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| Registration / Serial: | 118 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Westland WS-51 Dragonfly |
| Aircraft Version: | Westland WS-51 Dragonfly Mk.1A |
| C/n (msn): | WA/H/118 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Area: | Lang Son Area [ Off-Airport ] |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 17 July 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 875087Submit Correction |
| View count: | 62 |
S-51s operated by the French air force in Indochina were nine Westland-built examples. Photo taken during operation Hirondelle. Photo by: Paul Corcuff / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 118 |
| Aircraft Version: | Westland WS-51 Dragonfly Mk.1A |
| C/n (msn): | WA/H/118 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Area: | Lang Son Area [ Off-Airport ] | Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 17 July 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 118 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Westland WS-51 Dragonfly |
| Aircraft Version: | Westland WS-51 Dragonfly Mk.1A |
| C/n (msn): | WA/H/118 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Area: | Lang Son Area [ Off-Airport ] |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 17 July 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 875087Submit Correction |
| View count: | 62 |
S-51s operated by the French air force in Indochina were nine Westland-built examples. Photo taken during operation Hirondelle. Photo by: Paul Corcuff / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 118 |
| Aircraft Version: | Westland WS-51 Dragonfly Mk.1A |
| C/n (msn): | WA/H/118 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Area: | Lang Son Area [ Off-Airport ] | Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 17 July 1953 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 126 |
| Military Code: | T |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hiller 360 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hiller 360/UH-12/OH-23/Raven |
| Aircraft Version: | Hiller UH-12A |
| C/n (msn): | 126 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 3 June 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 875038Submit Correction |
| View count: | 84 |
'The Hiller 360 medical helicopter flown by Capt Dr Valérie André, during a medical evacuation in Tonkin' - this is the northernmost part of Vietnam. Early Hillers had marginal power and that is probably why the pilot was also a doctor! This was one of the first two helicopters in French Indochina, flown initially as F-OAHA and F-OAHB (c/n 133). They were acquired by the French army, but operated by the air force. The army allocated administrative serials 8.000.009 and 8.000.005, respectively. Photo from: ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 126 |
| Aircraft Version: | Hiller UH-12A |
| C/n (msn): | 126 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Location: | Not known | Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 3 June 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 126 |
| Military Code: | T |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hiller 360 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hiller 360/UH-12/OH-23/Raven |
| Aircraft Version: | Hiller UH-12A |
| C/n (msn): | 126 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 3 June 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 875038Submit Correction |
| View count: | 84 |
'The Hiller 360 medical helicopter flown by Capt Dr Valérie André, during a medical evacuation in Tonkin' - this is the northernmost part of Vietnam. Early Hillers had marginal power and that is probably why the pilot was also a doctor! This was one of the first two helicopters in French Indochina, flown initially as F-OAHA and F-OAHB (c/n 133). They were acquired by the French army, but operated by the air force. The army allocated administrative serials 8.000.009 and 8.000.005, respectively. Photo from: ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 126 |
| Aircraft Version: | Hiller UH-12A |
| C/n (msn): | 126 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Location: | Not known | Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 3 June 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 116120 |
| Military Code: | W |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hiller 360 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hiller 360/UH-12/OH-23/Raven |
| Aircraft Version: | Hiller H-23A (UH12A) |
| C/n (msn): | 274 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 25 June 1952 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 875029Submit Correction |
| View count: | 73 |
The first helicopters in French Indochina were two Hiller 360s in 1950. Four similar H-23As were taken over from the US Army in early 1952, and 51-16120 was one of them. The H-23A had quickly been withdrawn from the war in Korea. The French installed uprated engines later on. The ambulance pods seem to be the same as in photo 676511 and they were not practical. Photo taken somewhere in Cochinchina, the southernmost part of Vietnam. This airframe survives at La Ferté-Alais! Photo by: Raoul Coutard / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 116120 |
| Aircraft Version: | Hiller H-23A (UH12A) |
| C/n (msn): | 274 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Location: | Not known | Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 25 June 1952 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 116120 |
| Military Code: | W |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hiller 360 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hiller 360/UH-12/OH-23/Raven |
| Aircraft Version: | Hiller H-23A (UH12A) |
