Conservatoire l'Air et l'Espace d'Acquitane (CAEA) Bordeaux

[Starman]

Conservatoire l'Air et l'Espace d'Acquitane (CAEA)

JEdelaP (open day) 20Sep2014

Static

Dassault Mirage IIIB 204/DG
Dassault Mirage IIIC “2” - unmarked, recently restored / repainted



Dassault Mirage IIIE 560
Dassault Mirage IIIE nose only 605
Dassault Mirage 2000 B-5 B01
Dassault Mirage IVP 56/CC
Dassault Mirage 5F 29/13SO
Dassault Mystere IVA 299
Dassault Mystere IVN 01
Dassault Super Mystere B2 158/12YP



Dassault Flamant MD3212 202/319CS
Dassault Falcon 20 number 1
Dassault Etendard IVM 40 ex AeroNavale
F-8E Crusader 32 ex AN
Super Frelon 165 ex AN
Breguet Alize 50 ex AN
Dassault Mirage F1BQ 4656
Dassault Mirage F1EQ6 “EQ6/EQ27” (never completed, might have become 4657) both impounded Iraqi AF machines



MH-1521 228/43BU
MS 760 Paris 73/330-DF
Canadair T-33AN 21049
Canadair CL-215 47/F-ZBBW ex Sec Civ
CM 170 Magister 370 (as 320, impounded, ought to have been 1370 Cameroon AF)



Cessna 337G 62 ex CEV
Douglas A-4S Skyhawk 928 ex RoSiAF
N-2501 Noratlas 188/63BU
SEPECAT Jaguar E02/7-JH (wears E1)
Sud Alouette II 182
Sud Alouette II 1087
Sud Alouette III “2084” in false Prot Civ colours
Transall C-160 R210/64GJ

Amongst the “old timers” were the Invader (44-35859) and Dewoitine (603) referred to elsewhere by M Mouscaj, plus an NC702 (282), an N3400 (99 - hangared) and a Seabat 149 (ex AN, also inside). There may have been some more Magisters etc elsewhere but some hangars were “off-limits”)

Also in the (partially) openHangar were:

Dassault Mystere IIC 104/10SQ
Dassault Ouragan 232/UV
Magister 345 (restoration)
SO Vautour 636/92AW
Plus a “Mystere 50” - civil?

A nearby compound holds 3 Mirages

Dassault Mirage IIIB 212/FK
Dassault Mirage IIIE 346/33CF
Dassault Mirage IIIE 454/13QD





Far side

SE210 Caravelle believed to be 234 formerly of the CEV

On the base

Fennec 5400/VH
TBM700s 33/XA & 105/XK
MH-1521 285/43BO

Civil Side

Zephyr 14/F-AZMO
EC-145 F-ZBQL (9452) Prot Civile (landed around 19.00)

and the piece de resistance - Gate Guards

Dassault Mirage IVP 11/AJ



plus Dassault Mystere IVA 306/8MW

[Sjoerd]

Nice report of this great collection! I have to add that to my bucket list too.

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[mirage 69]

That's not that difficult Sjoerd.
You can visit the collection on saturdays...I was there in 2004.
Normally the aircraft are all in one big hangar. Aircraft almost parked on eachother and very dark...no daylight.
But they've got some very interesting planes (prototypes)

Grtz Rene

[mirage 69]

http://www.caea.info/index.php?option=c ... 94&lang=fr

Grtz Rene

[frank kramer]

Following the link provided above, this seems to imply that they cannot accept visits at present (with the exception of the Journee de la Patrimoine, apparently..., which is the French equivalent to the Dutch Open Museum Days, and is always the weekend of the third Sunday of september).

[mirage 69]

À just saw iT. Also in 2004 Everyone was guarded by à personal guide.
Maybe they don't have enough guides at the moment.

Grtz Rene