par JMJ Lefebvre ...
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début 60, marquage "alizé" sur le capot et imat par lettre ...
With almost the same position on deck as " 41 ", this is Alizé N°1 in the early markings and paint scheme used by Aeronavale with a letter to identify machines. Origins of Alizé are a little complicated.
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1960/70 en vol, alizé 4F, neptune 25F et crusader 14F ...
our 147563 in the company of a 4F Alizé 70 also based at Lann-Bihoué and F-8E (FN) Crusader 20 belonging to Flotille 14F from NAS Landivisiau in Britanny. Neptunes, Crusaders and just now Alizés have successively gone from the French Aéronavale units
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avant 1977, l'alizé 36 sans marquage MARINE …
Clean configuration for this Flotille 6F Alizé cruising at about 190 Kts.
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1980, à Garons, alizé au hangar derrière une rangée de C47 de la 56S
A line of C-47s of Escadrille 56S, kind of class-room used for formation of flight specialists and also flight controllers for control towers or OPS centers, serves as guard to the hangars where Alizés of Flottille 6F are housed and serviced ...
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1980, vertical Garons, parking alizé flottille 6F ...
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1980, Garons, parking 56S, 6F et 21F (Dakota, Alizé, Atlantic) ...
Alizés of Flotille 6F were quite well protected by Flotilles 56S Dakotas and 21F Atlantics hey always had their wings folded on the parking between two flights, even for a short stop.
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1980, Garons, point fixe alizé 68 entre Atlantic et Dakota ...
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1980, Garons, point fixe alizé 68 entre Atlantic et Dakota ...
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1980, Garons, point fixe alizé 68 entre Atlantic et Dakota ...
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1980, flottille 6F, alizé 59 en vol autour de Garons ...
Located very near the Mediterranean Sea, the Nîmes-Garons NAS gave the opportunity to 6F pilots to fly over one of the most superb area of France: The Camargue where young bulls are nursed for corridas and where white semi savage horses are running .
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1980, flottille 6F, alizé 59 en vol autour de Garons ...
Number "59" in the axis of Nîmes-Garons runway passing over rice-fields whose Camargue is partially covered giving from air splendid landscapes, a few little lakes also showing Carribean colours...
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1980, flottille 6F, alizé 59 final vers Garons ...
The Alizé N°59 during final. The unit badge on fuselage is the " Croix de Lorraine " so symbolic for General de Gaulle who created the French Free Force to fight the Huns during WWII.
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1980, flottille 6F, alizé 59 final vers Garons ...
Heading 360, all elements down, Alizé "59" is passing west of the watertank indicating to pilot he is just at a three quarter of nautical mile for landing. The gap in vineyard is almost looking as a starting line for the short final run!!!
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1980, flottille 6F, alizé 59 final vers Garons ...
Now it's just a matter of hundreds of yards to reach runway 36 Garons NAS which is fitted with a deck-mirror and standard carrier arrester device for training and tests of pilots having to qualify for day or night carrier deck operations
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 59 ...
Even with the warmths of September at vicinity of shores of the French Côte d'Azur, fog in the morning sometimes may be very severe. Here it was necessary to hardly work under the classical enlarger to get Clemenceau superstructures on the argentic p
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 1 encore en service ...
Also in the fog, see Super Etendard "18" in the background, the first of all production Alizés has just been put into flight conditions by an electronics specialist. Each time I saw the propeller hub this evocated certain Bf 109 fighters of WWII
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 59 ...
During this foggy morning, "59" was the most interesting plane, doing the show with with its truculent mechanics and deck-crew. A few time before arrester cables were all examined with attention by other men.
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 59 ...
While the yellow chief is discussing a point of importance with the two service-men on the aircraft, jokes fuse, the lastone dedicated to the pilot arriving to his "59" aircraft. I know exactly what they said, but I have respect for the eyes of child
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 59 ...
Pilot is on board of "59" for long and various checks before plane's first flight also await his two other crew members and finally a clearance to install over one of the two Clemenceau catapults.
