The Bréguet Deux-Ponts, also known as the Bréguet Sahara, was a french transport aircraft developped in 1936 and wich served between 1953 and 1972 at Air France and in the French Air Force, only twenty of them were built, like for the Concorde. It was called Deux-Ponts (Two-Decks) got its name because it was the world's first aircraf with this two floors configuration.
Originaly called Bréguet 730, its developement began in 1936 but the WWII made stopped the project which will be took back in 1946 under the name of Bréguet 761. It flew for the first time at Villacoublay 3 years later with 4 engines Gnome et Rhône 14R of 1 450hp and was disclared underpowered and a new version was built, the Bréguet 763 "Provence" powered by four Pratt & Whithney R-2800-CB16 of 2 500hp, this version was exploited by Air France mostly for the line Paris-Algiers before to be sell to the French Air Force which also used a military variant, the Bréguet 765 "Sahara", which had a largest range of 4000km.
At the end, only 20 Bréguet Deux-Ponts of all variants were built; 1 Br.761, 3 Br.761S (Bréguet 761 powered by 4 Pratt & Whitney), 12 Br.763 and 4 Br.765. On those twenty, only three survived until now:
-The Former Air France's Bréguet 763 F-BASS and former 82-PP of the French Air Force (82e Escadre de Transport), s/n 6, it's now a restaurant located at Fontenay-Trésigny, Seine-Maritime, France.
-The former French Air Force's Br.765 64-PE (64e Escadre de Transport), c/n 501, it's exposed on its former air base, the BA 105 of Evreux-Fauville, it will be modified for welcome the welcome center for the new recruits.
-The former French Air Force's Br.765 64-PH (64e Escadre de Transport) "Brigitte, c/n 504, it's currently in course of restoration at the Ailes Anciennes of Toulouse where it's since the 90s. (this one)
The c/n 504 is currently without its wings, its vertical stabilizers and its engine but the moving of field had delayed the restoration but it may will be finished in a dozen of years if the founds follow the project.
Originaly called Bréguet 730, its developement began in 1936 but the WWII made stopped the project which will be took back in 1946 under the name of Bréguet 761. It flew for the first time at Villacoublay 3 years later with 4 engines Gnome et Rhône 14R of 1 450hp and was disclared underpowered and a new version was built, the Bréguet 763 "Provence" powered by four Pratt & Whithney R-2800-CB16 of 2 500hp, this version was exploited by Air France mostly for the line Paris-Algiers before to be sell to the French Air Force which also used a military variant, the Bréguet 765 "Sahara", which had a largest range of 4000km.
At the end, only 20 Bréguet Deux-Ponts of all variants were built; 1 Br.761, 3 Br.761S (Bréguet 761 powered by 4 Pratt & Whitney), 12 Br.763 and 4 Br.765. On those twenty, only three survived until now:
-The Former Air France's Bréguet 763 F-BASS and former 82-PP of the French Air Force (82e Escadre de Transport), s/n 6, it's now a restaurant located at Fontenay-Trésigny, Seine-Maritime, France.
-The former French Air Force's Br.765 64-PE (64e Escadre de Transport), c/n 501, it's exposed on its former air base, the BA 105 of Evreux-Fauville, it will be modified for welcome the welcome center for the new recruits.
-The former French Air Force's Br.765 64-PH (64e Escadre de Transport) "Brigitte, c/n 504, it's currently in course of restoration at the Ailes Anciennes of Toulouse where it's since the 90s. (this one)
The c/n 504 is currently without its wings, its vertical stabilizers and its engine but the moving of field had delayed the restoration but it may will be finished in a dozen of years if the founds follow the project.
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Certainely, the n°6 and 501 are rather near the one of the other but as you had already saw, the 501 is unreachable for the public (excepted if you manage for find the good uniform with the papers which goes with), and the 504 is easy to access but there's specific days for see it, the wednesday is one of them.
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