Vive la France - hopefully of interest

[Knightflyer]

Last on this for tonight - I've got a Cormorant to stick bits on! 

Here's the museum's own notes on the Broussard

[Captain Canada]

Great stuff and thanks for the insight as well Kit !

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Thanks for posting - must go one day.

[Knightflyer]

The captions will be along later. Off to Cosford  But here's the two mystery aircraft for you ......

[PR19_Kit]

The bottom one looks like a Baroudeur, the top one rings bells somewhere........

[Rheged]

http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/World/Europe/France/Toulouse/Ailes_Anciennes_photo/SNCASO_Onera_Deltaviex_F-WBHA.htm

Described as a Sud-Ouest Delta VX.  Use the link under the pic. to get on to the museum's own web page..........and thank you for drawing my attention to this resource!!

[PR19_Kit]

I like the way they '....salvaged it from a landfill....' 

[NARSES2]

Some nice stuff there, thank you 

As for the last 2 pics, French projects of the late 40's through 50's are very interesting and deserve a book. I think I heard Mr Butler is working on a book of European Secret Projects ?

[Knightflyer]

These are the museums own notes on the two airframes





Having just got back from Cosford, isn't it a shame these aren't in a 'Testing Aircraft' hanger fully restored 

[PR19_Kit]

An Espadon? I've got a resin model of that somewhere, it's big for a fighter! 

[Knightflyer]

An Espadon? I've got a resin model of that somewhere, it's big for a fighter! 

Link to what it once looked like

http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Braas/4349.htm

And the deltaviex

https://elpoderdelasgalaxias.wordpress.com/2014/08/06/sncaso-onera-deltaviex-the-non-delta/

[NARSES2]

An Espadon? I've got a resin model of that somewhere, it's big for a fighter! 

So have I - early Czech Master ?

I'm assuming those info cards were also in French although that part of France had an English presence for a long time 

[PR19_Kit]

An Espadon? I've got a resin model of that somewhere, it's big for a fighter! 

So have I - early Czech Master ?

Dead right, most of it all in one piece! 

[Knightflyer]

I'm assuming those info cards were also in French although that part of France had an English presence for a long time 

The English language info cards were all in a folder to be be handed out to the visitor as required. I think the same was true for French visitors as well, as the aircraft all had an identifying number by them rather than a plaque

My son and I tumbled out of the A380 tour half-an-hour before closing time at  Ailes Anciennes Toulouse, but the entrance info board stated that they'd stay open as long as they had somebody on site. I really enjoyed it (more than the 'proper' brand-spanking new 'experience' Aeroscopia next door, and we ended up spending far more in their slightly rundown tatty portacabin souvenier shop than we did in the Aeroscopia one 

[Knightflyer]

So more pictures...In France we must have Mysteres and Mirages






But also MiGs 





And some of those from over there....