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France
France has a rich history of its airlines. I've listed the first airline, La Compagnie Générale Transaérienne, at the beginning of my listings and the other early airlines are listed in the order they started service. I've tried to list the aircraft for each airline in the order the planes were acquired. In John Stroud's great 680 page reference, European Aircraft since 1910, 171 pages were devoted to French aircraft. In 1933 five airlines were merged to form Air France. The postcards of Air France are listed next followed by other airlines that flew after 1933.
Album by Barry Hepsley. 1 - 253 of 253 Total. 1922 Visits.
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Cie Générale Transaérienne.
Founded 1909, started carrying passengers in 1910.


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Cie Générale Transaérienne.
First passenger carrying airline of France. They used lighter than air aircraft first, then added airplanes.

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Cie Générale Transaérienne.
My only card from this airline. It is not an expensive postcard. There are a number of other cards of this aircraft also.

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Cie des Messageries Aériennes.
1919. Merged with Grands Express Aériens to form Air Union in 1923.


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C.M.A.. Breguet 14T F-CMAM
C.M.A. started several routes in 1919 using Breguet 14 aircraft.

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C.M.A. Breguet 14T F-CMAM
Interesting back with information about the aircraft.

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C.M.A. Breguet 14T2 F-JAGB
Another cabin version of the aircraft. When production stopped in 1926 around 8000 planes had been built.

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C.M.A. Breguet 14T2 F-JAGB
This aircraft was used on the Paris-London route.

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C.M.A. Farman Goliath
View of Goliath at the Aérodrome du Bourget in Paris.

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C.M.A. Farman Goliath
Letter written all across the back dated 26 April 1921.

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C.M.A. Farman Goliath F-AEBY
In 1920 the Paris-London route started being flown by Goliaths.

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C.M.A. Farman Goliath F-AEBY
The writing on the back says Souvenir on 4 June 1922.

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C.M.A. Farman Goliath F-FHMO
This rare local photographer Real Photo postcard shows passengers prior to their flight.

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C.M.A. Farman Goliath F-FHMO
The writing on the back says Brussells, May 1923.

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C.M.A. Blériot Spad 33 F-ACMC
The airline is not mentioned on the card but Stroud confirms the plane was used by C.M.A.

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C.M.A. Blériot Spad 33 F-ACMC
This back is seen on several early 1920's French postcards.

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C.M.A. Blériot Spad 33 F-ADAG
C.M.A.'s fancy logo can be seen on the tail of this plane. They started service using the Spad 33's on the Paris-London route in 1921.

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C.M.A. Blériot Spad 33 F-ADAG
Clear postmark on the back from Paris dated 10 June 1924. There is also a cancellation mark mentioning the Olympics in Paris in 1924.

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C.M.A. Salmson 2-A.2
This aircraft was used on the Paris-Brussels-London route. C.M.A. had 2 of this aircraft.

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C.M.A. Salmson 2-A.2
Back is completely covered by a letter but I cannot see a date. Left side seems to have been torn from a booklet.

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Cie Aérienne Française.
C.A.F. remained a local airline operating from the Le Bourget airport in Paris.


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C.A.F. Dorand A.R.1 F-CAFI
One of these 2-seat aircraft started a Nîmes-Nice service in 1920.

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C.A.F. Dorand A.R.1 F-CAFI
C.A.F. series postcard sent to England on 1 November 1923.

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C.A.F. Dorand A.R.2 F-CAFW
The airline is not mentioned on the card but Stroud lists this aircraft as belonging to C.A.F.

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C.A.F. Dorand A.R.2 F-CAFW
There is a series of postcards with this style back showing aircraft. This one was purchased as a souvenir on 28 December 1921.

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C.A.F. Goliath F-ADCR
The first of two Goliaths flown by C.A.F.
A. Noyer card No. 1.


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C.A.F. Goliath F-ADCR
Another great A. Noyer view of their first Goliath. A, Noyer card No. 3.

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C.A.F. Goliath F-ADCR
The previous two Real Photo postcards by A. Noyer of Paris have this style back.

