Taken on charge on 23 Sep 1959 and struck off charge on 26 Nov 1985. This Noratlas was then initially preseved at the Musée des Ailes Anciennes de l'Anjou at Angers-Avrillé (noted in 1996 and July 1998), but by Oct 1999 it had moved to the Bétrancourt collection/Musée de l'Epopée et de l'Industrie Aéronautique in Albert.

Pictured 50 years ago at Oran La Sénia French Air Force air base N° 141. The aircraft has the markings of Transport Squadron 2 / 62 "Sahara" (GT 02-062). In the background stand a Constellation from search and rescue unit EARS 99. The picture is supposed to be taken in the begining of 1961.

Taken on charge on 23 Sep 1959 and struck off charge on 26 Nov 1985. This Noratlas was then initially preseved at the Musée des Ailes Anciennes de l'Anjou at Angers-Avrillé (noted in 1996 and July 1998), but by Oct 1999 it had moved to the Bétrancourt collection/Musée de l'Epopée et de l'Industrie Aéronautique in Albert.

This Noratlas was taken on charge on 11 Apr 1956 and struck off charge on 23 Aug 1982. It went to the Musée de l'Aéronautique de Nancy in that same year, and from here on its history matches that of sistership N° 54 at the same museum. The museum and its collection sustained severe damage during a storm in Dec 1999 and was forced to close in 2000. Both N° 54 and N° 97 remained in the closed museum until at least Sep 2003, but by Aug 2004 the pair had moved to this museum in Albert. This photo shows N° 97, still with remnants of earlier codes 55-KB (carried Oct 1980-Jul 1981) and 63-WB (Jul 1981-Feb 1982) on the left tailboom.

Taken on charge on 22 Oct 1956 and struck off charge on 15 Jun 1984. The fuselage of this aircraft initially went to the Musée du Para at Orléans in Mar 1990, but it had moved here by 2004.

BA 702 Avord Open day 1982. With GE 00-312 markings and fitted in paratroopers "Phoenix" team dropping configuration (rear fuselage buckets removed).

Served at this time with CIET / 63 ET "Vercors".

A Norrie of GI312 unit mostly accompanied the Patrouille de France

Part of "Ailes anciennes de Toulouse" open air museum. Was previously coded 63-VJ within French air force.

This is ex French Air Force N° 148, withdrawn from use on 4 June 1985. It was acquired by Association Support Air, and registration F-EURO reserved on 25 May 1988. Rolled-out in these European colours at Paris-Orly on 8 Jun 1988, and flown to Paris-Le Bourget that same month and parked. In Oct 1989 it received a permit to fly for film work at Tavaux-Dole, but it didn't fly much there, if at all. In early 1993 the Noratlas was loaned to Association Air Memorial, and later that year it stranded here at Courlaoux airport, reportedly after engine trouble. It has a "Marriott" sticker on the main gear door and "Decoré par Air France" in small print on the left fin. The Noratlas would never leave again and was eventually broken up in June 2013.

Pictured by a member of my family 50 years ago at Oran La Sénia French Air Force air base N° 141. The aircraft has the markings of Transport wing 61 based in Orléans. In front stands the N° 197 (62-SU) in the markings of Transport Squadron 2 / 62 "Sahara" (ET 02-062). The picture is supposed to be taken in the begining of 1961.

Shortly before moving to Hamburg-Finkenwerder in Germany for display.

Believed to be in use with 54 Escadrille Electronique (EE 54).

Preserved.

A French Noratlas hidden away in an interesting but very cramped German collection. Although it is still carrying the combined unit markings of ET 1/63 and ET 1/62 on the forward fuselage, this aircraft in fact last operated for Escadron de Convoyage 70 (EdC 70). It came to Germany in 1987 and spent some time in storage at Manching before moving on to this collection in Koblenz in 1990.

Preserved at Para regiment barracks (1er RTP). Taken during the open day regiment.

Even though still carrying the combined unit markings of ET 1/63 and ET 1/62 on the forward fuselage, this Noratlas in fact last operated for Escadron de Convoyage 70 (EdC 70). This French unit was known for its unusual codes, which often violated many rules. This particular Noratlas carried code 070-MF (should have been 70-MF), which for reasons unknown was painted on the aircraft incorrectly, as MF-070. It came to Germany in 1987 and spent some time in storage at Manching before moving on to this collection in Koblenz in 1990.

The Patrouille de France support aircraft.