N917WJ has a valid cert from 1999 and is operated out of Florida. I seem to remember it was for sale last year.

Apparently it’s still for sale – and it’s yours if you’ve got $200,000.00 to spare. Assuming that you haven’t and you still want to see one, the other survivor is F-PDHE in the Bezard Collection at Persan-Beaumont. Viewing by appointment only!

Is it a one off homebuild ?

Yes, it’s a one off. I don’t know if it was built at home but it certainly wasn’t constructed on a production line. I’m beginning to feel guilty about my choice of “wot plane”. Maybe I should have posted a picture of a Cessna 172!

………and in the meantime here’s an image of the ultimate pou!

It is with the greatest of regret that I must announce – it aint that either! If you want me to offer some clues or just abandon this one and post another image, then let me know!

Just had a trawl through my paperwork to check that I wasn’t talking a load of cobblers and I was correct. One thing it definitely isn’t is the Avions Mignet HM-1000 Balerit. Talking of which does anyone know if it ever made it to production as all I’ve seen is a flight test of the prototype and that was about 8 or more years ago?

I believe that the HM-1000 Balerit went into production but not the HM-1100 Cordouan. The manufacturer’s website says that the Cordouan was never certificated because it was unable to demonstrate its recovery from a spin because it was impossible to spin the aircraft! Anyhow what I presume to be the sole HM-1100 is currently for sale – see http://www.pa-ulm.com/affiche.asp?req=rech&motclef=mignet – if you happen to have 45 000 Euros to spare!

It’s a bit like those University Challenge questions, where one team is 99% correct but Jeremy Paxman says no and it’s then a cinch for the other team. So wout, you were so close – but four too high! And as Paxman would say, you’ve got it John – but please can we have another French “wot plane”, so I’ve got a hope of taking control at some time in this decade!

Almost – you’re just one digit out!

It would be too pedantic for me to hold my ground. According to the DGAC website, it’s a M-125. But I’ve seen photos of F-BCEL with various engines fitted, so I’m not confident to say that the photo is indicative of a Mauboussin M-125 Corsaire. To me, it looks like a Salmson radial in the photo which I have posted. I must leave it to those more knowledgeable than me to say whether that means that it is a M-123 or M-125 or M-127 or M-129 or what. Anyhow I’ll look forward to someone else posting – hopefully – an image of another vintage French aeroplane. So over to you JP!