Aviateurs, 75 ans d'aventures

Aviateurs, 75 ans d'aventures DVD cover.

Documentary (2009)

Starring:
Erik Dollinger (Narrator/Director)
Patrick Facon (Himself/Historian)
Bernard Bombeau (Himself/Journalist)

75 years history of the Armée de l'Air officially created in 1934 from the former Aéronautique Militaire (1909-33) who was a part of French Army. Documents from French military archives.

Voisin Archdeacon Hydroplane

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Voisin Archdeacon Hydroplane.

Voisin Delagrange I

This was first successfully flown on 30 March 1907, achieving a straight-line flight of 60 m (200 ft).

Voisin Delagrange.

Voisin Farman I

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Voisin Farman I.

Santos Dumont Demoiselle No.20

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Santos Dumont Demoiselle No.20.

Santos Dumont 14-bis

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Santos Dumont 14-bis.

Blériot XI

Same archive footage of the first flight across the English Channel seen in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Blériot XI .

Blériot XI-2

Blériot XI-2 of the Aéronautique Militaire .

Farman HF.3 & Farman F.40

Farman HF.3 and F.40 of the Aéronautique Militaire.

Observation Balloon – Germany 1914-1916

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Zeppelin LZ 16 Z IV

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Zeppelin LZ 16 Z IV of DELAG.

Nieuport 11

Nieuport 11 of the Aéronautique Militaire.

Nieuport 11

Nieuport 11 of the Aéronautique Militaire.

Farman F.40

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Farman F.40 of the Aéronautique Militaire.

Voisin III

Voisin III of the Aéronautique Militaire.

SPAD S.VII

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SPAD S.VII of the Armée de l’Air.

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SPAD S.VII of the Armée de l’Air.

Farman MF.11.Bis

Farman MF.11.Bis of the Aéronautique Militaire.

Unidentified Aircraft

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Rumpler C.IV

One of the first aircraft shot down during the WWI.

Rumpler C.IV of the Luftstreitkräfte.

Breguet 14

Breguet 14 of the Aéronautique Militaire.

Nieuport 17bis

Nieuport 17bis for the Armée de l’Air .

Latécoère 26-2.R

Registration F-AILA, c/n 653.
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Latécoère 26-2.R of Compagnie Générale Aéropostale.

Potez 25

Registration F-AJDY, c/n 1521. This plane will be operated by Aeroposta Argentina in 1938 as LV-JFA Molina H.Y. Germinatti.

Reg.F-AJDY Potez 25 of Compagnie Générale Aéropostale.

Bréguet 19 B2

Bréguet 19 B2 of the Armée de l’Air.

Bréguet 19 B2 & Lioré & Olivier LeO.20

In the far background, seems to be a LeO.20.

Bréguet 19 B2 and Lioré & Olivier LeO.20 of the Armée de l’Air.

Amiot 143

Amiot 143 of the Armée de l’Air.

Lioré & Olivier LeO.451

Lioré & Olivier LeO.451 of the Armée de l’Air.

Loire 46

Loire 46 of the Armée de l’Air.

Morane-Saulnier MS.230

Morane-Saulnier MS.230 of the Armée de l’Air.

Bloch MB.151

Bloch MB.151 of the Armée de l’Air.

Morane-Saulnier MS.406

Morane-Saulnier MS.406 of the Armée de l’Air.

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Morane-Saulnier MS.406 of the Armée de l’Air.

Farman F.221

Farman F.221 of the Armée de l’Air.

SNCAC NC.2233

Born as Farman F.223, but produced by SNCAC after 1937 nationalization of French aircraft industry. On the right. Airplane on the left is a F.221.

SNCAC NC.2233 of the Armée de l’Air.

Initially ordered by French Armée de l’Air, they never entered to service due to French army defeat in 1940, and were delivered to RAF. But Hudson and C/60 Lodestar will be delivered to Free French Air Force in North Africa in 1943.