Du premier looping au Grand Chelem . Un siècle de voltige aérienne
Documentary (2013)
Production:
Patrick Gandil (Directeur Général de l'aviation civile)
Catherine Maunoury (Directrice du Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace)
Pascal Bouchain (Représentant de l'association 'Passion Pégoud')
Agnès Bertola (Narrateur)
Pierre Philippe (Narrateur)
Cyrille Lollivier (Directeur de production)
In 1913 Célestin Adolphe Pégoud performed a loop and became the father of aerobatics. One hundred years later, the French aerobatic team is a five-time world champion in Texas... This film was produced by Gaumont Pathé Archives on behalf of the DGAC.
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
At North Texas Regional Airport/Perrin Field (PNX/KGYI) during the 27th FAI World Aerobatic Championship.
Registration N9323Z, c/n 32155. Delivered new to USAAF in 1944 as 44-83514, named Sentimental Journey. Modified as fire tanker, sold to Aero Union in January 1959, registered N9323Z, named C17. Sold to Confederate Air Force in 1977, named Class of 44. Renamed Commemorative Air Force nowadays, still airworthy, painted as the original USAAF Sentimental Journey of 1944 based in Lyon Air Museum, Santa Ana, CA.
Zivko Edge 540
Registration N4767, c/n 0045. Delivered new to Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee Norfolk in March 2009.
Piloted by Nicolas Invanoff (F) and Alexandre Leboulanger (F) at the 27th WAC race. Hamilton/Daniel Simon colours.
Nicolas Ivanoff is piloting.
Extra EA-330SC
Registration F-TGCJ, c/n 05. Delivered new to Equipe de voltige de l'Armée de l'Air (EVAA).
Piloted by François Le Vot (F), World Champion 2013.
Blériot XI
Célestin Adolphe Pégoud French aviator and flight instructor who became the first fighter ace in history during World War I, and pioneer of aviation for aerobatic flights.
Mudry CAP 232
Registration F-HERA, c/n 35.
Piloted by Olivier Masurel (F) and Aude Lemordant (F) at the 27th WAC race. Total oil company colours.
Nord 3202
Registration F-BFHA, c/n 16. Delivered new to Armée de l'Air in 1959. Written off at Bratislava-Vajnory (LKVB)-Ceskoslovakia on the 22 August 1960. Crashed in inverted position to the ground.
Sukhoi Su-26 & Sukhoi Su-26M
Sukhoi Su-26M of the Team Russia behind the pilots. (right) Most probably Sukhoi SU-26 reg. N596TJ c/n 01-05 destroyed on 27 September 2015 during an attempted to recover from an aerobatic maneuver at too low level. Pilot safe.
Various Aircraft
At 1st FAI World Aerobatic Championships (WAC) in 1960, Bratislava.
1 - Max Holste MH.1521 Broussard;
2 - Unidentified Aircraft;
3 - Krier-kraft Acromaster. Registration N5400E c/n 1 built in 1962;
4 - Pitts S-1C Special. Registration N6610 c/n JSH-1 built in 1969;
5 - De Havilland Canada DHC-1B-2-S3 Chipmunk. Registration N13A, c/n 149. Built as Chipmunk T2 in January 1946. US registration N13A in September 1968, with Pennzoil livery. Sold to Garrison J Reid, Anderson, SC in April 1972, then to Anderson Aviation Inc, Anderson, SC in September 2007;
6 - Zlin Z-126;
7 - Unidentified Biplane.
Extra EA-330SC
Registration F-HSDA, c/n 34. Delivered new to Aéro Club de l'Hérault Montpellier Occitanie for Equipe de voltige de l'Hérault-Occitanie (EVHO).
Piloted by Didier Amelinckx (B) and Emiliano Del Buono at the 27th WAC race. PRB-Produits de Revêtement du Bâtiment company colours.
Note the Zlin Z-50 in the background right.
Unidentified Aircraft
Several aircraft at 1st FAI World Aerobatic Championships (WAC) in Bratislava 1960.
Pitts S-1S Special
Registration C-GJGB, c/n 2. Built in 1977. Bought by Eric A Hansen, Cold Lake, AB in 1999.
Piloted by David Barbet (CDN) at the 27th WAC race. To the right, a yellow Zivko Edge 540 and blue+white Extra EA-330.
XtremeAir XA-41 Sbach 300 of One Sky Aviation in the foreground (See further in this work).
Morane-Saulnier MS.230
Unidentified Aircraft
Unidentified Aircraft
Unidentified Aircraft
Dewoitine D.530
Registration F-AJTE, c/n 6. The Dewoitine D.53 (only 7 built) was a strengthened version of the Dewoitine D.27, and this unique aircraft was used by Dewoitine's chief test pilot, Marcel Doret, to test the Hispano Suiza 12Md engine in 1930. It is now on display at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Blériot XI
Adolphe Pégoud beside its Blériot XI.
