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Re: Help with French a/c markings ansd serials
Hello Peter
the Matricule number is for Military numbers.
These consisted of a letter,and tree numbers painted in white,black under the wings:each plane has his code.
The military number,established in 1925,had the same function as the registration of civil aircraft.I made it possible to locate the plane,in case of infraction,to be able to discover the pilot "guilty" more quickly.
Military planes had to follow the rules of air traffic(in the same way as civil aircraft).
Ex.Morane 406 n° 499 Matricule N-917
n°499 is the n° constructor
N-917 is the Military number paint under the wings.
Curtis H 75 n°13 Matricule X-812
idem
Bloch 152 n°153 Matricule Y-640
idem
etc,etc...
Best Regards
Michel
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