Hi Guys, last year on my way through to Normandy for the 75 anniversary celebrations, our tour party stopped at Le Bourget and the Musée de l'Air. It had been awhile since I had been and I was disappointed to see the Pioneer hall is still not finished. Nonetheless, an historic collection. A few highlights and a link to more at the bottom.
The statue outside the museum.
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The Pioneer Hall under wraps.
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Suitably weathered Normandie-Niemen Yak.
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The Little She-Devil Dewoitine D.520. A handful, apparently.
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Beautifully presented Skyraider.
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The prototype Concorde noses up to a production example.
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The Prototype Hall is full of amazing shapes.
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The prototype Mirage III and the Leduc 0.22 supersonic ramjet.
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Variable geometry Mirage.
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Mystere IVA 01.
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A mix of different Armee de l'Air jets.
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F-100.
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Well armed T-6.
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Cierva Autogiro.
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Smart little Potez 53.
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Caudron Simoun and record breaking Breguet XIX.
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Pretty little Morane Saulnier.
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Interesting collection of home grown missiles.
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Link to more images: https://www.flickr.com/photos/147661871 ... 2138/page1
Thanks for looking.
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A great set of photos from (another) museum where photography is not easy . I just loved the DC-8 displayed outside.
Andy
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Great to see the collection has not been massivley tinkered with since my visits (1985-2002). Nice to see a traditional museum that hasn't been taken over by pandering to the yoof! Skyraider looks lovely, nice set of photos.
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Super photos thanks very much for sharing
TT
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Looks great! Never been. Great to have the two Concordes preserved together.
What delicious gems lurk in the Pioneer Hall? Hopefully they will get that sorted soon.
What delicious gems lurk in the Pioneer Hall? Hopefully they will get that sorted soon.
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IIRC the Pioneer Hall has been open for some time, there was an article in Aeroplane or Flypast about it recently
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Great - will hopefully get there one day!!
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it's well worth it! went a couple of weeks ago the Pioneers hall is now complete. Apart from the Mirage Rafale and Concordes I'd never seen any of the French aircraft before. I especially liked the Dassault Mercure a real rarity. France is definitely up there with the UK in terms of their historic home grown industry.