Famgus Aviation Postcards: Air France Caravelles

Last updated March 4 2021
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Colour coding of Caravelle delivery years
	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973

The "years of service" listed below are the Air France service year and NOT the service years of the airframe!

Air France operated in total 46 Caravelle aircrafts.

Original (or first) user of the following 44 airframes (listed by construction numbers)
#1: F-BHRA, #2: F-BHRB, #5: F-BHRC, #8: F-BHRD, #9: F-BHRE, #12: F-BHRF, #13: F-BHRG, #16: F-BHRH, #17: F-BHRI, #23: F-BHRJ
#26: F-BHRK, #31: F-BHRL, #37: F-BHRM, #39: F-BHRN, #41: F-BHRO, #45: F-BHRP, #46: F-BHRQ, #50: F-BHRR, #52: F-BHRZ, #53: F-BJTA
#54: F-BHRS, #55: F-BHRT, #58: F-BHRU, #59: F-BHRV, #60: F-BHRX, #61: F-BHRY, #68: F-BJTB, #105: F-BJTI, #111: F-BJTE, #113: F-BJTF
#115: F-BJTG, #119: F-BJTJ, #124: F-BJTH, #142: F-BJTL, #144: F-BJTM, #145: F-BJTN, #148: F-BJTO, #152: F-BJTP
#177: F-BJTQ, #206: F-BNKA, #208: F-BNKB, #242: F-BOHA, #244: F-BOHB, #245: F-BOHC

Secondary user of the following airframes (listed by construction numbers)
#22: F-BJTR, #83: F-BKGZ

First user registrations
F-BHRx (25)

C/N 1
1959-1975
F-BHRA
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle I

ALSACE

C/N 2
1959-1977
F-BHRB
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle I

LORRAINE

C/N 5
1959-1971
F-BHRC
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle I

ANJOU

C/N 8
1959-1980
F-BHRD
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle I

GUYENNE

C/N 9
1959-1980
F-BHRE
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle I

ARTOIS

C/N 12
1959-1981
F-BHRF
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle I

AUVERNE

C/N 13
1959-1978
F-BHRG
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle I

BERRY

C/N 16
1959-1981
F-BHRH
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle I

BOURGOGNE

C/N 17
1959-1980
F-BHRI
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle I

BRETAGNE

C/N 23
1960-1964
F-BHRJ
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle IA

CHAMPAGNE

C/N 26
1960-1980
F-BHRK
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle IA

CORSE

C/N 31
1960-1979
F-BHRL
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle IA

DAUPHINE

C/N 37
1960-1979
F-BHRM
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

1960-61: FLANDRE
1961-79: QUERCY

C/N 39
1960-1978
F-BHRN
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

GASCOGNE

C/N 41
1960-1978
F-BHRO
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

ILE DE FRANCE

C/N 45
1960-1979
F-BHRP
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

LANGUEDOC

C/N 46
1960-1972
F-BHRQ
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

LIMOUSIN

C/N 50
1960-1973
F-BHRR
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

LYONNAISE

C/N 54
1960-1974
F-BHRS
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

NORMANDIE

C/N 55
1960-1979
F-BHRT
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

PICARDIE

C/N 58
1960-1980
F-BHRU
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

POITOU

C/N 59
1960-1980
F-BHRV
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

PROVENCE

C/N 60
1960-1980
F-BHRX
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

SAVOIE

C/N 61
1960-1981
F-BHRY
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

TOURAINE

C/N 52
1961-1971
F-BHRZ
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

FLANDRE

First user registrations
F-BJTx (14)

C/N 53
1961-1973
F-BJTA
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

1961-67: COMTE DE NICE
1967-72: ANTILLES
1972-73: CHAMPAGNE

C/N 68
1961-1961
F-BJTB
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

BEARN

F-BJTC and F-BJTD were both built for Air France but they were not taken up, and consequently not used in commercial traffic.
For F-BJTC please look further down for F-BKGZ. F-BJTC was only used for a month as pilot trainer before being leased to Air Liban. When returned it was re-registerred to F-BKGZ.

C/N 111
1962-1982
F-BJTE
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

GRENOBLE

C/N 113
1962-1980
F-BJTF
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

ORLEANAIS

C/N 115
1962-1983
F-BJTG
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

ROUSILLON

C/N 124
1962-1970
F-BJTH
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

COMTE

C/N 105
1962-1973
F-BJTI
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

NAVARRE

C/N 119
1962-1983
F-BJTJ
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

BOURBONNAIS

C/N 142
1963-1981
F-BJTL
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

AUNIS et SAINTONGE

C/N 144
1963-1975
F-BJTM
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

MAINE

C/N 145
1963-1969
F-BJTN
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

MARCHE

C/N 148
1963-1970
F-BJTO
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

1963-69: NIVERNAIS
1969-70: PAYS BASQUE

C/N 152
1963-1981
F-BJTP
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

COMTAT VENAISSIN

C/N 177
1964-1980
F-BJTQ
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

1964-74: CHAMPAGNE
1974-80: MARTINIQUE

First user registrations
F-BNKx (2)

C/N 206
1966-1975
F-BNKA
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

Name ???

