Cammandre?
My first visit was in 1986, a bit after you: at that time there was the nose and cockpit of an American Airlines DC-7 named “Flagship Vermont” (N334AA). Could that be the one you recall?
Yes, that’s it. The original Cigale of 1938 was a 2-seater, then after the war it was relaunched, and evolved through the Cigale Major to the ultimate Super Cigale with 4 seats. I don’t think any survive. This one is F-BGST of which I lose track about 1965.
OK John, avion ancien graciously offers it to you. Go ahead, or if not, then Avion. Agreed?
The top of your head is almost there. Just a bit more effort ….
Thanks wout. After the recent polemics about showing bits (even large bits) of wotplanes, I am chickening out and showing a whole wotplane.

CEA309 Mehari of Tuareg Aerobatics of Brazil
One old and some more recent.

Patrouille de France, Biggin 1968

No 162, Pontarlier, May 2005

No 522, Visan, October 2009

522 again. It has been painted over rather crudely in silver, and no marks are visible.
A great bit of film Steve. Well done to all.
I find this very confusing. When I said ASW22 it was because it struck me immediately as being just that, including the wing and tail, especially the tail and the long wing of the BL. Even when the picture changed I still thought it was an ASW22. Now I see the suggestion of an ASG29, and so may it be. I was not familiar with the similarities.
It’s not? Did you see that I added “BL” as an edit?
That’s a lovely ASW22 from Schleicher. In fact it’s the longer span version, the BL. Watch those wings bend! Looks like it’s dumping water ballast, or perhaps the pilot has been flying too long.
PS: apologies for pre-empting wilkofife
Banupa: that’s rather personal, but let’s say I did not need to cover up my hairy chest.
That first encounter with a Messenger led to my very first flight not long after, also in a Messenger!
But to continue the thread, here’s one under wraps:

PS: I just noticed it’s the SAME one!
At Bicester, January 2010
Or as I did when this Messenger landed on Brancaster beach: about
1950!
It’s still flying and so am I.

Is that part of a Dragon Rapide in the background? So is this:

Cycling toward, or walking away from, a Tiger Moth. Guess who in 1958 ….
