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unusual facts about Sud Aviation


Air France Flight 1611

Air France Flight 1611 was a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III en route from the island of Corsica to Nice, France on 11 September 1968 when it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Nice, killing all 95 on board.


André Moynet

Simultaneously he continued his aviation career, as a test pilot, participating in the development of Sud Aviation’s Caravelle.

Compressor stall

The engine, as redesigned, went on to power landmark aircraft such as the English Electric Canberra bomber, and the de Havilland Comet and Sud Aviation Caravelle airliners.

Sud-Ouest Djinn

Djinn is a French two-seat light helicopter designed and built by Sud-Ouest later Sud Aviation.


see also

Flight 405

Finnair Flight 405, a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle that was hijacked on September 30, 1978 en route from Oulu to Helsinki.