July 30, 2013 at 5:21 pm
Here are a few more scans from the early 60’s. As usual, all pictures are by the late Gerald Lawrance, scanned and made available by Tony Clarke. They came with few details, so any caption errors are mine, and additional date or location information would be very welcome.
Believed taken at Toussus-Le-Noble on 4th June 1961 were a pair of Aeronavale MD-312 Flamants, 300/11S-18 and 311/11S-14:
From the French Army, two examples of the NC.856 Norvegie, 92/CJA and 41/AEJ at Chambery in 1961:
Nord 3400 ‘CTC’ looks like No 126, no date or location:
Nord 3202B ‘ALK’ looks like No 66. If that’s correct, it survives in the French Army Aviation Museum at Dax. Can anyone confirm the tie-up?
Back to Toussus on 4-6-61, and a US Army L-20A Beaver 56-0393:
Also from the US Army, L-19A Bird Dog 51-7408, At the Hanover Airshow in May 1960:
Also at Hanover in 1960 was F-104C 56-0935, representing a type soon to become prominent in Germany. This aircraft returned to Europe in September 1961 when the 479th TFW flew to Ramstein during the Berlin Wall crisis. ‘935 was destroyed after an in-flight refuelling accident on 21-3-62:
Another new type at Hanover in 1960 was the Fiat G91, with G91R MM6281 and G91PAN MM6255 from the Frecce Tricolori. 6281 was destroyed 12-6-62, and 6255 was lost on 22-9-71:
More Italians from Hanover 1960, MB326 MM54174 (?):
Unknown Agusta-Bell 47G and 47J:
Another Italian Bell 47, no details of place or date:
An early US Army H-34A, 53-4504, again no details:
On to Switzerland with Venom FB.4 J-1717:
Pilatus P2-05 A-125 became G-BLKZ in 1984, damaged 31-5-08 and presently stored at Duxford:
Pilatus P3-05 A-873, still active as HB-RCL: