This 380 first flew in October 2005 and went on to represent Airbus and the type at airports and air shows all over the world. It has been prserved at this super museum since February 2017.

The Nord 1500 Griffon was an experimental ramjet-powered interceptor aircraft. The first plane 1500-01, with only the SNECMA Atar 101F afterburning turbojet, made its first flight in September, 1955 and quickly reached Mach 1.3. This 1500-02, fitted with the definitive turbo-ramjet powerplant, took off for the first time in January, 1957 and in August, 1958 became the first French aircraft to reach Mach 2. Subsequently, the "Griffon II" broke the international speed record over 100 kilometers on a closed circuit with 1,643 km/h and later achieved a speed of 2,330 km/h (Mach 2.19).

The DFS (Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug - German Research Institute for Gliding) Habicht (Hawk) was designed in 1936 by Hans Jacobs. Four Habichts enthralled spectators at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games by performing over and inside the Olympic stadium. It seems only two original Habichts survived WWII. This example was flown by famous French aerobatic pilot Marcel Doret, who won the aerobatic world cup for gliders with it in 1939. The other Habicht, registration D-8002, flew in Southern Germany until it was destroyed by the collapse of the hangar in which it was stored.

The Mystère 20 prototype on display in front of some more modern biz-jets, for which this plane blazed the way. The coloured sash on the nose signifies that this plane, with Jacqueline Auriol at the controls, set a female world speed record on June 10, 1965 with an average speed of 859 km/h over 1000 km.

Operated by Bill Gates. Delivered to AeroLloyd as D-ALLG in 1998. Sold as N14708 in 1996 and converted to a private jet. Reregistered as N3H in 1997, N143G in 1999, N168CF in 2008 and N3107P then N111RE in 2021.

The SNCASO Trident was a French mixed-propulsion interceptor built during the 1950s. It was powered by a single SEPR rocket engine, which was augmented by wingtip-mounted turbojet engines. This is the first of two prototype Trident I's built. Three prototypes and six pre-production Trident II were ordered and an fourth incomplete, pre-production Trident III was also produced. Only six of these nine Trident IIs were ultimately completed, of which all three prototypes were damaged or destroyed in accidents before the programme was cancelled in 1958 despite their record-setting performance.

This first Concorde prtotype was built by Aérospatiale at Toulouse and made the inaugural test flight from Toulouse on 2nd March 1969. It first went supersonic on 1st October of that year and went on to fly with Aérospatiale until October 1973 when it was retired to this super museum for display. The small sticker between the forward door and windshield signifes that this plane was modified with rooftop portholes for use on the 1973 Solar Eclipse mission and equipped with observation instruments. It performed the longest observation of a solar eclipse to date, about 74 minutes.

This Caravelle 12 was originally delivered to Sterling Airways in February 1972 as OY-SAE. It then flew with Air Inter from 1983 until 1991 and finally Air Provence until 1995. This Caravelle also has the honour of being the last of of its type to visit Heathrow (LHR)

René Hirsch had been working on aerodynamic methods to stabilize an aircraft meeting a gust since 1936 and had set up a company to this end, Moyens aérodynamiques de regulation et de contrôle (MAéRC). Incorporating the results of his research, the H.100 made its first flight in June 1954. Scant details about the stabilization system are known but test flights reportedly showed satisfactory results but with investment lacking, nothing further resulted. The H.100 made its last flight in June 1971 having flown for a total of 130 hours and was MAéRC's only aircraft.

This Rapide was built in 1945 and TOC by the RAF as HG721. In December 1948 it was placed on the civilain register as G-ALGB. Around December 1954 it was exported to France and registered F-BHCD and used by the Etat Service de L Aviation Legere et Sportive as a parachute jump ship based at Chalon-Champforgeuil. Alas, all good things come to an end and the plane was deregistered in March 1971 and became part of this super museum in June 1989.

This F-84F-46-GK was built at Kansas City and TOC with the USAF as 52-8875 and transferred in April 1956 to the AdlA as 28875. The type had been phased out by 1965 and this example came to this wonderful museum in June 1989.

The Breguet G.11E was developed in secret during the German occupation of France but it turned out to be underpowed. It was re-designed and equipped with more a powerful engine and an elongated coaxial three-bladed rotor s,ystem and became the G 111. Unfortunately an accident in 1953 precipitated the end of the program and the prototype is on display in Le hall des hélicoptère.

This Mercure was delivered in September 1974 and made the final ever flight of the type on 3rd May 1995 when it arrived at LFPB for display at the museum.

Farman tried to capitalise on the interest in light aviation that arose after the end of WWI. The company launched two models in 1936 each weighing barely 400 kg: the single-seater 451 and the two-seater 455. The 451 entered production but the only one prototype 455 was built and it is on display in the Inter-war Years Hall.

The Payen 49 was the first French delta wing aircraft and made its first flight on January 22, 1954. The 300 subsequent research flights of the aircraft were used to check the performance of the delta wing and the "crocodile" rudder, which served both for steering and as an airbrake. The data generated by these research flights was studied for the Concorde prototype development and also Rockwell International for the Space Shuttle.

The prototype Caudron C.630 Simoun first flew in 1935. The plane proved fast, well equipped for flight in poor visibility and a the dihedral wing gave a great guarantee of stability making it very popular with pilots. This plane was delivered to the postal company Air Bleu in August 1935 and went on to fly with an unknown owner with the registration CS-ADG.

The Jaguar E was a two-seat training version for the Armée de l'Air. Two prototypes (is this one of them?) and 40 production aircraft were built.

Photographer: Ulrich de Bruyn

This 741 was originally delivered to AF as N28903 in February 1973, only becoming F-BPVJ in December 1981/January 1982. Apart from two short lease periods with Air Algerie (April - May 1985) and Sabena (June 1992 - August 1992), it flew its whole commercial life with AF and was transferred to this museum in February 2000.

This P-51D was built at Inglewood in December 1944 as 44-63871 and transported by sea to the UK in February 1945. It was TOC by the USAAF 8th Air Force but did not go into action, rather was ferried to Sweden in April where it entered service as J26, with Upplands Flygflottilj F16 based in Uppsala, serving there until 1952. It then went to Israel and took part in the Suez campaign. Once removed from the Israeli reserve its history is unknown but surfaced sometime later in Cannes with the civil registration N9722F. It was purchased by the museum in July 1968 and is on display in these fake markings.