The beautiful Bretagne. Photo taken at the 1949 Paris Air Show - on the far right is a C-74 Globemaster I, 42-65408. F-WAYK wears show number 21 on the other side of the nose in another picture. Sister aicraft F-WAYJ (c/n 8) flew from Paris to Bordeaux and back on one engine during the show. Photo from: Sud-Ouest

Designed in southern France during the war, the elegant Bretagne first flew in 1945 and was comparable to the Convair CV-240, seating 30 to 43 passengers. Civilian use was mainly with French colonial operators. No 9 saw service with Air Algérie, Aigle Azur Indochine and the French navy.