Working as 3rd pilot at Blériot company. Louis Blériot himself in the foreground.
Bonnet-Labranche No.6
Farman HF.3
Adolphe Pégoud at l'Ecole d'Aviation Militaire de Bron (Lyon-69) in 1913.
Blériot XI Trolley
Test by A.Pégoud of the trolley plane allowing the aircraft to attach itself to a cable stretched along the hull of ships.
Blériot XI
On August 19, 1913, A.Pégoud was the very first pilot to parachute. Leaving the Châteaufort aerodrome in Yvelines, he abandoned an old Blériot XI above the Geneste estate, sacrificed for the occasion. With the inventor Frédéric Bonnet who developed this parachute system fixed to the fuselage, they demonstrated the effectiveness of such a device in the event of damage in the air.
Blériot XI
On September 1, 1913, Pégoud performed the first “head down” flight in history in Juvisy-sur-Orge (Essonne), in the presence of Louis Blériot, over 400 meters. It was a new feat that he repeated the next day, at Buc Aviation (Yvelines) over 700 meters in front of representatives of civil and military aviation.
L'expérience de Pégoud.
Blériot XI (model)
Same description with a model.
Blériot XI
A few weeks later, still at Buc Aviation, on September 21, 1913 Pégoud performed a series of acrobatic figures and ended his program by “closing the loop”, one of the very first loopings (along with that of Piotr Nesterov).
Blériot XI-2
Nieuport 10
Pégoud joined the Escadrille MS 49 of Belfort on April 22 of 1915. Using Nieuport 10 N°101 fitted with machine-gun on the upper wing.
On the morning of August 31, 1915, Adolphe Pégoud led his last battle on another Nieuport 10 registered N°210. He is opposed alone to corporal Otto Kandulski and to machine gunner Lieutenant Von Bilitz. Pégoud was shot in the head at an altitude of 2,000 m above Petit-Croix, east of Belfort, at the age of only 26.
Albatros C.III
Shot down by French aviation.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
Caudron R.4
Same footage used in another film IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
Voisin III (LAS)
The first collective badge of the Escadrille VB 103 was a red star. It was adopted at the beginning of 1915 probably when the squadron was stationed on the Malzéville plateau, on the heights of Nancy.
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.154 Argosy I
Registration G-EBLO, c/n AW155. Delivered new to Imperial Airways in June 1925, named City of Birmingham and temporarily City of Budapest. Crashed on Asean route in Egypt the 16 August 1931.
Farman F.73 in the background. Registration seems to begin as F-AQxx. Not found yet.
Potez 25.2
Registration F-AHDC Potez 25.2 s/n 1 c/n ? Built in 1925, it was used by several famous French pilots (Ludovic Arrachart, Georges Pelletier d'Oisy, Lucien Girier) for long-distance air raid (Paris-Constantinople-Bucarest-Moscow-Varsovia-Copenhagen-Paris in two days (after that, the tricolor band was painted as seen here) and some promotional flight (around the Mediterranean Sea in 48 hours)...
On the 25th of September, 1925, French pilot Paul Tarascon and another pilot named Favreau took off to attempt an endurance record and at the same time test the Potez's suitability for the proposed Paris to New York attempt (the famous Orteig prize for a non-stop flight). During the night, trying to escape bad weather and to find exactly their position, they hurt a tree and the Potez crashed in flames. Paul Tarascon was seriously burnt and left the job (he died half a century later, in 1977). The original Tarascon's navigator, François Coli eventually teamed with Charles Nungesser in their 8 May 1927 attempt aboard L'Oiseau Blanc. But they never arrived in New York and no trace of them was ever found, creating one of aviation's great mysteries. Charles Lindbergh succeeded on 20 and 21 May.
Breguet 19 B2 in the background. See below.
Breguet 19 B2
Batch of 3 aircraft in the background.
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny
Post WWI use for aerobatics shows, circus, cinema...
Unidentified Aircraft
Morane-Saulnier MS.129
Several times world record holder for looping in an airplane, Alfred Dorval died in an accident at Base aérienne de Villacoublay on June 28 of 1928.
Registration F-AIJD, c/n 13. Delivered in June 1927.
Morane-Saulnier MS.230
Registration F-ALIA, c/n 183. Delivered new and assigned to Michel Détroyat /Villacoublay in April 1931, then Roland Coty /Paris and Louis Lejeune /Esbly. Destroyed in October 1937.
Demo proving that prolonged flight on the back is technically possible.
Dewoitine D.27
Registration F-ANAX, c/n 14. Delivered new as Dewoitine D.27 in May 1934 assigned to Marcel Doret /Chatillon-sous-Bagneux (Seine). Modified later as Dewoitine D.53. Written off in May 1937.