| C/n (msn): | 274 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 25 June 1952 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 875029Submit Correction |
| View count: | 73 |
The first helicopters in French Indochina were two Hiller 360s in 1950. Four similar H-23As were taken over from the US Army in early 1952, and 51-16120 was one of them. The H-23A had quickly been withdrawn from the war in Korea. The French installed uprated engines later on. The ambulance pods seem to be the same as in photo 676511 and they were not practical. Photo taken somewhere in Cochinchina, the southernmost part of Vietnam. This airframe survives at La Ferté-Alais! Photo by: Raoul Coutard / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 116120 |
| Aircraft Version: | Hiller H-23A (UH12A) |
| C/n (msn): | 274 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Location: | Not known | Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 25 June 1952 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 592 |
| Military Code: | N |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55495 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Area: | Hanoi - Lanessan Hospital [ Off-Airport ] |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 15 July 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 875028Submit Correction |
| View count: | 101 |
A nice photo of another French S-55 in Indochina, this time landing at the Lanessan Hospital in Hanoi with released prisoners of war. The helicopter is listed as lost only nine days later, on 24 July 1954 at Dien Bien Phu, although the fighting there was over. The hospital is now Vietnam's Central Military Hospital 108. Photo by: Jean Lussan / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 592 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55495 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Area: | Hanoi - Lanessan Hospital [ Off-Airport ] | Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 15 July 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 592 |
| Military Code: | N |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55495 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Area: | Hanoi - Lanessan Hospital [ Off-Airport ] |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 15 July 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 875028Submit Correction |
| View count: | 101 |
A nice photo of another French S-55 in Indochina, this time landing at the Lanessan Hospital in Hanoi with released prisoners of war. The helicopter is listed as lost only nine days later, on 24 July 1954 at Dien Bien Phu, although the fighting there was over. The hospital is now Vietnam's Central Military Hospital 108. Photo by: Jean Lussan / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 592 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55495 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Area: | Hanoi - Lanessan Hospital [ Off-Airport ] | Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 15 July 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 599 |
| Military Code: | VA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55597 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map |
| Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 1 June 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 875025Submit Correction |
| View count: | 79 |
Another, unsharp photo confirms that this helicopter is 599 / VA, delivered to the USAF seven months earlier as 52-7599. Photo by: Jean Lussan / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 599 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55597 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map | Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 1 June 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 599 |
| Military Code: | VA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55597 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map |
| Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 1 June 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 875025Submit Correction |
| View count: | 79 |
Another, unsharp photo confirms that this helicopter is 599 / VA, delivered to the USAF seven months earlier as 52-7599. Photo by: Jean Lussan / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 599 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55597 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map | Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 1 June 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 595 |
| Military Code: | P |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55570 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dien Bien Phu / Auxiliary Airstrip |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 17 March 1954 to 18 March 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 874800Submit Correction |
| View count: | 149 |
Photo taken during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu at Strongpoint Isabelle, 'a dismal patch of marshes and swamp' 6 km to the south of the town, where there was an auxiliary airstrip. Killed soldiers are visible in the uncropped picture. Supplies appear to be parachuted in in the background. The helicopter is ex USAF 52-7595, which was shipped to Vietnam in January 1954. It is listed as lost at Dien Bien Phu on 23 March, one week after this photo was taken by either Jean Péraud or Daniel Camus. Photo from: ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 595 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55570 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dien Bien Phu / Auxiliary Airstrip | Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 17 March 1954 to 18 March 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 595 |
