Aeroplane Monthly 1987-09
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J.Stroud - Wings of Peace
D.338 F-AQBL Ville d’Orleans at Le Bourget. This example has auxiliary fins mounted on the tailplane. Beyond is the Bloch 220 F-AQNM Provence.
D.338 F-AQBF, which operated the inaugural Hong Kong service. The undercarriage has the standard wheel fairing.
The second D.333, F-ANQB Cassiopee.
F-AOZA Clemence-Isaure, the prototype D.338.
The Dewoitine D.332 L’Emeraude at Croydon on September 26, 1933.
The sole example of the Dewoitine D.342.
F-ARIB Ville de Bangkok was one of the 1939 batch of D.338s. It is seen at Marignane, Marseilles, and survived until 1946.
The D.333 F-ANQA Antares at Le Bourget. In the background is an Air France Wibault 283.
F-ANQA Antares, the D.333 prototype, at Le Bourget. In the background is the Boulton & Paul P. 71A Boadicea.
D.338 F-AQBL Ville d’Orleans at Le Bourget. This example has auxiliary fins mounted on the tailplane. Beyond is the Bloch 220 F-AQNM Provence.
The main cabin of an Air France D.338 configured for European services.
KEITH WOODCOCK'S colour painting shows the No 10 Dewoitine D.338 F-AQBJ Ville de Calcutta, which was used on Air France’s Far East services.
The D.333 F-ANQA Antares at Le Bourget. In the background is an Air France Wibault 283.
F-ANQA Antares, the D.333 prototype, at Le Bourget. In the background is the Boulton & Paul P. 71A Boadicea.