fate of Farman 222 No. 19 L1-161

[Alex Smart]

Hi,

Would like to find out the fate of Farman 222 Number 19 that landed at St. Eval on June 20th 1940. IIRC her underside code was L1-161.

It was from Supply Unit Entrepót 301 at Sait-Jean d Angély.

She was sent to another RAF base , but then again IIRC she was sent out to the Middle East.

Then ???

Thanks

Alex

[Stig Jarlevik]

Hi Alex
Correct type number is F.222.2 and its French military serial was L 161.
I don't know what you mean with IIRC, but from an article in Avions it is stated that she was sent out to Lignes Aerienne Militaires of FAFL on 30.5.1942
She was probably one of all those French aeroplanes stored at Odiham during their stay in Britain. Stored as well was No 2 of the same sub-type.
No fate reported after delivery to ME

Cheers
Stig Jarlevik
Gothenburg, Sweden

[Alex Smart]

Hello Stig,

Thank you for your reply.

What is FAFL ?

What would be the under wing number for the Number 2 also stored at Odiham, do you know ?

Anyone else have details of L-161 in the Middle East?

Thanks

Alex

[Stig Jarlevik]

Hi Alex

Without checking I THINK FAFL stands for

Force Aerienne Francaise Libre, ie Free French Air Force

No 2 was a F.222.1 model and carried the s/n L 144

Cheers

Stig Jarlevik

[Alex Smart]

Hello Stig,


Can you recall how No: 2 came to be in Britain. Did she escape across the channel to ?

Alex

[Stig Jarlevik]

Sorry Alex

French sources says basically nothing regarding No 2 while my source in English is Air Britains Impressment Log

Cheers

Stig Jarlevik

[Graham Boak]

Altair was F.222.2 No19, but this was the only such escapee. All F222.1 were accounted for. F.222.1.10 joined the LAM after the fall of Vichy Syria.

Source Avions 23 to 29.