Delivered to UTA as F-BNRB in 1967. To SATA as HB-ICQ in 1972 then to CTA in 1978 and Istanbul Airlines as TC-ASA in 1987. Withdrawn from use in 1991 and used as a ground trainer at Eskisheir University. Scrapped by 1999.

Delivered to JAT as YU-AHK in 1969 then to Indian Airlines as VT-ECI in 1973. To Aerospatiale as F-BRGU in 1975 then to Minerve in 1976. Withdrawn from use at Nimes by 1988. Destroyed for a film in 1994.

A long way and a long time from my first sighting of United's first Caravelle. See photo #20949...

Official Thai International photo, no date or caption. Built 1960 as SE.210-1A OY-KRC for SAS. Converted to -3 1960, leased to Thai International as HS-TGH October 1965, returned as OY-KRC April 1970. Withdrawn Arlanda 1974 and used for fire practice.

Built and delivered to Sterling Airways in 1969. December 1975 RP-C123 Sterling Philippines Airways transferred.. March 1979 EC-DFP TAE- Trabajos Aereos y Enlaces (leased). October 1988 OY-STF Baltic International Airlines (leased). March 1989 OY-STF Sterling Airways again. December 1991 wfu at CPH. December 1992 HK-3805X Aerosucre, later HK-3805, and back to HK-3805X again. Broken up at Barranquilla in 2000 after flying more than 30 years. Seen climbing after take-off rwy 06, only two days before the Charter 1989 season at FBU ended. Scanned from original Fuji 200ISO negative film.

Built and delivered to Sterling Airways as SE-STI in 1969. Flew with Red Sterling titles some months in 1990. January 15th 1992 OY-STI flew the final Sterling Airways Caravelle flight CPH-LUX-CPH. February 1992 F-GHKN Air Toulouse. September 1992 OY-STI returned and stored at Kastrup. August 23rd 1993 HK-3855, later rr HK3855. March 15th 1994 HK-3855 written off at Bogota tire burst on take-off and airplane came back for landing after burning some fuel, overshot runway and pilot retracted gear to stop the rolling plane (airplane was carrying boxes of explosives), Seen at rwy 24 in August 1989. Scanned from original slide

Official Sud Aviation photo, no date or caption. Caravelle prototype, first flight as F-WHHH 27 May 1955 from Toulouse. Reregistered F-BHHH 23 May 1956, leased by SAS for crew training for one year from March 1958. Final flight 16 April 1966 to Orly, put on display but scrapped in October 1986.

Photo by Joe Mamo.

Leased to Finnair as OH-LSI in April 1974 and restored as OY-STG in June 1976. Became F-GATP in November 1979, then LN-BSE, SE-DHA, TC-JUN, and finally HK-3756X in August 1992. It was broken up at Bogota in 2002.

On its way to a runway 10 take-off.

Official Sud Aviation photo 2087. First SE.210-1A model, delivered to Finnair as OH-LEA 18 February 1960. Msn 28 model -1A F-WBNI left, msn 24 model 1A LN-KLP right.

(photographer not known)

Leased from Air Mali for some 6 months. Because of my military service that year, I wasn't able to catch it any better.

Prototype series 10B3. First flew as F-WLKJ then reregistered as F-BLKJ in 1964. Delivered to Finnair as OH-LSG in 1966. Leased to CTA in 1983. To Altair as I-GISU in 1984, Europe Aero Service as F-GELQ in 1987, Air City as HB-ICJ in 1988, AeroJet in 1992 and Waltair as 9Q-CPY then 9Q-CPI in 1996. Withdrawn from use at Kinshasa-N'Djili in 2005. May have made the last Caravelle flight ever. Scrapped in 2007.

Official Sud Aviation photo 2108. Delivered to Air Algerie as F-OBNI 19 March 1960. Next left msn 21 F-WJAK, delivered as OH-LEA 18 February 1960. Far left msn 24, delivered as LN-KLP 8 March 1960.

First flight January 1st 1968 as F-WLGB. Delivered new to Sterling February 23rd 1968. March 1975 EC-CMS TAE (leased in basic NB colours). December 18th 1981 OY-STD Sterling (returned). April 1991 wfu and stored at Copenhagen Kastrup airport. Partly broken up, fuselage used as a training centre, before its relics was used in the fire dump. Seen taxing out for a rwy 24 departure. May 2nd 1989 all charter flights at Gardermoen (ENGM/GEN) was moved to FBU as the single runway at GEN was to be renewed.

Delivered to Alia Royal Jordanioan Airlines as JY-ADG in 1968. To Trans Europa as EC-CPI in 1975 then to Hispania in 1983 and Europe Air Service as F-GFBI in 1987. Withdrawn from use at Perpignan around 1990 and later scrapped.

Official Sud Aviation photo, no date or caption. First flown as F-WJAK 25 March 1959, delivered to SAS as LN-KLH 13 April 1959, entered service 15 May 1960. Cooperating closely with De Havilland the complete forward fuselage and cockpit section was identical to the Comet 1. Very early aircraft did not have weather radar but a landing light in the nose.

in basic Transwede colors (photographer not known)