Noratlas transport aircraft for the French Air Force in during the wars in Indochina and Algeria. He …
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Mar 25 2013
Breguet Alizé to fly in France
The association Breguet Alizé, which is mostly composed of former French Navy personnel, has been working for the last few months on restoring their Breguet Alizé ASW aircraft back to flying status. Engine runs and taxiing tests began at the end of 2012 and the association has now received permission to make test flights with …
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Oct 24 2012
Roland de la Poype †
Roland de la Poype, a French ace of the Normandie-Niémen group, died aged 92 at Saint-Tropez in Southern France on 23 October. Roland Paulze d’Ivoy de la Poype, Compagnon de la Libération and Hero of the Soviet Union, was one of the first Frenchmen to rejoin General de Gaulle in June 1940. He volunteered to …
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Aug 15 2012
NA-64 Yale to be restored to airworthiness in France
The Musée Aéronautique de la Presqu’Ile Cote d’Amour (MAPICA) based at La Baule in France received a North American NA-64 Yale in January 2012 and is restoring it to airworthiness. Some fifteen NA-64 Yale are reported to be flying in the world today. France was one of the major operators of the type, but only …
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Jul 22 2012
Pilot killed in Fokker Dr.I replica crash (updated)
The pilot of a Fokker Dr. I triplane replica (F-AZAQ) was killed this afternoon in the crash of his aircraft. The aircraft was being displayed as part of the Couhé-Vérac meeting in Charente, France. The pilot, whose identity has not been disclosed, was a 66 year-old man who lived near Paris. The accident took place …
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May 22 2012
Video: first flight of Memorial Flight’s Sopwith 1B2 1½ Strutter
Memorial Flight has posted a video of the first flight of its Sopwith 1B2 1½ Strutter, which flew on April 30. More information is available on Memorial Flight’s website. Comme promis, l’équipe de Mémorial Flight vient de diffuser une vidéo plus étoffée du premier vol de son Sopwith 1B2 1½ Strutter, qui a eu lieu …
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May 02 2012
Restored Sopwith 1B2 1½ Strutter flies in France
The Sopwith 1B2 1½ Strutter restored by the French association Memorial Flight made its first flights on Monday, April 30, according to the association’s blog, where several pictures of the flights can be seen The two first flights were made with a crew of one then two members and lasted 25 minutes. The aircraft was …
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Apr 30 2012
A French association plans to build a 1/4,41 scale Latécoère 631
Found on Piloter Mag’s blog: In 2010, a French Association decided to design and build a replica of the huge Latécoère 631 flying boat. Instead of a 57.43m wingspan, the replica would have a 13 m wingspan, and its wing area would only be 19.93 m² instead of 350 m². This would make the aircraft …
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Jan 02 2012
Walkaround: Morane-Saulnier MS.317
These pictures are of a Morane-Saulnier MS.317 registered F-HCJD. They were taken at the annual meeting in La Ferté-Alais in 2011. The MS.317 was a re-engined MS.315, powered by a 220 hp Continental W-670K instead of the original 135 hp Salmson 9Nc. Some forty aircraft were converted in this manner in the 1950s and 1960s.
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