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Aigle-Azure Extreme Orient
Saigon/Vientiane 1955-1960

Successor operation to Aigle-Azur Indochine/AZI (1949-1955) that operated throughout French Indochina.. Aigle-Azur Extreme Orient created in 1955 when parent Aigle-Azur taken over by UAT. Operated in South Vietnam and Laos. Information here focuses on identifiable Laos links.


Abbreviations: a/c - aircraft; c/n - construction number;  r/n - registration number;  ufo - ultimate fate obscure/current state unknown;

Registration Codes (initial 1 or 2 characters): F - France. XW - Laos. Numeric in Remarks is the USAAF serial number.

Blank fields indicate data not known or available; Sources: See source file.

Boeing S-307 Stratoliner

A/C Type
c/n
Origin
Company
Registration
From
To
Fate
Remarks
Source
Boeing
S-307
1995
  
Aigle-Azur
F-BHHR
1951
  
to Aigle-Azur 
Extreme Orient
 temp 
Laos registration XW-TAC
A31
Boeing
S-307
1995
from 
Aigle-Azur
Aigle-Azur
Extreme Orient
F-BHHR
  
May
1961
w/o 22 
May 1961
crash in storm at 
Tan Son Nhut, South Vietnam; 
28 pax+4crew. 0 fatalities
A31,A58-61,
A115
This was one of 3 former Pan American Airways Stratoliners. It was N19902 Clipper "Rainbow".

Curtiss C-46 Commando

A/C Type
c/n
Origin
Company
Registration
From
To
Fate
Remarks
Source
Curtiss
C-46D-CU
33465
  
Aigle-Azur
Indochine
F-OAFJ
1954?
1955?
to Aigle-Azur
Extreme Orient
44-78069
A109,A113
Curtiss
C-46D-CU
33465
from Aigle-Azur
Indochine
Aigle-Azur
Extreme Orient
F-OAFJ
1955?
  
to Air Laos
  
A109,A113

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

A/C Type
c/n
Origin
Company
Registration
From
To
Fate
Remarks
Source
Douglas
C-47A-DL
9336
France
Aigle-Azur
F-BFGA
1949?
1955?
to Aigle-Azur 
Extreme Orient
42-23474
A15,A31,A45-06
Dougls
C-47A-DL
9336
from Aigle-Azur
Aigle-Azur
Extreme Orient
F-BFGA
1955?
Aug 
1955
to Air Laos
  
A15,A31,A45-06
Douglas
C-47B-DK
33253
France
Aigle-Azur
F-BFGC
Mar
1950
 1955? 
to Aigle-Azur 
Extreme Orient
44-76921
A15,A31, A45-32
Douglas 
C-47B-DK
33253
from Aigle-Azur
Aigle-Azur 
Extreme Orient
F-BFGC
  1955?  1955+
to Air Laos
  
A15,A31, A45-32

Dehavilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver

A/C Type
c/n
Origin
Company
Registration
From
To
Fate
Remarks
Source
Dehavilland
Canada
DHC-2
879
  
Aigle-Azur
Extreme Orient?
F-LAAI
  
Sep
1960
to Air Laos?
reregistered as
XW-TAV
A109, A110
Dehavilland
Canada
DHC-2
883
DHC?
Aigle-Azur
Extreme Orient
F-LAAJ
1956?
Sep
1960
to Air Laos?
reregistered as 
XW-TAW
 A109, A110,
A111
Dehavilland
Canada
DHC-2
905
DHC?
Aigle-Azur
Extreme Orient
F-LAAG
1956?
Sep
1960
to Air Laos?
reregistered as
XW-TAU
 A109, A110

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Created September 2002; Updated 13 December 2002
Copyright Thomas E. Lee 2002; All Rights Reserved; This file uses copyright materials. Not for commercial use of any kind. Copyright Air Transport Data Base information used with permission of Alexandre Avrane. See http://aerotransport.fr.st. USAAF/USAF/BuNo Serials used with permission of Joe Baugher. Martin Best information used with permission of Martin Best.