February 16, 2005 at 9:21 am
Found this photo in Stieglitz photo essay from LFA last year. Is it just my imagination or was there another French T-6 in those same colors a few years ago? Looked through my photos, but could not find it!
I am certain that Paul Franceshi had a Harvard IV in the same colors as this one. Can anyone confirm this?
I am actually keen on seeing a variety of T-6s if I make LFA this year. When the Dutch and British T-6s went on their European odyssy (visiting Norway amongst others) in 1993, there were no French ones with them. 🙁
T J
By: T J Johansen - 17th February 2005 at 08:20
And here is another one of F-AZAS at a Harvard meet at Bassingbourn in 1978. Does anyone have a list of Harvards that attended this gathering?
By: Stieglitz - 16th February 2005 at 18:54
Yep, a very usefull site which I already visited often. I just can’t get enough of this list of french warbirds! 😎
J.V.
By: willy.henderick - 16th February 2005 at 18:34
Thks for the link to France Warbirds
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 16th February 2005 at 17:52
Brill photos – ta all!
TT
By: Franck66 - 16th February 2005 at 16:29
here and old photo of F-AZA during an LFA airshow
http://www.ajbs.com/musee/museepagehtml/T-6Html/T6-10.htm
AJBS T6 page (http://www.ajbs.com/musee/museepagehtml/T-6Html/T6-Master.htm)
By: T J Johansen - 16th February 2005 at 16:04
TJ,
F-AZRB is the J. Bastet T6 but the F-AZAS is own by G. kern.
F-AZHD is also own by J Bastet
According to the Warbirds Directory Bastet owned AZAS from 1987 until selling it to Georges Kern in 1993. Kern then sold it to Spain in 2001. Does anyone have photos of the pair from the late 90s when they might have flown together?
T J
By: Franck66 - 16th February 2005 at 15:52
TJ,
F-AZRB is the J. Bastet T6 but the F-AZAS is own by G. kern.
F-AZHD is also own by J Bastet
By: T J Johansen - 16th February 2005 at 15:31
Just found out that F-AZRB and the other T-6 with the same markings (F-AZAS) were both owned by the same guy, a J. Bastet of La Ferte Alais. AZAS was sold to Spain in 2001. The Mk. IV that Paul Franceschi had (F-AZFC) was in the same colors as F-AZYT wears now. Only the # on the cowl was different. 25 vs. 26! Hope to see AZRB before it gets sold, and maybe repainted. Although not very original, it is quite nice. That is the great thing about T-6s. You have so many different paint jobs out there, not always what purists want to see, but I for one love it!
T J
By: Franck66 - 16th February 2005 at 14:59
In fact the F-AZRB is actually for sale. based at la Ferté Alais but not an AJBS T6
By: Stieglitz - 16th February 2005 at 14:52
Registration of the harvards are:
D-Day stripes: F-AZRB and operated by AJBS
French: F-AZYT operated from Cuers by Les Ailes de l’Aéro.
(Ah I am to slow 😮 Cheers Franck!)
Greets,
J.V.
By: Franck66 - 16th February 2005 at 14:49
If you need help to transalete french to english I could try
this one is based actually at LFA

here other T6 photos from my site :
By: Franck66 - 16th February 2005 at 14:47
this one http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/at…tid=25594&stc=1
This is a T6 of the association ‘Les Ailes de l”Aero’ actually based at Cuers (south of France and B4 at le Castellet)
By: Franck66 - 16th February 2005 at 14:42
TJ there is lot of T6 in France (2 new one this year)
Here you can find list of them
http://francewarbirds.free.fr/en/aircrafts.html
choose trainers and T6 links
By: willy.henderick - 16th February 2005 at 14:29
There is a CD based on the official French register edited by Brugier sold for 20 euros, postpaid.
Howewer, the name of the owner and current status (flyable or not) is not quoted.
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 16th February 2005 at 13:20
phew a T-6 fix at last……dunno about the other IV with the same scheme – not seen it before -very attractive, any basis in fact (DDay Stripes notwithstanding?)
TT
By: Swiss Mustangs - 16th February 2005 at 12:03
T-6 junkies
LMAO ! 😀 😀 😀
Martin
By: italian harvard - 16th February 2005 at 11:55
u dont want me to reply do u? ;):rolleyes:
dunno about the other Harvard IV u r talking about, maybe Ben or other T-6 junkies here can help u better than me, I’m too concentrated on mine to pay some attention to others’ T-6 😉
Alex
By: T J Johansen - 16th February 2005 at 11:49
The second pic is of an Harvard II, not IV mate.
Alex
Thanks, smartass… :rolleyes: 😉 😀 😀 Actually my question was if Paul Franceschi had a Mk. IV in those colors, and where is that aircraft now? Did look through the Directory vol. 4 and found that it did crash in 1993 at Le Castellet. Does anyone know more about this accident? Is there any web site where one can access the French register, like G-INFO or the FAA site for instance? And more to the point, a site that is not just in French. Can’t speak the language!
T J
By: italian harvard - 16th February 2005 at 11:07
now that’s a nice paintscheme! a lil bid “wannabe”, but nonetheless it’s appealing!! 🙂
The second pic is of an Harvard II, not IV mate.
Alex