| Military Code: | P |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55570 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dien Bien Phu / Auxiliary Airstrip |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 17 March 1954 to 18 March 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 874800Submit Correction |
| View count: | 149 |
Photo taken during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu at Strongpoint Isabelle, 'a dismal patch of marshes and swamp' 6 km to the south of the town, where there was an auxiliary airstrip. Killed soldiers are visible in the uncropped picture. Supplies appear to be parachuted in in the background. The helicopter is ex USAF 52-7595, which was shipped to Vietnam in January 1954. It is listed as lost at Dien Bien Phu on 23 March, one week after this photo was taken by either Jean Péraud or Daniel Camus. Photo from: ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 595 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55570 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dien Bien Phu / Auxiliary Airstrip | Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 17 March 1954 to 18 March 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 1184 |
| Military Code: | F-ZAGA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sud SA-330 Puma |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Aerospatiale SA-330 Puma |
| Aircraft Version: | Aerospatiale SA-330BA Puma |
| C/n (msn): | 1184 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | DGA / CEV |
| City / Airport: | Istres - Le Tubé (LFMI)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Event: | Portes Ouvertes Istres 1993 |
| Photo Date: | 15 May 1993 |
| Photo from: | JMS CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 874787Submit Correction |
| View count: | 88 |
| Registration / Serial: | 1184 |
| Aircraft Version: | Aerospatiale SA-330BA Puma |
| C/n (msn): | 1184 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Istres - Le Tubé (LFMI)Map | Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 15 May 1993 |
| Photo from: | JMS CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 1184 |
| Military Code: | F-ZAGA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sud SA-330 Puma |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Aerospatiale SA-330 Puma |
| Aircraft Version: | Aerospatiale SA-330BA Puma |
| C/n (msn): | 1184 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | DGA / CEV |
| City / Airport: | Istres - Le Tubé (LFMI)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Event: | Portes Ouvertes Istres 1993 |
| Photo Date: | 15 May 1993 |
| Photo from: | JMS CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 874787Submit Correction |
| View count: | 88 |
| Registration / Serial: | 1184 |
| Aircraft Version: | Aerospatiale SA-330BA Puma |
| C/n (msn): | 1184 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Istres - Le Tubé (LFMI)Map | Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 15 May 1993 |
| Photo from: | JMS CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | A148 |
| Military Code: | 11-YD |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sepecat Jaguar |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sepecat Jaguar |
| Aircraft Version: | Sepecat Jaguar A |
| C/n (msn): | A148 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | EC 4/11 Jura |
| City / Airport: | Paris - Le Bourget (LFPB / LBG)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Event: | 39° Salon de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace Paris Le Bourget 1991 |
| Photo Date: | 21 June 1991 |
| Photo by: | Alpha93Contact |
| Photo ID: | 874760Submit Correction |
| View count: | 48 |
| Registration / Serial: | A148 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sepecat Jaguar A |
| C/n (msn): | A148 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Paris - Le Bourget (LFPB / LBG)Map | Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 21 June 1991 |
| Photo by: | Alpha93Contact |
| Registration / Serial: | A148 |
| Military Code: | 11-YD |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sepecat Jaguar |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sepecat Jaguar |
| Aircraft Version: | Sepecat Jaguar A |
| C/n (msn): | A148 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | EC 4/11 Jura |
| City / Airport: | Paris - Le Bourget (LFPB / LBG)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Event: | 39° Salon de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace Paris Le Bourget 1991 |
| Photo Date: | 21 June 1991 |
| Photo by: | Alpha93Contact |
| Photo ID: | 874760Submit Correction |
| View count: | 48 |
| Registration / Serial: | A148 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sepecat Jaguar A |
| C/n (msn): | A148 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Paris - Le Bourget (LFPB / LBG)Map | Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 21 June 1991 |
| Photo by: | Alpha93Contact |
| Registration / Serial: | A159 |
| Military Code: | 7-HL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sepecat Jaguar |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sepecat Jaguar |
| Aircraft Version: | Sepecat Jaguar A |
| C/n (msn): | A159 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | EC 1/7 SPA15 |
| City / Airport: | Kleine Brogel (EBBL)Map |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Event: | Combined Air Operations (COMAO) 2000 |
| Photo Date: | 24 October 2000 |
| Photo by: | Wim SonneveldContact |
| Photo ID: | 874687Submit Correction |
| View count: | 88 |
Jaguar A159 with code 7-HL is seen here at Kleine Brogel during the spottersday for the Combined Air Operations (COMAO) 2000 exercise.