C/N 208
1966-1975
F-BNKB
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

Name ???

First user registrations
F-BOHx (3)

C/N 242
1968-1980
F-BOHA
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

1968-xx: COMTE DE NICE
19xx-80: GUYANE

C/N 244
1968-1968
F-BOHB
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

BEARN

C/N 245
1968-1980
F-BOHC
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

1966-xx: AQUITANE
19xx-xx: GUYANE
1974-76: GUADELOUPE
1976-80: AQUITANE

Secondary user registration F-BJTR

Finnair was the original user of this construction number and operated the aircraft 1960-1965 as OH-LEB "Sinisiipi". Finnair sold the aircraft back to SUD Aviation. Bought May 1965 from Sud Aviation. With Air France, originally named "Vercors". Re-named (date unknown) to "Principauté de Monaco". On both postcards below the name "Principauté de Monaco" appears. In service until 1980. Donated December 29 1980 to Musée de l'Air Le Bourget, Paris, France.
	C/N 22 1965-1980 F-BJTR Air France SUD SE-210 Caravelle III 1965-xx: VERCORS 19xx-68: PRINCIPAUTÉ DE MONACO	C/N 22 1965-1980 F-BJTR Air France SUD SE-210 Caravelle III 1965-xx: VERCORS 19xx-68: PRINCIPAUTÉ DE MONACO

Secondary user registration F-BKGZ

Originally this aircraft was delivered to Air France as F-BJTC "Comte de Foix". It was used only for a month for pilot training. It was then leased to Air Liban as OD-ADY between August and December 1961. Subsequently returned to Air France mid December 1961. When returned it was re-registerred as F-BKGZ "Bourbonnais" and entered commercial traffic. Renamed to "Comte de Foix" in April 1962. From September 1974-November 1975 it was leased to Royal Air Lao as XW-PNH. When returned it was re-registerred to F-BSGZ. It was damaged beyond repair in a bomb explosion at Ho Chi Minh airport 1976. [Aviation Safety Network]
		C/N 83 1968-1968 F-BKGZ Air France SUD SE-210 Caravelle VI-N COMTE DE FOIX

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More pictures and other collectibles for Air France Caravelles follows below.

1959

Air France registration F-BHRA "Alsace"

Air France Caravelle #1 Caravelle construction number 1 First flight with SUD Aviation May 18 1958. Delivered April 3 1959 to Air France as version I. Converted 1960 from version I to version III. Withdrawn from use December 1975. Transferred to Air France Centre d'Instruction in February 1976. Used for ground instruction. [Source: J R Roach & A B Eastwood: Jet Airliner Production List Volume 2. ISBN 0 907178 57 X.]
	C/N 1 F-BHRA Air France SUD SE-210 Caravelle III Postcard published by: Krüger, Germany

C/N 1
F-BHRA
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

Postcard published by:
Kunst und Bild, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany

Air France registration F-BHRB "Lorraine"

Air France Caravelle #2 Caravelle construction number 2 First flight with SUD Aviation March 14 1959. Delivered March 19 1959 to Air France as version I. Converted 1961 from version I to version III. Withdrawn from use and stored at Orly in December 1977. Broekn up in January 1978. [Source: J R Roach & A B Eastwood: Jet Airliner Production List Volume 2. ISBN 0 907178 57 X.]
	C/N 2 F-BHRB Air France SUD SE-210 Caravelle III Postcard published by: Editions P.I., Paris, France

C/N 2
1959-1977
F-BHRB
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle I

Nice/Côte d'Azur Airport
[NCE/LFMN]

Postcard published by:
Editions MAR, Nice, France

C/N 2
1959-1980
F-BHRB
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle III

Nice/Côte d'Azur Airport
[NCE/LFMN]

Postcard published by:
Editions MAR, Nice, France

C/N 2
1959-1977
F-BHRB
Air France
SUD SE-210 Caravelle I

In
flight

Airline issued by:
Air France

Air France timetable Alger-France

Timetable shows Air France flights from Alger to different cities in France and Switzerland.

Aircrafts mentioned:
Bréguet
Caravelle
DC-4
Super Constellation

HIVER 1960-1961
HORAIRES - TARIFS
ALGER-MÉTROPOLE
(AIR FRANCE)

Cities mentioned
Ajaccio (DC-4)
Bastia (DC-4)
Bordeaux (Caravelle, DC-4)
Genève (Caravelle)
Lyon (Bréguet, Caravelle)
Marseille (Bréguet, Caravelle, DC-4)
Mulhouse (Bréguet, Caravelle/DC-4)
Nantes (Caravelle, DC-4)
Nice (Caravelle, DC-4)
Paris (Bréguet, Caravelle)
Strasbourg (Caravelle, DC-4)
Toulouse (Caravelle, DC-4)