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First flying on 28 December 1933, the Loire 70 was a long-range maritime reconnaissance flying boat designed for the French Navy. Seven production aircraft were ordered and along with the prototype served with Escadrille E7 at Karouba in Tunisia. At the start of the Second World War, they carried out patrols in the Mediterranean. On 12 June 1940, an Italian air raid destroyed three of the four surviving aircraft. The sole surviving Loire 70 was requested to be scrapped on 4 October 1941.

A little bit of 1950's cool with this space age design from France in the early 1950s – the SNCASO SO.9000 Trident. These pics taken at the 1953 Paris International Airshow. “The SNCASO SO.9000 Trident was a French mixed-power interceptor aircraft built by aircraft manufacturer SNCASO during the 1950s. As part of a wider effort to re-build French military power during the late 1940s and to furnish France with advanced, new domestically produced designs, a request for a supersonic-capable point-defence interceptor aircraft to equip the French Air Force was issued to SNCASO. In response, the firm designed the mixed-propulsion Trident, powered by a single SEPR rocket engine, which was augmented by wingtip-mounted turbojet engines.” Src:Wikipedia . 🌎www.iloveahangar.com 📷Feel free to repost but please remember to tag us 👍😊 #aircraft #airforce #airshow #avgeek #aviation #aviationdaily #aviationgeek #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #aviationphotos #avnerd #ww2aviation #instaaviation #militaryaviation #militaryaviationphotography #oldairplanes #frenchairforce #planepics #usaf #vintageaircraft #warbird #warbirds https://www.instagram.com/p/CN2V8JEBXKO/?igshid=vfyk1xpm8wd9

1967 french Air Force flight suit made by Aerazur. Love this color between blue and green and all the amazing details. • • #GauthierBorsarello #Showroom #VintageForFashion #paris #inspiration #inspiring #research #fashion #fashiondesign #unique #rare #vintageclothing #vintage #menswear #mensstyle #mensfashion #design #selection #curation #frenchairforce #armeedelair #pilotsuit #flyingsuit #madeinfrance #flightsuit (at Gauthier Borsarello Showroom)

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French pilots adapted by employing defensive tactics that maximized the M.S.406’s principal advantage: low-speed maneuverability. In prolonged, low-altitude turning dogfights, the M.S.406 was often competitive. Despite these tactical efforts, the attrition rate was devastating. During the six weeks of fighting, the Armée de l’Air lost hundreds of M.S.406s to combat, operational mishaps, and destruction on the ground. While the M.S.406 achieved a respectable ratio of kills-to-losses during certain periods, the systemic deficiencies in French command, control, and maintenance infrastructure meant that combat losses could not be replaced rapidly enough, leading to the collapse of fighter resistance.

French pilots adapted by employing defensive tactics that maximized the M.S.406’s principal advantage: low-speed maneuverability. In prolonged, low-altitude turning dogfights, the M.S.406 was often competitive. Despite these tactical efforts, the attrition rate was devastating. During the six weeks of fighting, the Armée de l’Air lost hundreds of M.S.406s to combat, operational mishaps, and destruction on the ground. While the M.S.406 achieved a respectable ratio of kills-to-losses during certain periods, the systemic deficiencies in French command, control, and maintenance infrastructure meant that combat losses could not be replaced rapidly enough, leading to the collapse of fighter resistance.

French pilots adapted by employing defensive tactics that maximized the M.S.406’s principal advantage: low-speed maneuverability. In prolonged, low-altitude turning dogfights, the M.S.406 was often competitive. Despite these tactical efforts, the attrition rate was devastating. During the six weeks of fighting, the Armée de l’Air lost hundreds of M.S.406s to combat, operational mishaps, and destruction on the ground. While the M.S.406 achieved a respectable ratio of kills-to-losses during certain periods, the systemic deficiencies in French command, control, and maintenance infrastructure meant that combat losses could not be replaced rapidly enough, leading to the collapse of fighter resistance.

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