Unique airworthy MS 406 beautifuly repaint

[Octo68]

Hi all,

Here is a link to a wonderful swiss site showing the new paint sheme of the unique airworthy MS 406, fantastic aircraft.

http://www.airpic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2272

Hope you enjoy

Greetings

Alain

[JägerMarty]

Not a big fan of the MS but that's a great scheme and photo's are awesome too

[Starduster77]

Is this a ex-Swiss model?
Rick

[Swiss Mustangs]

yup

a D-3801 built in Switzerland

here's what this a/c looked like in the 60's when it was rotting away on a playground at St. Imier in western Switzerland...





there are two more complete examples (not airworthy) around; one at the Swiss AF Museum Dübendorf, and one at the Musée de L'Aerospace at Le Bourget near paris, France.

Martin

[Starduster77]

Good photos Martin. I thought you would come up with something.
Rick

[Octo68]

Thank you very much Martin to add these complements, I knew the story but didn't have the pics, great.

Alain

[BattleRabbit]

This is very cool, do any other of these off-beat French warbirds still fly?

[Fred41]

Not it is only.

[BattleRabbit]

So this is the only WWII era french designed plane still flying?

That's impressive.

[Mike]

Very nice!

Weren't the remains of 3 others exported to the UK a few years back?

[ChrisTooCool]

Hi all,

last week-end, the MS 406 was at GIMONT/France Airshow.







and some "archives"

May 1940 over the France.



greetings from Switzerland.

[Robbo]

Fantastic photos, Christophe, I love the penultimate shot.

Rob

[n5151ts]

and make it bigger, or the contest committee at Reno will have a fit next year!

[Steve Nelson]

Couldn't the enter it in the Formula 1 category?

I've always thought the MS-406 was a bit of an ugly duckling, but it's always good to see a historically important aircraft like that preserved.

SN

[Augsburgeagle]

The last photo is excellent, looks extremely autentic!