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La Ferté-Alais, France / 2011

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Le Temps des Hélices - un spectacle unique…..

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Text:

Michael Fader / Andy Herzog

Pictures:

Michael Fader / Andy Herzog

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40 Meeting Aerien

 

or in English The golden age of Propellers – a great spectacle. Covered by this slogan the meeting 2011 was held on the 11th and 12th of June at the Aerodrome of Cerny near Paris.

Like every year there is always a special theme at the air show. This year we celebrate the one hundred years anniversary of the famous French aircraft manufactory Morane-Saulnier and the seventy years anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese’s.

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(Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) The Crowd Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader) (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
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  An old Renault (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) De Havilland Dominie (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) Dassault Rafale M #30 of the Frech Fleet Air Arm (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)
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Sudest Alouette II (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) Morane Saulnier H F-AZMS 1913 (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) An SNAI-Marcetti from the Belgian Air Force (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader) Dornier Do-27 (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Avions Morane-Saulnier

 

In the year of 1911 the two brothers Leon and Robert Moran, together with their partner Raymond Saulnier, they founded the new company Morane-Saulnier Aviation. This was the beginning of long lasting and successful story of great friendship and fantastic aircrafts. Very famous where the Parasol-Constructions of the 1920’s and 1930’s of last century. Many of these aircrafts are still in good conditions and on display at the Amicale Jean-Babtiste Salis collection.

 
Morane Saulnier H F-AZMS 1913 (rebuilt in 1990). With this aircraft Roland Garros crossed the Mediterranean sea in 1913 from Frejus to Bizerte in a flight of 700km (500Km over the sea). (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)
 
Morane Saulnier 317(Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader) Morane Saulnier 317 s/n 279 #2593 D-EZOR (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)
 
Morane Saulnier 317 s/n 279 #2593 D-EZOR (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader) Morane Saulnier 317 s/n 279 #2593 HB-RAO (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader) Flight of Morane Saulnier Parasol (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)  
   
Morane Saulnier 230 F-AZAK s/n 403 (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)  
  After the second World War Morane-Saulnier changed their name into SOCATA-Aviation. One of their successfully selling aircraft is the MS 880 Ralley, still serving as training aircraft by the French Aéronavale.
 
Morane Saulnier 138   F-AZAJ s/n 43 (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)
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Morane Saulnier 135 F-AZAH s/n 254 (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)
 
Morane Saulnier 135 F-AZAH s/n 254 (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader) Morane Saulnier 406 C1 HB-RCF (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)
 
Morane Saulnier 406 C1 HB-RCF in fact a Swiss D-3801 owned by the Association Morane Charlie-Fox  (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog and Michael E. Fader)
 
Morane Saulnier 406 C1 HB-RCF  (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) Morane Saulnier 502 Criquet s/n 320 F-AZCP (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader) Morane Saulnier 502 Criquet s/n 320 F-AZCP (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
   
  Morane Saulnier 502 Criquet s/n 320 F-AZCP (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) Morane Saulnier 733 Alcyon F-AZZO s/n 108 (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)  
 
Morane Saulnier 733 Alcyon F-AZZO s/n 108 (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)
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Morane Saulnier 760 Paris F-AZLT s/n 32 is owned by "Armor Aéro Passion (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) Morane Saulnier 880 Raleigh (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)
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Aéronavale

 

Like the year before the French Navy attended the meeting by showing a Super Etendard and a Rafale in a breathtaking in-flight display. Both aircrafts are carrier based by the French Navy.

Dassault Rafale M #30 of the Frech Fleet Air Arm (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) Dassault Super Etendard #30 of the Frech Fleet Air Arm (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
Two planes from Dassault the Rafale and the Super Etendard. (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader) Dassault Super Etendard #30 of the Frech Fleet Air Arm (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader) Dassault Rafale M #30 of the Frech Fleet Air Arm (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)
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PAF

  Not every year the French Patrouille de France will show up at the La Ferte-Alais program. But this year we could watch their flying display over the sky’s of Cerny Aerodrome. Since 1980 the PAF flying the Alpha Jet aircraft, while attending several air show’s around the world. (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader and Andy Herzog)
 
 
 
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Navalplanes

  By side of many French aircrafts you will find some very rare foreign Navy airplanes, such as a Douglas Skyraider, a Hawker Seafury, a Grumman Avenger and a well preserved Consolidated Catalina, mostly private owned.
 
