June 2020

The French Connection – Part II

The French Connection – Part II

The French Connection – Part II … In 1975, the French Air Force began to relinquish the North American F-100D Super Sabre aircraft which the United States Government had provided under the Mutual Aid Defence Plan (MDAP) in the mid-1950s. Under this agreement, they reverted back to US control and it was decided that they […]

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NASAM Video No2 …

NASAM Video Tour No2 …

NASAM Video Tour No2 – Boulton and Paul …  This is the second short tour in our virtual series and shows two of the Boulton and Paul aircraft exhibits we have in the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum.  Both of these exhibits are replicas. Boulton & Paul Ltd was a general manufacturer from Norwich, England

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The French Connection – Part I

The French Connection – Part I

The French Connection – Part I In the late 1950s, the Cold War was at its height. At that time France was a full member of NATO at that time and like many European countries still suffering the financial after effects of the Second World War. At that time France also maintained both elements of

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