| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 53 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 112 Venom/Sea Venom |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sud SE-213 Aquilon |
| Aircraft Version: | Sud SE-213 Aquilon 203 |
| C/n (msn): | 53 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Rochefort - Soubise (closed)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFXR IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Musee de l'Aeronautique Navale |
| Photo Date: | 20 May 2025 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 813818 |
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Sud-Est license-built 101 Sea Venom FAW.20s as the Aquilon for the French Navy which operated them from 1955 to 1966. This one, the only survivor, operated with 16F at BAN Hyères till 1964, seeing service aboard the carriers Clemenceau and Foch as well as in North Africa. In the early 1970s it was to be found as a gate guard at Lann-Bihoue This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 June 2025, and has since been viewed 47 times. |