| Registration / Serial: | A159 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sepecat Jaguar A |
| C/n (msn): | A159 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Kleine Brogel (EBBL)Map | Country: | Belgium |
| Photo Date: | 24 October 2000 |
| Photo by: | Wim SonneveldContact |
| Registration / Serial: | A159 |
| Military Code: | 7-HL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sepecat Jaguar |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sepecat Jaguar |
| Aircraft Version: | Sepecat Jaguar A |
| C/n (msn): | A159 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | EC 1/7 SPA15 |
| City / Airport: | Kleine Brogel (EBBL)Map |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Event: | Combined Air Operations (COMAO) 2000 |
| Photo Date: | 24 October 2000 |
| Photo by: | Wim SonneveldContact |
| Photo ID: | 874687Submit Correction |
| View count: | 88 |
Jaguar A159 with code 7-HL is seen here at Kleine Brogel during the spottersday for the Combined Air Operations (COMAO) 2000 exercise.
| Registration / Serial: | A159 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sepecat Jaguar A |
| C/n (msn): | A159 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Kleine Brogel (EBBL)Map | Country: | Belgium |
| Photo Date: | 24 October 2000 |
| Photo by: | Wim SonneveldContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 349089 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26350/14905 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dien Bien Phu (VVDB / DIN) |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 26 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 874591Submit Correction |
| View count: | 115 |
French medical airlift from Dien Bien Phu, with C-47B 349089 (43-9089) and L-20A Beaver 26157 (52-6157, c/n 555) on the left. This photo was taken at the airfield of Dien Bien Phu itself. During the siege of the fortress city by the Viet Minh, the airfield became unusable for the French from late March 1954. Dien Bien Phu fell on 7 May. The French were allowed to evacuate their seriously wounded, 858 according to Wikipedia. Initially only light aircraft and helicopters were able to use the airfield, Muong Thanh, which is now DIN airport. Photo from: ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 349089 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26350/14905 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dien Bien Phu (VVDB / DIN) | Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 26 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 349089 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26350/14905 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dien Bien Phu (VVDB / DIN) |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 26 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 874591Submit Correction |
| View count: | 115 |
French medical airlift from Dien Bien Phu, with C-47B 349089 (43-9089) and L-20A Beaver 26157 (52-6157, c/n 555) on the left. This photo was taken at the airfield of Dien Bien Phu itself. During the siege of the fortress city by the Viet Minh, the airfield became unusable for the French from late March 1954. Dien Bien Phu fell on 7 May. The French were allowed to evacuate their seriously wounded, 858 according to Wikipedia. Initially only light aircraft and helicopters were able to use the airfield, Muong Thanh, which is now DIN airport. Photo from: ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 349089 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26350/14905 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dien Bien Phu (VVDB / DIN) | Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 26 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 348280 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 25541/14096 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Hanoi - Gia Lam (VVGL)Map |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 12 September 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 874538Submit Correction |
| View count: | 140 |
Aircraft of General Paul Ely, French commander-in-chief in Indochina. His five stars are painted beside the passenger door. Photo 347673 shows the same machine at Prestwick in 1960, still not an ordinary cargo C-47 by the looks of it. Photo by: René Adrian / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 348280 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 25541/14096 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Hanoi - Gia Lam (VVGL)Map | Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 12 September 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 348280 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 25541/14096 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Hanoi - Gia Lam (VVGL)Map |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 12 September 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 874538Submit Correction |
| View count: | 140 |
Aircraft of General Paul Ely, French commander-in-chief in Indochina. His five stars are painted beside the passenger door. Photo 347673 shows the same machine at Prestwick in 1960, still not an ordinary cargo C-47 by the looks of it. Photo by: René Adrian / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 348280 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 25541/14096 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Hanoi - Gia Lam (VVGL)Map | Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | 12 September 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 4 |
| Military Code: | F-RAFQ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Dassault Falcon 900 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Dassault Falcon 900 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Falcon 900 |
| C/n (msn): | 4 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Eindhoven (EHEH / EIN)Map |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | 3 December 2025 |
| Photo by: | Jonathan VerschuurenContact |
| Photo ID: | 874333Submit Correction |
| View count: | 260 |
This Falcon 900 does not carry its serial or code/registration externally unfortunately. Operated by ET00.060's 2nd Esc from Villacoublay.