Morane-Saulnier MS.234/2
Reg. F-AJTP Morane-Saulnier MS-234/2 of Michel Détroyat.
Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Dewoitine D.53
Morane-Saulnier MS.234 n°2
Single-seater racing and aerobatic aircraft. First flight 5 April 1933. Only one built from a Morane-Saulnier M.S. 130, the modified MS.234/2. Détroyat used it for the 1933 Michelin Cup. It then became his aerobatic aircraft until 1938. During this period he received a 300hp Hispano 9Qc, then a 350hp 9Qd.
Fieseler F2 Tiger
Registration D-2200, c/n 140. Built in July 1932 and assigned to Gerhard Fieseler.
Several aerial duels were organized between him and the French pilot Michel Détroyat.
Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Morane-Saulnier MS.234 n°2
Another aeronautical competition facing Gerhard Fieseler.
Dewoitine D.53
Morane-Saulnier MS.225 C1
MS.225 C1 of the 1ère Escadrille (traditions of the SPA 15) of the 7th Escadrille de chasse de Dijon-Longvic - MS.225s were delivered from November 1933 and were replaced by SPAD 510 in May 1937.
2x Unidentified Aircraft to the left.
Morane-Saulnier MS.230
Morane-Saulnier MS.406
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
Voisin Farman I
Background right, the famous picture of the 1st flight and the man with the hat celebrating the feat.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb
GW for the 340 RAF Squadron Ile de France.
Douglas DB-7 Boston III
Free French squadron to be found out.
Morane-Saulnier MS-500 Criquet
From the Reconnaissance Group 1/35 Alpes, Baynes airfield, end of 1945.
Link Trainer
One of the different air schools of the General Secretariat for Civil and Commercial Aviation (SGACC) founded in 1946. DGAC nowadays since 1976.
Slingsby T.3 Primary
Designed by Reginald Foster Dagnall engineer for Slingsby Sailplanes, development from German design Lippisch Zögling. Hence the nickname sometimes used 'Dagling'.
Unidentified Aircraft
Glider aircraft.
Airplane model
After starting out in military aviation, Louis Notteghem participated in perfecting a still artisanal piloting method. After the war, he became world champion in glider aerobatics. He joins the Light and Sports Aviation Service (SALS) in Challes-les-Eaux.
SNCAN Stampe SV4A
Registration F-BDNB, c/n 657. Delivered new to SALS-Service de l'Aviation Légère et Sportive in May 1948. Written off on Monday 24 May 1954 after being damaged beyond repair in an accident at Aéroport de Saint-Yan, Saône et Loire.
Nearly landing at Aéroport de Saint-Yan (also known Aéroport du Charolais) (SYT/LFLN).
Note the Caudron Goéland on the ground.
Unidentified Aircraft in the background.
Unidentified Aircraft in the background.
SNCAN Stampe SV4A
Registration F-BDNE, c/n 660. Delivered new to SALS-Service de l'Aviation Légère et Sportive in June 1948. Written off in November 1966.
Michel Berlin, first winner of France's aerobatic championship in 1954.
SNCAN Stampe SV4A
Jean d'Orgeix, French aerobatics champion and Lockheed Trophy champion.
Nord 3202
Léon Biancotto, 3 times world champion at Lockheed Trophy in Coventry (1955 and 1956 (Stampe SV.4) and 1958 (Zlin Z-226)).
Nord 1101 Noralpha & SNCAN Nord 1002 Pingouin II
At Aéroport de Saint-Yan (also known Aéroport du Charolais) (SYT/LFLN).
To the left:
Registration F-BBFZ, c/n 155. Delivered new to the SGACC-Secrétariat Général à l'Aviation Civile et Commerciale in June 1951. Written off in February 1968.
To the right:
Registration F-BAUE, c/n 172. Delivered new to the SGACC-Secrétariat Général à l'Aviation Civile et Commerciale in January 1946. Bought by Aero Club de Neuilly, Neuilly Sur Seine in December 1971. Sold to Jean-Richard Morel, La Ferté Alais in March 1980, re-registered F-BBGA. Sold to E.Hill Jr Lloyd, Springerville, AZ in July 1980, registered N108CP. Written off in September 2012.
SNCAN Stampe SV4A
Registration F-BDNL, c/n 667. Delivered new to SALS-Service de l'Aviation Légère et Sportive in June 1948. Written off in November 1967.
SNCAN Stampe SV4A
Again with F-BDNE already mentioned above.
Dassault Ouragan
In 1952, Commander Pierre Delachenal, pilot of the 3rd Escadre de Chasse stationed at the Base Aérienne 112, Reims-Champagne, formed a squadron of four Republic F-84G Thunderjets. In April 1953, this squadron was renamed Patrouille de France. In 1954, the 2nde Escadre de Chasse (2nd Fighter Wing) at Dijon-Longvic (B.A. 102) took the role with its Dassault Ouragan. From 1956, the workhose was the Dassault Mystère IVs.
