Aérodrome de Cerny-la Ferté-Alais
Looking Back (to my pre-digital camera days)
France
1975 to 1998
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A brief photo-report using my scanned slides and film from a favourite airfield south of Paris and the home of the famous Jean-Baptiste Salis.
August 1998 |
The SNCAC/Nord NC.702 Martinet (331 'PN') was operated by the CEV at Bretigny from 1950 to 1969. It arrived at La Ferté-Alais in 1985 following time at holiday camp in Avernes and I believe storage at Etampes. In 1998 it was transferred to Deutsches Technikmuseum, Berlin and following restoration was put on display in 2006.
The Martinet was a German-designed (Siebel 204) but built in France by SNCAC (the Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Centre) as twin-engine military trainer and light transport aircraft for the Armee de l’Air and Aéronavale. 350 were constructed but only three remain preserved. La Ferté-Alais - August 1998. |
La Ferté-Alais - August 1998
Left to right: Morane-Saulnier MS.317 (F-BCNL).
North American NA-68 Texan ('79413' '11F2' registered F-AZHD).
Antonov An-2T (17311 registered F-AZHM) in December 1999 it was blown over by storm and damaged beyond repair.
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Left to right: Morane-Saulnier MS.317 (F-BGUV).
Morane-Saulnier MS.185 (F-AZAZ).
Casa 1131 Jungmann (F-AZSE? cancelled in 1999) reported destroyed in 1999. It has a 1936 Berlin Olympics colour scheme. |
Left to right: Vought F4U-5NL Corsair (124724 'NP-22' registered F-AZEG),
Bücker Bü-133D-1 Jungmeister (F-PBRI),
Max Holste MH-1521M Broussard (F-BXCS),
Nord 3202 (F-AZIY c/n 15). |
Left to right: Dassault MD.312 Flamant (282 '316-KY' registered F-AZFX),
Dassault MD.311 Flamant (291 registered F-AZCB). |
| North American T-6G Texans. |
Left to right: North American T-6G Texans including; (51-14740 c/s F-UJTG) ex Escadron 3/1 Toulouse-Blagnac, 51-14707 'KN' ex EALA 2/2, 53-4572 'KA', 53-4592 'RA', 51-14839 'KQ/YJ', 51-14374 'DD' ex EALA 19/72, 51-15017 'RD' and 51-14700 'WQ' c/s F-UJTE) ex Escadron 3/1). Note: 53-4572 became F-AZSR.
Percival P-28 Proctor series 1 (R7524 registered G-AIWA) which had crashed on landing at La Ferté-Alais on June 9, 1984. |
Left to right: North American T-6G Texan ('F-L').
North American T-6G Texan (51-14367 'BK' registered F-AZBK). |
Left to right: SNCAC/Nord NC.702 Martinet (331 'PN') was operated by the CEV at Bretigny from 1950 to 1969. It arrived at La Ferté-Alais in 1985 following time at holiday camp in Avernes and I believe storage at Etampes.
Marcel Dassault MD-312 Flamant (291 registered F-AZCB).
Beech E18S (C-45) (F-AZEJ painted as '436904' later as '22425/V'). |
Left to right: Nord N.1203 Norecrin II (F-BIFU).
Nord 1203 Norecrin II (F-BMHZ c/n 194). |
Left to right: Dornier Bü-131B Jungmann (F-AZBU).
Bücker Bü-131 Jungmann (?)
Bücker Bü-131 Jungmann (E3B-549 '14' registered F-AZBZ). |
Left to right: Morane-Saulnier MS.230 (F-AZAK c/n 403 ex F-BEJO) of AJBS its dates back to 1929.
Morane-Saulnier MS.733 Alcyon (F-BLXP c/n 95) now repainted (see below). |
| Latecoere Late 17P (F-AZBD) replica. |
Left to right: Latecoere Late 17P (F-AZBD) replica, constructed by Amicale Jean Baptiste Salis using parts from a Noorduyn Norseman.
Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman (F-AZBN). As photographed in 2022 at Lelystad. |
Left to right: Douglas C-47A Skytrain (13142 'F-SEBD' registered F-BLOZ) operated with CNET since 1964 before transfer to Amicale Jean Baptiste Salis.
Nord 1203 Norecrin II (F-BMHZ c/n 194).
North American T-6G with what looks like a Bücker Bü181 Bestmann, in the undergrowth. |
Left to right: Morane-Saulnier MS.317 (F-BCBI c/n 329).
Morane-Saulnier MS.733 Alcyon (F-BLXP c/n 95).
North American T-6G Texan (51-15049 composite with 51-14696 registered F-AZAS later EC-HYY). |
Left to right: North American T-6 Harvard II ('41-F-4' registered F-AZBE).
Stinson SR-10C Reliant (F-BBCS).
Morane-Saulnier MS.185 (F-AZAZ). |
| The line-up of North American T-6G Texans headed by; (53-4592 'RA') ex Escadrille d'Aviation Légère d'Appui (EALA) 2/2, AdlA, followed by; (53-4572 'KA' ex EALA 2/2, 51-14979 'Q' ex EALA 2/2, 51-14718 'DC' ex EALA 19/72, 51-14811 '13' ex EALA 17/72 and 51-15017 'RD' ex EALA 8/72). Note: 53-4592 became G-BTKI, N5925 and N12V. |
Left to right: North American T-6G Texan (51-14839 'KQ/YJ' ex EALA 2/2 and EALA 15/72 it is with 49-2901 'WQ' ex Escadrille des Réserves d'Aviation Légère d'Appui (ERALA) 1/37). On this day there were 19 Texans stored in this area. My memory tells me they were former French Air Force (Armee de l'Air) recovered from open storage area at Toulouse-Blagnac before they were transferred here shortly before this visit.
Nord N1101 Noralpha (134 'DZ') ex Centre dEssais en Vol (CEV), Bretigny-sur-Orge.
Bréguet 763 Deux Ponts (F-BASO) in a landfill area. It was complete here earlier that year. |
Left to right: North American T-6G Texan (51-15113 '71' registered F-AZAU).
Morane-Saulnier MS.500 Criquet ('XJ-FE' registered F-BJQA). |
Left to right: Morane-Saulnier MS.733 Alcyon (190 registered F-AZAF) ex AdlA. Currently stored at Caen-Carpiquet.
Salmson D.7 T2 CriCri Major (F-AZAB) a French light aircraft of the 1930s.
Boisavia 603 Mercurey R.11 (F-BIRK c/n 55) a four-seat light aircraft developed in France shortly after World War Two. |
