French SPAD ops

[JOMiller]

Help.............anybody here know anything about French
operations with AD-4N SPADs in Algeria and Madasgascar
in the 1960 - 1973 period? Subsequently, they went to
Cambodia, Chad, and Gabon. I need some BuNos.

TIA,
Owen

[Fred41]

If you read french a bit:

A magazine
AirFan hors-série - octobre 2007
Les Skyraider dans l’armée de l’Air

Michel Fournier & Jean-Louis Gaynecoetche



I have it. What details need you ?


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[JOMiller]

Thanks, I'm probably in trouble with reading French......

Please see if there is mention of BuNo 126956.
I believe she was operated by the Frence Air Force,
then went to Gabon for a time. Then she disappears
for a while. I'd be grateful for any light you could
shine on the subject.

[Fred41]

In FAF it was coded : 126256 --> SFERMA N°45

20-FD 11/1960 --> 11/1962
20-FY 06/1963 --> 10/1963
21-LB 12/1963 --> 04/1967
21-ZI 12/1967 --> 10/1970
21-ZF 05/1971 --> 06/1973
22-DB 06/1975 --> 10/1975

Sold to the Gabon

More soon.

[JOMiller]

WOW! That's great! Can you correlate to the USN BuNo ?

[Ken]

The skyraider.org image gallery has a French SPAD section in case you haven't seen it ...

[Fred41]

The skyraider.org image gallery has a French SPAD section in case you haven't seen it ...

Yes it's this one:

In Gabon , it was coded (Tr-K) MP with red stripe on the fuselage.

Have you read this ?:
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a1regist ... 26956.html