FAFL Planes in Tchad, Cunliffe-Owen OA-1 etc.
 

The Free-French FAFL use several interested airplanes at the Tchad-Front. For this planes I search for more informations:

Cunliffe-Owen OA-1, I know only this was an civil Tranporterplane and look as an to big P-38 "Lighntning".

Howard DGA-14, looks like an UC-67

Cant Z.1007 Bomber, where get the French this plane?

Re: FAFL Planes in Tchad, Cunliffe-Owen OA-1 etc.
 

Hans

"Cant Z.1007 Bomber, where get the French this plane?"


This Italian a/c, ex 204-4 broke its right undercarriage in Beyrouth (pilot Capitano Castellani) then got back by Free French and used by Ligne Aériennes Militaire (coded FL-AVM)

Info from the book : Croix de Lorraine et Croix du Sud 1940 – 1942 by Vital Ferry

http://aerostories.celeonet.fr/~aerobiblio/article1107.html

Sincerely

Bertrand

Re: FAFL Planes in Tchad, Cunliffe-Owen OA-1 etc.
 

Hans,

Some info on the Cunliffe here http://www.samoloty.ow.pl/str228.htm

It's in Polish, but with some effort the technical details can be distilled from the text.

Also some here: http://www.aircrash.org/burnelli/ch_oa1.htm

Regards,

Leendert

Re: FAFL Planes in Tchad, Cunliffe-Owen OA-1 etc.
 

Hans,

Howard DGA-14 should read DGA-15? Lots of info about the DGA-15 on the web. See for example http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaver.../4515/dga.html

Regards,

Leendert

Re: FAFL Planes in Tchad, Cunliffe-Owen OA-1 etc.
 

Hello.

You can find an article in Ciel de Guerre n°14 about the Owen, printed out 10 days ago

You can buy it at French Internet bookstore http://www.atoutlivres.com/ (there is an English text, I think.

Re: FAFL Planes in Tchad, Cunliffe-Owen OA-1 etc.
 

Thank you!!!!

Re: FAFL Planes in Tchad, Cunliffe-Owen OA-1 etc.
 

Hi

The three Howards were DGA-15P c/n 550-552 and serialled DFL-141-A to DFL-141-C and they were delivered late June 1942 to Africa, direct from New York harbour, as Ambulance aircraft.

Cheers
Stig

Re: FAFL Planes in Tchad, Cunliffe-Owen OA-1 etc.
 

Thank you Stig for the infos...

In the last issue of ciel de guerre n° 14 that I already spoke above where I am the co-author ( with Didier Corbonnois) you have a profile of the DFL-141A and 1 photograph.

I didn't know the c/n of these planes so thank you again. I am always happy to learn something.

Re: FAFL Planes in Tchad, Cunliffe-Owen OA-1 etc.
 

Hallo Many

How nice to see some French authors beside CJE on these pages. :) Unfortunately I am usually one year behind in my buying of French books.
Since my french is lousy (very much unfortunately since I think it is a beautiful language as such), I do evaluate my books for a while. However "odd" topics fascinate me, and French aviation is full of them, especially in the turbulent years of WW 2.

I can only assume you are a member of Le Trait D'Union. If you are check page 21 in issue 237 (Jan-Feb 2008) where you have the callsigns for two of these Howards while based at Bangui in 1942-43. Got it today! Quite an amusing co-incidence...

Cheers
Stig

Re: FAFL Planes in Tchad, Cunliffe-Owen OA-1 etc.
 

Hello Stig.

I am not a member of TU (Trait d'Union) but I Will see his last issue.

I am only a seacher and a little historian, I have tried my best in REPLIC, Airmagazine, Ciel de Guerre & les Ailes Françaises.

Even if to write is interesting, the best is always the research...

A bientôt l'ami.