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C.A.F. Goliath F-ADCR
Appears to be a souvenir of a local ride on the Coliath.

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C.A.F. Goliath F-ADCR
Another great A. Noyer postcard. The one with a slightly different back than the others.

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C.A.F. Goliath F-AEEE
The second of their two Goliaths is shown on this C.A.F. series postcard.

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C.A.F. Goliath close up view.
One of the most important of the early airliners the Goliath was able to carry 12 passengers

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C.A.F. Goliath close up view.
Another postcard with a souvenir hand stamp. This one on the back of the card.

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C.A.F. Farman F.70 F-AEFE
The second of 3 F.70 aircraft used by C.A.F. This one by the C.A.F. hanger in Paris.

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C.A.F. Farman F.70 F-AEFE
Simple back. The logo on the front looks like BLD.

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C.A.F. Farman F.70 F-AFCL
Built in 1922. The airline had three of this aircraft and the cabin held 4 passengers.

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C.A.F. Farman F.70 F-AFCL
Another C.A.F. series postcard. The card has a clear postmark from Paris dated 30 July 1926.

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C.A.F. Schreck F.B.A. 17 F-AJHX
The Schreck F.B.A. 17 first appeared in 1924. Called a sea-taxi it had room for 2 or 3 passengers.

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C.A.F. Nieuport Delage 391 F-AIOA
This 2 or 3 seat aircraft is from 1927. C.A.F. had around 18 of them. This one was the prototype and went to C.A.F.

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C.A.F. Nieuport - Delage 391
Another postcard showing this aircraft. This one equipped with skis.

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C.A.F. Lioré et Olivier 198 F-AJDQ
The first of three of this aircraft used by C.A.F. beginning in 1928.

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C.A.F. Voyages Aériens
An advertising postcard for Cie Aérienne
Française in Paris.


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C.A.F. Voyages Aériens
All of the postcards in the Cie Aérienne Française series have a simple back like this one.

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C.A.F. Goliath F-AEEE
A collector took this 1920's postcard and had it stamped for the 50th Anniversary of Air France in 1983, and then again at an Expo in 1998!

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Lignes Aériennes Latécoère.
1918. Rebranded Aéropostale in 1927. To Air France in 1933.


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Lignes Aériennes Latécoère.
Breguet 14, F-ALSE.
At airport in Morocco.


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Lignes Aériennes Latécoère.
Letter on back from Casablanca dated 13 February 1922.

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Lignes Aériennes Latécoère. Breguet 14 F-AECS
Open cockpit Morocco-France airmail version of the Breguet 14.

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Lignes Aériennes Latécoère. Breguet 14 F-AECS
Much lettering on the back in French. No date that I can see.

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Lignes Aériennes Latécoère 1925
Airline issued advertising cover from 1925. The airline name is at the top on the back of the cover.
Not a postcard.


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Lignes Aériennes Latécoère 1925
I believe Latécoère is the first airline to give advertising stationary to passengers. Earliest version of these covers seen is 1922.

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Farman Air Lines.
1919. To Air France in 1933.


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Lignes Aériennes Farman
Great early poster postcard.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman
Airline issued postcard from Paris.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman Goliath F-AEAU
Lignes Aériennes Farman had around 18 of these aircraft.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman Goliath F-AEAU
From a series of Real Photo postcards by Aéro-Photo. This one no. 22.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman Goliath F-AEAU
Airline issued Litho postcard. Part of a series.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman Goliath F-AEAU
All of the cards in the series have this back with the map.

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Farman Air Lines. Goliath F-AEAU
Litho postcard. Paris - Cologne - Berlin.
Title in English.


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Farman Air Lines. Goliath F-AEAU
Rather plain back with no reference to who made the card.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Goliath F-FARI
Real Photo postcard showing the Goliath in the air. Dated on front 1927.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Goliath F-FARI
Postcard made by KLM. No. D-13 on the front of the card.

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Farman Air Lines. Goliath Interior
Litho postcard with English titles. Paris - Brussels - Amsterdam - Ostende - Scandinavia.

