2x SNCASE Languedoc survivors?

[DarrenL]

Just been doing some random surfing and found some photos of the French post war airliner the SNCASE Languedoc. Always liked the look of them and checking a wikipedia link as they often have "survivor" lists and I wondered if any museum had one of the few 67 made (the French military only retired their last in 1992), anyway it says, - "The last domestic Languedoc was withdrawn from domestic service in 1993, unable to compete with more modern jet aircraft. Two remain in service in Guiana in the Presidential Fleet." Now 1993 is certainly late for an airliner made 1945-48 but 2 still operation as part of the Guiana Presidential fleet? I think I found one in a museum here - http://www.flickriver.com/photos/aerofo ... 274075195/ at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace but nothing yet on the Guiana aircraft.

Does anyone now anything about the Guiana aircraft?





See that target 107 miles away, well this is a longer shot.

[Garry Russell]

Hi Darren

I don't remember a Languedoc flying and there were certainly none that I can think of that would have flown so long

Quick research throws up this thread where on of the posts states the last Languedoc, a test bed, flew in 1964

[cstorey]

I liked them too. Were they not in fact conceived as the Bloch 161 before WW2?

[Garry Russell]

Yes it was..pre war design but not produced until afterwards

The Bloch.161 became the SE.161...which is what this was.

Marcel Bloch, mindful of his German sounding name changed it to Dassault-Bloch, then just Dassult after the conflict.

[cstorey]

There we are - I never realised Dassault was in fact Bloch . You live and learn

[Garry Russell]

Many don't...which is why I mentioned it

Bloch made some very brick like bombers between the wars and the name fits well, but can you imagine the Bloch Mirage or Bloch Falcon 900??

[AllanL]

It does of course live on in the sim of your choice thanks to Jens Kristensen.

[Garry Russell]

The wonders of Flight Sim

Many extinct aeroplanes I never thought I see again have come back to life

[Garry Russell]

Toby posted the Tridents first flight on another thread

I noticed this on the side..check out 00:56

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/paris-air-show-1

[DarrenL]

Are we thinking then that the Guiana aircraft are non-existent?

I always imagine in South America or Africa there are always going to be a few surprises hidden away.