 
   
     
 
Hawker Sea Fury FB-11 F-AZXJ s/n 37733 build 1949 (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)
 
Hawker Sea Fury FB-11 F-AZXJ s/n 37733 build 1949 (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
   
Hawker Sea Fury FB-11 F-AZXJ s/n 37733 build 1949 (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) North American T-6G s/n 182-074 F-AZEF (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)
 
Canadian Vickers Canso PBY-5A Catalina G-PBYA s/n 433915 Check the Oil before flight (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)
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Canadian Vickers Canso PBY-5A Catalina G-PBYA s/n 433915 (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)
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Canadian Vickers Canso PBY-5A Catalina G-PBYA s/n 433915 (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
 
Douglas AD-4N Skyraider F-AZDP s/n 7449  (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
   
Douglas AD-4N Skyraider F-AZDP s/n 7449 (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)  
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War Birds over the Sky of Essonne

 

At La Ferte-Alais they showed this year two kinds of war birds:
Biplane from WW I like the RAE SE5A build out of a De Havilland Tiger Moth, a Fokker DR3 and a Nieuport 17, supported by several Fokker D7, a SPAD and a few Nieuport 17 and last but not least a beautiful Morane-Saulnier A1.

The second aspect of War Birds came came from Russia, like a Yak-3, a Yak-11 and a very old Po-2.

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Pearl Harbor

 

Meanwhile 70 years past the fatal attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941. In memory of this historical drama the air show paid some tribute by showing a special fling display, regarding aircrafts participating at this time. As you may understand, many of these aircraft types don’t exist anymore.

A North American Texan prevents to be a Japanes ZERO and the American’s used NAF N3N-3 and two Curtis P-40 Tomahawk in the dog fights over the sky’s auf Cerny.

 
(Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) Curtiss P-40N Warhawk F-AZKU (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) Curtiss P-40N Warhawk F-AZKU (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) Curtiss P-40N Warhawk F-AZKU (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
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Curtiss P-40N Warhawk F-AZKU (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)   North American SNJ-5 Texan F-AZRB (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) North American AT-6C Texan F-AZBE  (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
 
North American T-6G Texan F-AZMP (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) North American T-6G Texan F-AZMP (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) North American T-6G Texan F-AZMP (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) North American T-6G Texan F-AZMP (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
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North American T-6 Texan as Zero F-AZZM  (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) North American T-6 Texan as Zero F-AZZM  (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) North American T-6G Texan F-AZMP and F-AZBQ (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) North American T-6G Texan F-AZBQ (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
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Junkers

Junkers Ju-52/3m F-AZJU and HB-HOT (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) Junkers Ju-52/3m F-AZJU (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) Junkers Ju-52/3m HB-HOT (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
Junkers Ju-52 F-AZJU (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
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Fieseler Fi-156 Storch F-AZRA (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
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Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis

 

Probably one of the largest and best historical collections of vintage aircrafts in the world! It was again amazing to see one of the two Bleriot XI-2 flying. This filigree aircraft is very delicate to fly and doesn’t allow any mistake by the pilot. On the day of our arriving one of the Bleriot XI-2 crashed, during final approach, caused by strong side winds. The pilot was slightly insured and we hope the aircraft can be restored and will fly again next year.

Ryan PT-22 (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
   
North American T-28 Fennec F-AZNG (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)  
 
Vought AU-1 Corsair (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) Bleriot XI-2 F-AZPG (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) North American P-51D Mustang F-AZSB (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)  
 
North American OV-10C Bronco (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) Beech C-18 F-AZEJ  (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) Beech C-18 F-AZEJ  and Douglas DC-3 F-AZOX  (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
 
Douglas DC-3 F-AZOX (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog) Antonov AN-2 (Photo courtesy Andy Herzog)
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Nach einem ereignisreichen Tag auf dem Aérodrom von Cerny gönnten wir uns ein gutes Abendessen und freuen uns auf die Ausgaben 2012 des Meeting Aerien in La Ferté-Alais

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last update 26. June 2011

Written 26. June 2011

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