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Farman Air Lines.  Goliath Interior
It is possible Farman issued a series of postcards in English. I don't know for sure.

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Farman Air Lines. Farman F-3X Jabiru F-AIAN
English titled airline issued postcard.

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Farman Air Lines. Farman F-3X Jabiru F-AIAN
Another card with this common back.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F-3X F-AIAU
The F-3X was also known as a Farman F.121.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F-3X F-AIAU
KLM published some Real Photo postcards of aircraft from other countries. This is one of those.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F-3X F-ESAR
Dated September 1923 on the front of the card.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F-3X F-ESAR
Issued by Farman for an aviation expo in 1923.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F-3X F-ESAS
Excellent Real Photo postcard of this aircraft.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F-3X F-ESAS
Part of an early series of Real Photo postcards made by KLM showing their aircraft and others.

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Farman Air Lines. Farman F.170 F-AICS
Jabiru (Stork). One of several Farman aircraft named Jabiru.

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Farman Air Lines. Farman F.170 F-AICS
Plain French back on this card.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F.170 F-AIGD
Another view of the F.170.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F.170 F-AIGD
Quality Real Photo postcard by Aero-Photo.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F.170bis F-AIIR
The slightly larger F.170bis could carry up to 9 passengers.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F.170bis F-AIIR
Very plain back. Probably made by a local photographer. Paper stuck to the back from album removal.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F.170bis F-AIIR
Another view of the plane on the previous postcard.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F.170bis F-AIIR
Simple back possibly printed in England.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F.190 F-AIYD
Farman had at least 14 of this aircraft and around 100 total were built.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F.190 F-AIYD
Real Photo postcard by Godneff who made a number of Real Photo and Litho postcards of airliners.

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Farman Air Lines. Farman F.190
Airline issued postcard showing the Farman F.190.

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Farman Air Lines. Farman F.190
Common back for this series of airline issues.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F.301 F-AJLP
This postcard shows the prototype F.301 built in 1930.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F.301 F-AJLP
Printed by Ligne aéronautique de France. Paris.

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Farman Air Lines. Farman F.301 F-AJMG
The F.301 & F.302 aircraft were known as the "Silver Star".

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Farman Air Lines. Farman F.301 F-AJMG
This airline issued postcard has a later map on the back of the card.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F.301 F-AJMK
Farman 300 series on card, it is actually a F.301. When these aircraft went into Air France in 1933 they were all named after flowers. This one was called Cyclamen.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F.301 F-AJMK
A nice Litho postcard made by Aero-Photo.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F.302 F-AJPP
This card shows the only F.302.

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Lignes Aériennes Farman. Farman F.302 F-AJPP
Real Photo postcard made by KLM in Rotterdam.

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Grands Express Aériens.
1919. Merged with CMA to form Air Union in 1923.


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Grands Express Aériens
Very rare postcard issued from their office in London.

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Grands Express Aériens
Filled out by a passenger and mailed to the U.S.A. on arrival in Paris. Postmarked 5 July 1921.

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Grands Express Aériens Goliath London Office
Rare postcard issued from London for their "Goliath" air service.

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Grands Express Aériens Goliath London Office
Card printed by Rafael Tuck & Sons in London. Postmarked 14 April 1921.

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Grands Express Aériens. Farman Goliath
Another rare postcard for the airline printed in London.

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Grands Express Aériens. Farman Goliath Interior
Great interior view of the Farman Goliath. Part of the rare London printed series.

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Grands Express Aériens. Farman Goliath
Printed by Rafael Tuck & Sons. The typical back for the London printed postcards.

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Grands Express Aériens. Goliath F-GEAD
Aérodrome du Bourget in Paris. Early French printed postcard.

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Grands Express Aériens. Goliath F-GEAD
Writing on the back with the date 8 December 1921.

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Franco - Roumaine.
1920. Name change to CIDNA in 1925. To Air France in 1933.


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Cie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aérienne.
Salmson 2-A.2 F-FRBO at Aérodrome du Bourget. The airline had at least 14 of this aircraft. Five of them went to CIDNA in 1925.