| Registration / Serial: | 4 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Falcon 900 |
| C/n (msn): | 4 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Eindhoven (EHEH / EIN)Map | Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | 3 December 2025 |
| Photo by: | Jonathan VerschuurenContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 4 |
| Military Code: | F-RAFQ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Dassault Falcon 900 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Dassault Falcon 900 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Falcon 900 |
| C/n (msn): | 4 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Eindhoven (EHEH / EIN)Map |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | 3 December 2025 |
| Photo by: | Jonathan VerschuurenContact |
| Photo ID: | 874333Submit Correction |
| View count: | 260 |
This Falcon 900 does not carry its serial or code/registration externally unfortunately. Operated by ET00.060's 2nd Esc from Villacoublay.
| Registration / Serial: | 4 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Falcon 900 |
| C/n (msn): | 4 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Eindhoven (EHEH / EIN)Map | Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | 3 December 2025 |
| Photo by: | Jonathan VerschuurenContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 26151 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver |
| C/n (msn): | 547 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map |
| Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 14 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 874172Submit Correction |
| View count: | 175 |
These Beavers are being prepared for casualty evacuation following the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu. 52-6151 was delivered to the USAF in September 1953, into storage. To US Army in February 1954, then to French air force, apparently arriving in Indochina in April. Returned to USAF in 1957 and supplied to Thai army. Still in service at Lop Buri in 1980. Preserved in museum there. Photo by: Georges Liron / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 26151 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver |
| C/n (msn): | 547 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map | Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 14 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 26151 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver |
| C/n (msn): | 547 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map |
| Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 14 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 874172Submit Correction |
| View count: | 175 |
These Beavers are being prepared for casualty evacuation following the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu. 52-6151 was delivered to the USAF in September 1953, into storage. To US Army in February 1954, then to French air force, apparently arriving in Indochina in April. Returned to USAF in 1957 and supplied to Thai army. Still in service at Lop Buri in 1980. Preserved in museum there. Photo by: Georges Liron / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 26151 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver |
| C/n (msn): | 547 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map | Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 14 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 26149 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver |
| C/n (msn): | 544 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map |
| Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 19 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 874142Submit Correction |
| View count: | 418 |
The French flag is still waving in Luang Prabang as casualties arrive from Dien Bien Phu on 19 May 1954. 52-6149 was delivered to the USAF in September 1953, into storage. To US Army on 4 February 1954, then to French air force. Returned to USAF in 1957 and supplied to Thai army. Photo by: René Adrian / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 26149 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver |
| C/n (msn): | 544 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map | Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 19 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 26149 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver |
| C/n (msn): | 544 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map |
| Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 19 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 874142Submit Correction |
| View count: | 418 |
The French flag is still waving in Luang Prabang as casualties arrive from Dien Bien Phu on 19 May 1954. 52-6149 was delivered to the USAF in September 1953, into storage. To US Army on 4 February 1954, then to French air force. Returned to USAF in 1957 and supplied to Thai army. Photo by: René Adrian / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 26149 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver |
| C/n (msn): | 544 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map | Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 19 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 600 |
| Military Code: | O |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55598 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map |
| Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 14 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 874097Submit Correction |
| View count: | 141 |
This S-55 helicopter in Indochina is probably H-19B 52-7900, which did see French service according to Scramble. 52-7899 was 599 / VA according to Baugher. These two are missing from the list in the spring 2016 issue of Air-Britain. Photo by: Georges Liron / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 600 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55598 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map | Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 14 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 600 |
| Military Code: | O |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-55 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55598 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map |
| Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 14 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 874097Submit Correction |
| View count: | 141 |
This S-55 helicopter in Indochina is probably H-19B 52-7900, which did see French service according to Scramble. 52-7899 was 599 / VA according to Baugher. These two are missing from the list in the spring 2016 issue of Air-Britain. Photo by: Georges Liron / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 600 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
| C/n (msn): | 55598 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Luang Prabang (VLLB / LPQ)Map | Country: | Laos |
| Photo Date: | 14 May 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 121 |
| Military Code: | 113-IZ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Dassault Rafale |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Dassault Rafale |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Rafale C |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | EC 1/7 |
| Promotional Titles: | TRENTE MILLE HEURES |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Event: | fly-out ceremony of EC1/12. 2012 |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Photo ID: | 873835Submit Correction |
| View count: | 147 |
| Registration / Serial: | 121 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Rafale C |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map | Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 121 |
