This C-160 acquired its name as it accompanied three Zairian C-130 Hercules to parachute soldiers of the French Foreign Legion into Kolwezi in May, 1978 to free French hostages after Katangese soldiers, supported by Angola, occupied the city. The plane was retired to the museum in August, 2012.

This 727-22F was built in January 1966, and purchased by FedEx in June 1989, going on fly with the company for more than 18 years. The plane was donated to the museum during the 2007 Paris Air Show and is one of 35 of the type that FedEx donated to various aviation schools, aeronautical museums and other institutions all over the world.

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Ex JA-6209, N93118. Damaged beyond repair in a heavy landing at Nice - Cote d'Azur Airport on 22 October 1971 while operated by EAS.

Ex OO-VAN, D-ANUK, N95407, N15845, USAAF 42-72347. Converted for cargo (as a DC-4 'Swingtail') from a C-54B Skymaster for Sabena in 1966. It was re-registered as 9Q-CBK in 1984 and operated by Kinair Cargo from September 1984, and was destroyed when it crashed on 23 August 1988 near Mbamou Island, Congo.

Ex N3274R, N62K. Written off when it crashed onto a railway line near Le Bourget on 5 October 1968.

C/n 152 ex F-WJMJ. Operated by the Royal Moroccan Air Force, and re-registered as CNA-NN in 1981. Later upgraded to Falcon 20ECM, and still in service in 2017.

In the 1950s, designer René Leduc was awarded a contract for two examples of a short-range supersonic interceptor, intended to fulfill the high-speed interceptor role. The first prototype had a thick barrel-like monocoque fuselage with a coaxial turbojet-ramjet powerplant to enable unassisted operation, and a protruding nose section housing the cockpit and escape capsule for the pilot. It reached a speed of Mach 1.15 in December 1957, but was damaged shortly afterwards when it caught fire while taking off. The program was cancelled shortly afterwards. This is the unflown second prototype 022.

The C.8 was built by Juan La Cierva in England in association with Avro following an order from the Air Ministry of Great Britain. This made its first flight in July 1926 but later superceded by the C.8L-II in May 1928. As G-EBYY, it participated in the King's Cup, made a 4850 km tour of the UK and then completed an incident-free crossing of the Channel from London (Croydon) to Paris (Le Bourget). This was the first international flight of a rotary-wing machine which earned Cierva numerous accolades and prizes.

The F-86D Sabre Dog was an all-weather interceptor, from which in 1953 an "export" model, the F-86K, was developed equipped with a fire control system and guns. From 1956 to 1962, the 13e escadre de chasse operated 60 frames for the single purpose of opposing an attack by Soviet muclear bombers.

After the USA, France was the biggest user of H-34A Choctaw. The AdlA used 215 from 1959 onwards, including 155 built under license by Sud Aviation. This H-34 was the first of the Sud airframes to be delivered.

Although painted as N556, this is actually N976. In the spring of 1914, Gustave Delage designed a small (baptized "Bébé" Nieuport because of its size) single-seat biplane to take part in the Gordon-Bennett Cup. From this humble beginning, a combat aircraft emerged in Autumn 1915 with great agility and manoeuvrability, due in large part because the lower wing is slightly smaller than the upper wing. This example is on display in the colours of Commander Charles de Tricornot de Rose, an air combat pioneer who grouped these new fighters into dedicated units, so they could operate together more effectively.

The first prototype of the twin-engined development of the S.205, of which only 12 were produced.

Marketed as the 'Skyliner'. Registration cancelled on 16 March 1999 on sale to Burundi as 9U-BHJ. Became ZS-ORN in 2003, then 3D-AER, 9Q-CSD, and finally N198WW in November 2019.

Delivered to United Airlines on 3 June 1972 and withdrawn from use in September 1994. After a period in storage it was re-registered N366FE and converted to a freighter in 1999. It was retired in 2015 and placed in storage in California.

A terrifyingly low pass, which gave every appearance of being totally unplanned, judging by the position of the ailerons.

Also flown as G-16-17. Delivered to Faucett as OB-R-953 on 23 July 1971, and registration cancelled on 30 June 1971. It was restored as G-AYUW on 4 March 1987 and broken up at Bournemouth in June 1988.

Ex G-27-189, to which it reverted on 23 June 1971. Delivered to Kuwait AF in July 1971. Became ZG812 before delivery to Botswana ADF as OJ9 on 20 September 1988. Written off on 12 December 1989. (C/n given as 120 by CAA).

The only one built. Preserved dismantled in Volandia at Milan-Malpensa Airport.