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Cie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aérienne.
Writing on the back dates the card to 28 December 1921. My only postcard for this airline.

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Air Union.
1923 -1933 to Air France.


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Air Union. Goliath F-ADDS
English printed postcard advertising their Daily flights to Paris.

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Air Union. Goliath F-ADDS
Mailed by passenger upon arrival in Paris. Sent to the U.S.A. but postmark is not clear.

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Air Union. Goliath F-ADDS
Aircraft named Auvergne. Real Photo postcard from the Croydon Aerodrome in London.

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Air Union. Goliath F-ADDS
Local photographer card with no information on the back.

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Air Union. Goliath F-ADDT
Landing stage in Paris. For an early postcard this one is fairly common.

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Air Union. Goliath F-ADDT
English titles on this postcard.

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Air Union. Goliath F-AECU
Another Goliath postcard from the same series as the previous card.

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Air Union. Goliath F-AECU
The typical back for these two cards.

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Air Union. Goliath F-AEFC
Aircraft named Provence.

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Air Union. Goliath F-AEFC
Rather plain back on this French printed Litho postcard.

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Air Union. Goliath F-AEGO
Aircraft named Gascogne. Real Photo postcard.

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Air Union. Goliath F-AEGO
Postcard by Godneff, Le Bourget, Paris.

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Air Union. Goliath F-FHMY
Close up Real Photo postcard of the Goliath named Picardie. Real Photo postcard by A. Noyer of Paris.
Card No. 5.


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Air Union. Goliath F-FHMY
Although the card shows an Air Union plane the passenger actually flew on an English airliner back to London, Postmark of 10 September 1928.

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Air Union. Goliath F-FHMY
Aircraft named Picardie. Real Photo postcard by A.Noyer of Paris.
Card No. 10.


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Air Union. Goliath
Typical back for the numbered Real Photo postcards by A. Noyer of Paris.

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Air Union. Goliath F-GEAC
Aircraft named Artois. Scene at Aérodrome du Bourget in Paris.

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Air Union. Goliath F-GEAC
Unreadable postmark on the front of the card. Writing on the back dated 1 October 1927.

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Air Union. Goliath
Goliath close up at the Aérodrome du Bourget in Paris.

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Air Union. Goliath
Writing on the back dated 4 June 1922.

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Air Union. Goliath Interior
For the premier service Paris - Bruxelles.

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Air Union. Goliath Interior
Souvenir handstamp on the back dated 28 February 1932.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 21 F-AIFD
Restaurant service. Capitaine Ferber. First of two planes made with restaurant style interiors.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 21 F-AIFD
Color Litho postcard by Godneff.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 21 Timetable back
Restautant service. Same front as the previous postcard.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 21 Timetable back
Back printed with the Air Union Summer 1932 timetable. Not a postcard.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 21 F-AIFE
Restaurant service. L. P. Mouillard. Second of the two planes with restaurant interiors.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 21 F-AIFE
Real Photo postcard by A. Noyer of Paris.
Card No. 6.


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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 21. F-AIFE
Restaurant service. A Real Photo view of the second plane with the restaurant interior.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 21 F-AIFE
Godneff-Tito made card from Le Bourget in Paris.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 21 Interior
Restaurant service. View of the interior with steward. Ready for service.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 21 Interior
No indication of who made the postcard on the back.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 21 Interior
Another view of the restaurant style interior of F-AIFD and F-AIFE.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 21 Interior
Rather plain back postcard mailed by passenger. The year in the postmark is not readable.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 213 F-AIVG
This first of the LeO 213 aircraft appeared in 1928.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 213 F-AIVG
Real Photo postcard by Godneff-Tito, Le Bourget, in Paris.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 213 F-AIZN
Another of the Paris - London aircraft used by Air Union.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 213 F-AIZN
Real Photo postcard by Godneff, Le Bourget, in Paris.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 213 F-AIZO
The LeO 213 was known as the "Rayon d'Or", the Golden Ray.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 213 F-AIZO
Another Real Photo postcard by Godneff, Le Bourget, in Paris.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver F-AIZO
Golden Ray Passenger Air Liner. English postcard.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver F-AIZO
Published by the Rohan et Cie book stall and sold at the Croydon Aerodrome in London.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver F-AJBE
First plane in the line-up is F-AJBE. French postcard from Paris.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver F-AJBE
Edition Farineau. Stamp removed but readable postmark of 20 May 1931.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 213 F-AJNS
Real Photo postcard of 16 place Golden Ray.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 213 F-AJNS
Postcard by Aero-Photo of Paris. Card No. 44.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 213 F-ALGG
The Golden Ray with steward posing in front of boarding steps.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 213 F-ALGG
Another great card by Godneff, Le Bourget, in Paris.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver
Real Photo close-up view of the Rayon d'Or.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver
By Godneff-Tito. Written all across the back of the card by a passenger. Dated Paris - July 11th, 1930.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 213
Interior view of the Rayon D'Or.

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Air Union. Lioré et Oliver 213
Another Godneff-Tito postcard from Le Bourget, in Paris.

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Air Union. Blériot 165 F-AIKI
Nice Litho postcard of this Paris - London aircraft. The aircraft is also called the Golden Ray.

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Air Union. Blériot 165 F-AIKI
Postcard by Godneff-Tito at Le Bourget, in Paris.

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Air Union. Blériot 165 Interior
The Blériot 165 version of the Golden Ray interior.

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Air Union. Blériot 165 Interior
Real Photo postcard by Godneff-Tito, Le Bourget, in Paris.

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Air Union. Breguet 280T F-AIXV
Real Photo postcard by Aéro-Photo of Paris.

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Air Union. Breguet 280T F-AIXV
Writing on the back but no date. From a series of postcards by Aéro-Photo. Card No. 6.

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Air Union. Breguet 280T F-AIXV
Litho postcard of the same aircraft as the previous card. Used in the Paris - London - Marseille service.

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Air Union. Breguet 280T F-AIXV
By A. Leconte, Paris.

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Air Union. Breguet 280T F-AJAN & F-AIVU
Two Breguet 280T aircraft at the Lyon airport.

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Air Union. Breguet 280T F-AJAN & F-AIVU
Edition la Gigogne, Lyon.

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Air Union. Wibault 282.T12 F-AMHN
Golden Clipper. Paris - London in 95 minutes.

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Air Union. Wibault 282.T12 F-AMHN
By Rohan et Cie, Book Stall, at the Croydon Aerodrome, London.

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Compagnie International de Navigation Aérienne.
1925. Was Franco-Roumaine.


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CIDNA. Poster style postcard.
Fantastic color on this early postcard issued out of their office in Hungary.

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CIDNA. Poster style postcard.
A rare early postcard. Rather simple back.

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C.I.D.N.A. Farman F-4X Jabiru F-AHAG
The 3 engine version of the Farman F-3X. This aircraft used on the Paris - Amsterdam route.

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C.I.D.N.A. Farman F-4X Jabiru F-AHAG
Simple back. Edition Farineau litho postcard.

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C.I.D.N.A. Farman F-4X Jabiru F-AHAF
Impressive Real Photo postcard. C.I.D.N.A. had 4 of this aircraft.

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C.I.D.N.A. Farman F-4X Jabiru F-AHAF
Simple postcard back with no publisher mentioned. Postmarked 8 April 1927 and sent from Switzerland to Belgium.

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C.I.D.N.A. Bernard 190T
C.I.D.N.A. operated 8 of this aircraft.

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C.I.D.N.A. Bernard 190T
Simple back on this postcard with no publisher mentioned.

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C.I.D.N.A. Blériot Spad 33-46-66 F-FREP
This Real Photo postcard shows an aircraft that started as a Blériot Spad 33, was modified to a Spad 46, and finally converted to a Spad 66.

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C.I.D.N.A. Blériot Spad 33-46-66 F-FREP
Publisher not mentioned though part of a series with the number H27 in the image. Back damage from being glued in an album.

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C.I.D.N.A. Blériot Spad 46 F-AGAY
This aircraft also converted to a Spad 66.

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C.I.D.N.A. Blériot Spad 46 F-AGAY
This German printed Litho postcard has writing on the back dated 1926.

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C.I.D.N.A. Blériot Spad 126 F-AHDI
The only Blériot Spad 126. It was converted from a Spad 66 in 1929.

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C.I.D.N.A. Blériot Spad 126 F-AHDI
Litho postcard by Editions Farineau. Plane used on the Paris - Strasbourg route.

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Cie Générale Aéropostale.
1927 (was Latécoère). Into Air France in 1933.


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Cie Générale Aéropostale. Latécoère 25.3.R F-AIUI
Real Photo postcard showing the Latécoère aircraft over Casablanca.

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Cie Générale Aéropostale. Latécoère 25.3.R F-AIUI
Simple back. Photo by Flandrin.

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Cie Générale Aéropostale. Latécoère 25.3.R F-AIUI
Litho version of the previous postcard.

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Cie Générale Aéropostale. Latécoère 25.3.R F-AIUI
By Flandrin of Casablanca.

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Air France.
1933. Formed by merger of five airlines.


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Air France poster postcard from 1948.
See the Poster album for other poster postcards from Air France.

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Air France. Lioré et Olivier 213 F-ALGI
Golden Ray. Air France Air Liner. From Air Union in 1933.

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Air France. Lioré et Olivier 213 F-ALGI
Unknown British publisher with number 31210 on front.

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Air France. Wibault 282 T12 F-AMHN
Originally with Air Union this aircraft passed to Air France in 1933.

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Air France. Wibault 282 T12 F-AMHN
Rather plain back. Published by CIM.

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Air France. Wibault 283 T12 F-AMYE
Air France took delivery of the Wibault 283 T12 aircraft in 1934.

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Air France. Wibault 283 T12 F-AMYE
Editions Godneff. No. 353. Godneff did many postcards of airliners both Real Photo cards and Litho versions like this one.

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Air France. Wibault 283.T12 F-AMYF
Real Photo postcard showing the aircraft at the Croydon Air Port in London.

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Air France Wibault 283.T12 F-AMYF
Postcard by Judges' Ltd. of England. Number 16340.

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Air France. Budapest Airport.
Wibault aircraft at the Budapest Airport in Hungary.

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Air France. Budapest Airport.
Real Photo postcard printed in Budapest. No. 570.

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Air France. Breguet 530 Saïgon F-AMSV
Two Saïgons were built. This one F-AMSV was named Algérie. Used on trans-Mediterrian services starting in 1935.

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Air France. Breguet 530 Saïgon F-AMSV
Real Photo postcard by editions d'Art Séphériadès of Paris.

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Air France. Potez 62 F-ANPG
Introduced in 1935 the Potez 62 was used on the Paris - Marseilles - Rome route.

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Air France. Potez 62 F-ANPG
Airline issued postcard. No. 193/1.

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Air France. Potez 62 F-ANPG
Litho postcard showing the same aircraft as the previous card. This time on the ground.

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Air France. Potez 62 F-ANPG
Another postcard by Godneff. No. 347.

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Air France. Bloch 220 F-AOHB
The airline took delivery of five of this aircraft in 1937. By the end of the next year 10 had been delivered.

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Air France. Bloch 220 F-AOHB
Aircraft named "Gascogne". By editions d'Art Séphériadès in Paris.

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Air France. Route Map of the World.
Réseau Aerien Mondial. 256 C6 AF.

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Air France. Réseau Aérien Mondial
A second map of the world postcard. 320 C6 AF.

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Air France. Réseau Aérien Mondial.
These two map postcards have backs like this one. Postmarked 8 April 1938.

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Air France. Languedoc Bloch 161 F-BCUR
With the merger of Bloch and Blériot the Languedoc Bloch 161 became the SE.161 Languedoc. Scene at Marseille before flight to Algeria.

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Air France. Languedoc Bloch 161 F-BCUR
Postmarked 1950 in Algeria.
Editions Henri Laulagnet of Marseille.


