Preserved Caravelle Aircraft in France

The Sud Aviation Caravelle was an early jet airliner developed in France in the 1950s.

It pioneered the rear-mounted engine and T-tail design, and was a popular choice for airlines and passengers around the world for many years.

Its distinctive triangle-shaped windows and the use of the cockpit design from the de Havilland Comet gave the Caravelle a unique look, and the last ones were still flying in the early 2000s.

Today no Caravelles still fly, but in their home country of France a number of aircraft are preserved or used as ground training aircraft.

Here’s a list:

Caravelle I prototype F-BHHI at Le Bourget, France

F-BHHI (cn 2) Caravelle III. Cockpit preserved at Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace, Paris Le Bourget.

F-BHRT (cn 55) Caravelle III. Used as instructional airframe at Merville-Colonnes airport.

F-BHRU (cn 58) Caravelle III. Cockpit used as a simulator La Ferte Alais.

F-BHRY (cn 61) Caravelle III. Preserved at Musée de l’Epopée et de l’Aéronautique in Albert.

F-BJEN (cn 185) Caravelle 10R. Forward fuselage preserved at Aeroclub du Haut-Bugey, Corlier.

F-BOHA (cn 212) Caravelle III. Preserved at Avignon – Provence Airport.

F-BTOE (cn 280) Caravelle 12. Preserved at Aeroscopia Museum, Toulouse Airport.

F-BYCY at Moyenpal.

F-BYCY (cn 233) Caravelle 12. Preserved at Moyenpal.

F-GCVJ (cn 275) Caravelle 12. Used as instructional airframe at Rennes St Jacques Airport.

Caravelle 12 F-GCVK, previously OY-SAG, at Merville. Photo (c) Erik Ritterbach

F-GCVK (cn 276) Caravelle 12. Preserved at Used as instructional airframe at Merville-Colonnes airport.

F-GCVL (cn 273) Caravelle 12. Preserved at Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace, Paris Le Bourget.

F-GCVM (cn 270) Caravelle 12. Used as fire trainer at Marseille Airport. ** Possibly scrapped

F-GHMU (cn 249) Caravelle 12. Preserved at Les Ailes Anciennes museum, Toulouse Airport.

F-ZACE (cn 116) Caravelle III. Preserved at Musée Européen de l’Aviation de Chasse, Montélimar.

F-ZACQ (cn 234) Caravelle VI-R. Stored at Bordeaux Merignac Airport.

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