Yakovlev Yak-18P
Behind the women in the middle of the picture, at 1st FAI World Aerobatic Championships (WAC) in 1960, Bratislava.
Unknown East-European pilot.
Zlin Z-526A Akrobat
Demo at 1st FAI World Aerobatic Championships (WAC), Bratislava in 1960.
Registration EC-BDV, c/n 1004. Preserved at Museo Del Aire (Air Museum), Madrid.
Zlin Z-226AS
At 1st FAI World Aerobatic Championships (WAC), Bratislava in 1960.
Unknown East-European pilot.
Mudry CAP 10
Unreadable registration.
Mudry CAP 232 & Mudry CAP 10
Foreground to background.
Mudry CAP 231
Three aircrafts of the 230 family type.
Reg. F-GGYS green/yellow Mudry CAP 231 c/n 16.
(background right) Unidentified Socata TB Aircraft, most probably a TB-10 Tobago.
Mudry CAP 231EX
Reg. I-CRIC Mudry CAP 231EX built in 1990, the personal mount of pilot Rudy Natale of the Italian Aerobatic Team from 2010. Former F-GRLR.
Sukhoi Su-26M
Fouga CM170R Magister
1985-2011: On display in front of the entrance of Musée de l’Air et de L’Espace -Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget.
Summer 2013 : resin copies are put in place but a storm some years later led to dismantle the display.
Arianespace Ariane 5 (1:1 scale model)
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Others).
Unidentified Aircraft
Extra EA-330SC & Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior
From left to right. Catherine Maunoury, twice winner of the World Aerobatic Championships in female category.
Catherine Maunoury, and her Extra EA-330SC.
Registration HB-MTR, c/n SC027. Built in 2011, owned and operated by Hanspeter Rohner, a Swiss aerobatics champion.
Mudry CAP 232
Reg. F-GXCP Mudry CAP 232 c/n 40 the mount of Catherine Maunoury and Hanspeter Rohner.
Mudry CAP 231EX
Reg. F-WZCI Mudry CAP 231EX c/n 001.
Mudry CAP 231
Most probably F-GGYS Mudry CAP 231 c/n 16 (later D-EFYS, worn in big red letters on the fuselage and wing).
Extra EA-330SC
HB-MTR again with Catherine Maunoury for a flight session.
XtremeAir XA-41 Sbach 300
Registration G-IIRI, c/n LAA379-15090. Delivered new to One Sky Aviation in June 2011. Sold to Details Ltd in May 2023. Sold to Simon Phillip Wood in November 2024.
Piloted by Gerald Cooper (UK) at the 27th WAC race. Warter Aviation Fuels/Bigatmo colours.
Already seen above, C-GJGB Pitts S-1S Special in the background.
Various Aircraft
1 - Extra EA-330SC registered F-TGCJ of the Armée de l'Air-EVAA. Already mentioned above. Francois Le Vot explaining an aerobatics figure to his interlocutor.
2 - Cessna 310B.
3 - British Aerospace BAe 125.
4 - Unidentified Aircraft, would it be ERCO Ercoupe, General Aircraft G1-80 Skyfarer, Max Holste MH.52?
Dewoitine D.27
Marcel Doret and his Dewoitine D.27 registered F-ANAX, already mentioned above.
Blériot-Spad S.92-2
Registration F-AJHK, c/n 4432.15. Built in August 1929 as S.92. Modified as S.92-2.
Morane-Saulnier MS-350
First flight on 8 February 1936, piloted by Michel Détroyat. Only one was built but it had a long career, flying post-war until the 1960s. Re-registered F-BDYL in 1954.
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See also
- Unidentified Aircraft
- Armstrong Whitworth A.W.154 Argosy
- Blériot XI
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Breguet 19
- Caudron Goéland
- Caudron R.4
- Cessna 310
- Curtiss JN
- De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
- Dewoitine D.27
- Douglas A-20 Havoc
- Extra EA-300
- Farman F.70
- Farman HF.3
- Fieseler F2 Tiger
- Fieseler Fi 156 Storch
- Fouga CM170 Magister
- Link Trainer
- Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun
- Morane-Saulnier MS.225
- Morane-Saulnier MS.230
- Morane-Saulnier MS.406
- Mudry CAP 10
- Mudry CAP 230 family
- Nieuport 10
- Nord Aviation Noralpha
- Potez 25
- Stampe SV4
- Sukhoi Su-26
- Supermarine Spitfire
- Voisin III
- Voisin Farman I
- Yakovlev Yak-18
- Zivko Edge 540
- Zlin Z-26
- Imperial Airways