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Air France. SE.161 Languedoc F-BATV
At Algiers after flight from Marseille. 100 of this aircraft were built.

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Air France. SE.161 Languedoc F-BATV
Editions A.D.I.A. of Nice.
Beautiful hand tinted postcard.


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Air France. DC-3 FA-BXB
Airline issue sepia Litho postcard.

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Air France. DC-3 FA-BXB
Reference on the back: 225 - P/4/48 - No. 6.
I believe the card was issued in 1948.


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Air France. DC-3, F-BAXP
Great Real Photo view of the aircaft being re-fueled at the airport in Dusseldorf.

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Air France. DC-3, F-BAXP
By Jos. Kessel of Bonn. Clear postmark of 19 October 1956.

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Air France. DC-4 F-BBDF
Airline issue by Havas. Reference: 335 P/11/50.

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Air France DC-4
Airline issued by Havas. Reference: 385 P/11/50.

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Air France. DC-4
Airline issue color litho postcard. Reference: 385 - P/11/50.

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Typical back for the previous three DC-4 postcards.
Printed for the airline by Havas.

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Air France. DC-4 F-BBON
Great Real Photo postcard showing passengers boarding the aircraft.

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Air France DC-4 F-BBON
Postcard by CIM.

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Air France. Constellation 749 F-BAZB
The first Lockheed Constellation started service with Air France in 1946.

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Air France. Constellation F-BAZB
Issued by Estel Publicite of Paris. Card No. 3281.

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Air France. Constellation F-BAZB 2a
Airline issue by Havas. Reference: 385 P/11/50.

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Air France. Constellation F-BAZB
Airline issue by Havas. Reference: 385 P/11/50.

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Typical back for the previous two Constellation cards.
Printed by Havas for the airline.

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Air France. Constellation L 749 F-BAZB Linen
Great Linen postcard issued out of the Air France offices in New York.

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Air France. Constellation F-BAZB Linen
Another Linen postcard issued from the Air France New York offices.

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Air France. French Cruisine
Interior view aboard their Constellation. Note the early Constellations of Air France were called the Air France Comet.

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Typical back for the previous three Constellation postcards.
The three previous cards were made by Harry H. Baumann of New York.

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Air France. Constellation L 749 F-BAZY
Real Photo postcard showing the Constellation at the airport in Algeria.

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Air France. Constellation L 749 F-BAZY
By Lyna. Edition Jomone in Algiers.

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Air France. Constellation L 1049 F-BHBB
The Super G Constellation of Air France.

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Air France. Constellation L 1049 F-BHBB
Airline issue by Déchauxof Paris. Reference: 955/P-1-58.

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Air France. Fancy double globe map.
Tiny image of a DC-6/7 type aircraft on right globe.

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Air France. Fancy double globe map.
Another airline issue map postcard. No. 514/P/11.50.

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Air France. Breguet 763 Provence.
A combination cargo and passenger aircraft it started service with Air France in 1953.

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Air France. Breguet 763 Provence.
Real Photo postcard by Editions P.I. of Paris. No. 46.

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Aeromaritime.
1935


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Aeromaritime. Sikorsky S-43 F-AOUK 2a
Aeromaritime issued a series of Sepia Litho postcard all featuring the Sikorsky S-43.

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Aeromaritime. Sikorsky S-43 F-AOUK
Another view of the S-43 at Port Gentil.

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Aeromaritime. Sikorsky S-43 F-AOUM
The aircraft offshore at Port Gentil.

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Aeromaritime. Sikorsky S-43 F-AOUM
Clear postmark of 28 September 1939 helps date the series of postcards.

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Aeromaritime. Sikorsky S-43.
The S-43 superimposed on their route map in Africa.

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Typical back for the Aeromaritime issued postcards.
Ligne Dakar to Pointe Noire and connections with other airlines.

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European Transport Aircraft since 1910
John Stroud
680 pages
Must have reference.


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Un siècle d'aviation avec AIR FRANCE
Musée AIR FRANCE
143 pages
Fantastic art work and graphics. In French and English.


 
   
 
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