| Military Code: | 113-IZ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Dassault Rafale |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Dassault Rafale |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Rafale C |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | EC 1/7 |
| Promotional Titles: | TRENTE MILLE HEURES |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Event: | fly-out ceremony of EC1/12. 2012 |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Photo ID: | 873835Submit Correction |
| View count: | 147 |
| Registration / Serial: | 121 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Rafale C |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map | Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 104 |
| Military Code: | 113-HH |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Dassault Rafale |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Dassault Rafale |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Rafale C |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | EC 1/7 SPA162 |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Event: | fly-out ceremony of EC1/12. 2012 |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Photo ID: | 873824Submit Correction |
| View count: | 101 |
| Registration / Serial: | 104 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Rafale C |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map | Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 104 |
| Military Code: | 113-HH |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Dassault Rafale |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Dassault Rafale |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Rafale C |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | EC 1/7 SPA162 |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Event: | fly-out ceremony of EC1/12. 2012 |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Photo ID: | 873824Submit Correction |
| View count: | 101 |
| Registration / Serial: | 104 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Rafale C |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map | Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 529 |
| Military Code: | 115-OC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Dassault Mirage 2000 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Dassault Mirage 2000 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Mirage 2000B |
| C/n (msn): | 423 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | EC 2/5 |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Event: | fly-out ceremony of EC1/12. 2012 |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Photo ID: | 873817Submit Correction |
| View count: | 79 |
| Registration / Serial: | 529 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Mirage 2000B |
| C/n (msn): | 423 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map | Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 529 |
| Military Code: | 115-OC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Dassault Mirage 2000 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Dassault Mirage 2000 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Mirage 2000B |
| C/n (msn): | 423 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | EC 2/5 |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Event: | fly-out ceremony of EC1/12. 2012 |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Photo ID: | 873817Submit Correction |
| View count: | 79 |
| Registration / Serial: | 529 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Mirage 2000B |
| C/n (msn): | 423 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map | Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 325 |
| Military Code: | 113-HX |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Dassault Rafale |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Dassault Rafale |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Rafale B |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | EC 1/7 |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Event: | fly-out ceremony of EC1/12. 2012 |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Photo ID: | 873807Submit Correction |
| View count: | 63 |
| Registration / Serial: | 325 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Rafale B |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map | Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 325 |
| Military Code: | 113-HX |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Dassault Rafale |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Dassault Rafale |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Rafale B |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | EC 1/7 |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Event: | fly-out ceremony of EC1/12. 2012 |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Photo ID: | 873807Submit Correction |
| View count: | 63 |
| Registration / Serial: | 325 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dassault Rafale B |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Cambrai - Épinoy (LFQI) (closed)Map | Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 29 March 2012 |
| Photo by: | Vico SandersContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 1725 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Dorand AR |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Dorand AR |
| Aircraft Version: | Dorand AR.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1725 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Gorgopi (closed) |
| Country: | Greece |
| Photo Date: | 28 August 1918 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 873781Submit Correction |
| View count: | 122 |
A rare photo of a Dorand AR.1 observation aircraft, serving on the Macedonian Front of WWI. The original comment speaks of aircraft in 'Greek colours', but actually, French insignia were worn here and units, including Escadrille 532 which was based at Gorgopi (or Gorgop) in 1918, were Franco-Greek, with mostly French pilots and personnel. Photo by: Jean Vauzelle / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 1725 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dorand AR.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1725 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Gorgopi (closed) | Country: | Greece |
| Photo Date: | 28 August 1918 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | 1725 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Dorand AR |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Dorand AR |
| Aircraft Version: | Dorand AR.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1725 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Gorgopi (closed) |
| Country: | Greece |
| Photo Date: | 28 August 1918 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 873781Submit Correction |
| View count: | 122 |
A rare photo of a Dorand AR.1 observation aircraft, serving on the Macedonian Front of WWI. The original comment speaks of aircraft in 'Greek colours', but actually, French insignia were worn here and units, including Escadrille 532 which was based at Gorgopi (or Gorgop) in 1918, were Franco-Greek, with mostly French pilots and personnel. Photo by: Jean Vauzelle / ECPAD
| Registration / Serial: | 1725 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dorand AR.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1725 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Gorgopi (closed) | Country: | Greece |
| Photo Date: | 28 August 1918 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |