Photo Salmson D2 Phrygane

[Stig Jarlevik]

Originally Posted by Tom Willis

I have the Salmson D.6 Cri-Cri F-ARBZ as No 325
F-ARDA was a Maubousin 123 Corsaire as No 143
F-AOXG I have as Salmson D.6 No 402

You are 100% correct Tom

I shouldn't be doing these things late at night....
As an add on bonus, I will soon receive a new pair of glasses from Smart Eyes, which in the final end means I will also be able to again read what I have once written (my Salmson list is in handwriting and not computerized)

The previous published statement, makes no comment regarding the digits seen on the fuselage. Since very little official paintwork on an aircraft is done randomely or by co-incidence, the digits simply has to mean something. In my mind they can either be connected to the aircraft's initial (manufacturer's ID, aka c/n, or they are a part of the "Establishment's" (user's) ID, which to me was most likely the Matricule Militaire!

And, yes Clint, I am aware that the Cri-Cri basically took over the complete Salmson production line, but there is still a need to explain the gaps in Salmson's production figures.

Cheers
Stig