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13 unusual facts about Marignane


Airbus Helicopters

Today, Airbus Helicopters has six plants in the Europe (Marignane and La Courneuve in France, Donauwörth, Ottobrunn and Kassel in Germany, and Albacete in Spain), plus 30 subsidiaries and participants around the world.

Airbus Helicopters EC175

An initial assembly line for the EC175 is expected to be established at Airbus Helicopters' Marignane plant, with a second Airbus Helicopters assembly line to follow three or four years later.

Colmar – Meyenheim Air Base

The air base hosts a meteorological station maintained by Météo-France; the station is the sixth driest in France (after MarignaneMarseille Provence Airport, Perpignan, Clermont-Ferrand, Chartres and Évreux) of the French meterorological service network.

Dewoitine HD.730

Despite the Armistice, development continued, with a significantly revised third prototype being built by the Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est (SNCASE) at Marignane, the HD.731.01.

Eurocopter EC120 Colibri

Jointly designed and developed by Eurocopter, China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC), Harbin Aviation Industries (Group) Ltd (HAI) and Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (STAero) at Eurocopter France's Marignane facility, the EC120 B is assembled by Eurocopter in France and Australia.

Eurocopter EC155

The first EC155 helicopter, a modified Dauphin airframe, made its maiden flight at Marignane on 17 June 1997 and the first pre-production EC155 B flew on 11 March 1998.

Eurocopter EC725

The more ambitious EC 725 design made its maiden flight at Marignane on the 27 November 2000 and the machine made its first presentation on the 15 January 2001.

Flight data recorder

One of the earliest attempts to record flight data was made by François Hussenot and Paul Beaudouin in 1939 at the Marignane flight test center, France, with their "type HB" flight recorder.

Flight recorder

One of the earliest and proven attempts was made by François Hussenot and Paul Beaudouin in 1939 at the Marignane flight test center, France; they were essentially photograph-based flight recorders since the record was made on a scrolling photographic film.

Latécoère 521

Operated by Air France on route proving flights the 521 was militarised in 1939 and operated by the Vichy government until stored at Marignane, finally being destroyed when axis troops retreated from advancing Allies.

Morane-Saulnier M.S.225

The aircraft also flew with the Aéronavale l'Escadrille 3C1, established in Marignane, this formation later transferring to the Air Force at the beginning of 1936, where it became Le Groupe de Chasse II/8.

SNCAC NC.4-10

It flew to Marignane on the Côte d'Azur on 22 August 1939, where it was fitted with floats, and made its first take-off on floats from l'Étang de Berre on 12 September, flown by Louis Giraud.

SNCASE SE.200

Four SE.200s were under construction at Marignane at the outbreak of the Second World War, and work on them continued after the fall of France, along with a fifth machine now started.


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Saint-Victoret

Saint-Victoret is a small market town situated just next to Marignane, not far from the airport and just a few kilometres from the eastern shore of the Étang de Berre.