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 73 ...
Alizé "73" over starboard catapult in front of a Super Etendard ready to follow while two other Alizés are parked with their towing rods installed on the fore u/c's legs.
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 37 ...
Note the aircraft has just left its"élingue"which remains fixed to the catapult. This is not the case with Super Etendard of which the cable invariably goes to sea, forcing to have on board of carrier a considerable stock of them...
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 59 ...
Accelerated by catapult,"59"is closely watched by crew of Pedro. During this sortie of Clemenceau, Lynx helo was evaluated several times as future replacement of the ageing Alouettes III as Pedro for rescue and for the various tasks between the ships
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 59 ...
End of course of catapult, "59" is airborne by nothing when almost reaching the deck's end.
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé sortie de pont ...
By nothing one can tell that occurs here a simultaneous catapulting...but missions are not same though each of importance.
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1980, flottille 6F, alizé 59 en vol autour de Garons ...
It's like this I preferred to fly beside an Alizé because he looked like a WWII escort fighter seeming embody buit-in wing tank nacelles... Note that from the below extreme front cowling to retractable radome, all may be opened to down fore landing g
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1980, flottille 6F, alizé 59 et 65 en vol autour de Garons ...
Along south coast of France Alizés were busy to detect soviet subs in Mediterranean Sea and also did quite a considerable lot of exercises either with French or combined Otan Fleets operating from Gibraltar to Bosphore and Suez Canal,
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1980, flottille 6F, alizé 59 et 65 en vol autour de Garons ...
As previous. The search speed with downed radome established around 140 to 150 Kts. The machine was quite agreable at the controls and the Alizés crews very much appreciated to belong to the restricted club of embarked flying seamen and track many un
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 1 "en remise de gaz" ...
First of all the production Alizés is coming here at level and in front of the bridge where I was awaiting it for a picture showing it was always a valiant and proud element operating from the french carriers. The fly-away was spectacular for the wat
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 68 à l'appontage ...
First aircraft to land on the Clemenceau after reopening apertures of the vessel and clearance given to personals to work again ouside, all the ship having been closed to simulate a navigation in a nuke radiations environment.
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 37 à l'appontage ...
Quite a nice rodeo done by pilot of Alizé N° 37 who had to be qualified for carrier operations. Weather was generally good but when bad weather is coming things sometimes becomes more complicated for rookies... Add night and it is a pleasure to see a
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 68 à l'appontage ...
" 68 " touch deck before arrester cables with a bit of smoke due to excessive speed...
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 68 rebond dans les brins ...
... and engages the first element on the deck while again airborne after speedy first contact with deck.
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 41 prise de brins ...
Here, " 41 " is coming to a stop after a perfect landing.
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 49 contre l'îlot ...
Number 49 awaiting to be towed for a near flight. Due to little size of French carrier decks, it was necessary to be very cautious with outside parked aircraft to avoid headaches...
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1980, p.a Clemenceau, flottille 6F, alizé 68 contre l'îlot ...
Had to fly or not to fly, what seems the question... for any people other than a yellow dog...
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1981, 6F Nîmes-Garons, arrivée du premier alizé modernisé ...
The easiest way to know if an Alizé was a modernized one or not was to see the fore part of the wing nacelle...or the fresh state of general painting. Here, interesting are the wing pylons installed. It was the first time I saw them on an Alizé of 6
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1981, Garons, flottille 6F, arrivée du 1er alizé Modernisé ...
Early October 1981 " 28 " was the sole so called " Alizé Modernisé "with Flotille 6F. Normally it was now fitted with an Iguane radar as so as a Doppler navigation device and new sensors and armaments.
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1981, Garons, flottille 6F, arrivée du 1er alizé Modernisé ...
Into 6F hangar, the first delivered brand-new "modernized" Bréguet Alizé with electronic improvements determining very few physical changes, the most noticeable being the fore part of the wing protruding nacelles housing maritime electronic warfare
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1981, flottille 6F, alizé 28, premier alizé Modernisé ...
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