if you fancy a meal aboard a Deux Ponts and you are in Paris, F-BASS has been converted into a restaurant. Menus 18 OR 28 EUROS,cooking good, service excellent complete with photos and history.Directions: N4 out of Paris. You will see aircraft on your left just after Fontenay-Tresigny.

Air France used this airplane carrying charter passengers to the Island of Caprera (Sardinia) Club Mediterranee about in 1961/1962. The weekly summer flight from Paris had a stop at Ajaccio and then to Alghero, as the closer airport of Olbia... did not exist yet. I was a child and flew with it from Alghero to Ajaccio and back in an one day incentive tour as my father was then working at Alghero airport.

I know this may be a long shot but can anyone remember a cartoon published in a small sized model British magazine sometime in the late 1950’s or early 1960’s. It showed three mechanics looking across the field at a Breguet 763 Provence, running up its engines. The landing gear has been air brushed out to make it look like a really low pass and one mechanic is saying to the others; “ premier au canard est un poulet” or first one to duck is a chicken. I have it somewhere in my saved stuff but it has so far eluded me. I have googled for it as well with no luck.

Thanks Dennis

Air France used this aircraft on the Bristol (Lulsgate) to Paris (Orly) route in the early to mid 1960's. I flew on it just twice. My only lasting impression is of the noise. It was quite impossible to have a conversation with the person sat next to me. Oh, and because it was not pressurised, my little can of water sprayed me when I opened it.

These aircraft were occasionally used on relief (and possibly scheduled) passenger flights to London (now Heathrow) fairly regularly in the mid-1950's. I cannot remember any of them being used after the Caravelle services started, but may be wrong. I seem to remeber that in the early '60s, services were a combination of Constellations and Caravelles only.

I shall be extremely grateful if you could kindly
provide me with the best cutaway drawing for this
aircraft which I find extremely facinating !

I rather think our variant we flew in was the Provence.
I do well recall that we all three sat in line abreast on both journeys (upper & lower decks); l do not recall as to how many rows of seats there were, other than the impression that there were more on the upper deck than there were on the lower.

I recall back in c.1953 flying with my mother and sister out of Orly (on the top deck) one very foggy morn and landing at Marseilles and at the end of our holiday at Cap d'Antibes making the reciprocal night flight on the lower deck. In my mind's eye l can still clearly recall the thunderous power as all four engines were 'opened up' for take-off.

I stooped at Evraux on the 3/8/07 and got two photos of the Sahara, but was told by the security guard that photographs are prohibited. I would email them to

I saw these many times when I lived in Tunis in the early sixties. Got a few photos of them at El Aounia.

In July 2007 I drove past Evreux (Northwest of Paris) and was astomished to see one sitting on the airfield. the traffic was too busy for me to stop and get a photo. If anyone had a photo of it I would appreciate a copy

I remember I use this plane when I was a little boy.
Very usualy (once a year, 1955-1962), we take this plane to go from Marseille to Ajaccio. So, this plane was also usefull for flights to Corsica.
Friendly,

Hi I remember this aircraft flying into London in the mid 60's, when I was England.
regards

Hi,
Thanks for your site.
Just comment about the text above : Bréguet 762's were also used since 1954 for flights to Tunisia, typically Paris-Orly, Lyon-Bron or likely Marseille-Marignane to Tunis El Aouina.
Sincerely, YR