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Déjà, implantée en 1933, la première aérogare d’Air France au Bourget fut dessiné en 1930 par Charlotte Perriand, alors débutante. Vingt ans après, en 1952, ce talent précurseur sera choisi par Air France afin d’aménager les agences de Tokyo, Osaka, Londres, Rio..., toutes correspondant tant à sa sensibilité esthétique qu’aux souhaits d’Air France. En pleine maturité de son talent, Jean Prouvé est sollicité par Air France pour créer son Unité d’habitation à Brazzaville et l’aménagement de deux hôtels, préfiguration de la chaîne de luxe Le Méridien. En 1972, le Concorde, éminent symbole de la modernité en vol, représente un art de vivre unique, à la française, et suscite les passions. C’est à Raymond Loewy, créateur de génie, qu’Air France confie l’aménagement de la cabine – jusqu’au plateau-repas –, mais aussi le salon d’accueil à l’aérogare de Roissy.En 1970, Pierre Gautier-Delaye imprime sa marque en remportant le prix de la plus belle façade de la Ve Avenue à New York avec le design de l’agence Air France. En 1993, c’est à Andrée Putman, reconnue pour sa poétique du confort, qu’il revient d’aménager le Concorde, modèle s’il en faut d’une esthétique moderne sobre et ambitieuse. Les choix d’Air France au cours des décennies ont toujours été de privilégier ce que l’époque proposait de plus novateur. Des designers, des architectes dont la pertinence conjuguée à l’audace était incontestable afin de porter l’image de la compagnie à des hauteurs insoupçonnées et qui aujourd’hui sont devenus plus qu’un symbole, une incitation au dépassement, au développement sans cesse croissant d’un art de l’aéronautique apte à dessiner pour le futur l’histoire d’Air France à travers le monde.

An engaging coverage of Air France 447, the Airbus A330 that crashed in the ocean north of Brazil on June 1, 2009, killing all 228 persons on board. Written by A330 Captain, Bill Palmer, this book opens to understanding the actions of the crew, how they failed to understand and control the problem, and how the airplane works and the part it played. All in easy to understand terms. Addressed are the many contributing aspects of weather, human factors, and airplane system operation and design that the crew could not recover from. How each contributed is covered in detail along with what has been done, and needs to be done in the future to prevent this from happening again.

The definitive account on the Air France 447 crash. And how the lessons learned in this book could change the course of aviation safety.

Paris 2011. 1 Volume/1. -- Comme Neuf -- Broché cousu. Format in-4°( 28 x 25 cm )( 978 gr ) . ------ 182 pages. *********************** Présentation éditeur : "" Ce livre, illustré par 450 documents couleurs pour la plupart inédits, retrace l'histoire d'Air France au travers des maquettes d'agences. Les textes sont écrits en deux langues : français et anglais. On y croise les plus célèbres ancêtres de cette grande Compagnie parmi lesquels le Farman 300 - Silver Star ou encore le Dewoitine 338. Mais aussi les avions de la renaissance d'Air France après le second conflit mondial avec les merveilleux Douglas DC4, SE 161 ou Lockheed Constellation. C'est une véritable invitation aux voyages avec les plus récents avions à réaction comme la Caravelle, les Boeing 707 et 747 ou le mythique Concorde. N'oublions pas la magnifique série des Airbus présentés en écorchés, laissant apparaître par leur flan dégagé l'intérieur raffiné de ces avions de demière technologie. L'histoire des divers fabricants de cette épopée (Foumereau, M.E.E., Bourbon.) permet aux amateurs de se repérer dans l'univers des maquettistes et redonner à juste titre leurs lettres de noblesse . Les maquettes d'Air France, qui nous apportent toute la poésie et ce parfum d'aventure propre à l'aviation, ont longtemps été le premier outil de communication de la Compagnie. Celles qui figurent dans cet ouvrage, ont été recherchées dans les collections privées du monde entier ainsi que dans les musées comme ceux du Bourget ou d'Air France. L'auteur, Frédéric Marchand, est expert en Jouets Anciens et Parfumerie mais aussi ; expert près des Commissaires - Priseurs, antiquaire et auteur de : "Jeux et Jouets du Ciel -Patrimoine Air France", "Avions jouets des origines à 1945" et "Avions jouets de 1945 à 1970". "" ************************** ref att 975 ref 354

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This consequential work by a pioneer aviation historian fills a significant lacuna in the story of the defeat of France in May-June 1940 and more fully explains the Battle of Britain of July-October of that year and the influence it had on the Luftwaffe in the 1941 invasion of the USSR.Robin Higham approaches the subject by sketching the story and status of the three air forces--the Armée de l'Air, the Luftwaffe, and the Royal Air Force--their organization and preparation for their battles. He then dissects the the campaigns, their losses and replacement policies and abilities. He paints the struggles of France and Britain from both the background provided by his recent Two Roads to War: From Versailles to Dunkirk (NIP, 2012) and from the details of losses tabulated by After the Battle's The Battle of Britain (1982, 2nd ed.) and Peter Cornwell's The Battle of France Then and Now (2007), as well as in Paul Martin's Invisible Vainqueurs (1990) and from the Luftwaffe summaries in the British National Archives Cabinet papers.One important finding is that the consumption and wastage was not nearly as high as claimed. The three air forces actually shot down only 19 percent of the number claimed. In the RAF case, in the summer of 1940, 44 percent of those shot down were readily repairable thanks to the salvage and repair organizations. This contrasted with the much lower 8 percent for the Germans and zero for the French.Brave as the aircrews may have been, the inescapable conclusion is that awareness of consumption, wastage, and sustainability were intimately connected to survival.

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In May 1940, the German Army and the Allied forces they faced were fairly evenly matched. Two months later Britain was on her own, hopelessly outnumbered and facing imminent defeat. Should the RAF have done more to support the Allied armies in France? Could the RAF have protected the British Army better at Dunkirk? How narrow was the margin of victory in the Battle of Britain? Was the RAF ready to deal with an invasion? Why were hundreds of American combat planes and experienced Polish and Czech pilots never used? All these questions and more are answered in Greg Baughen's third book in the series. Baughen describes the furious battles between the RAF and the Luftwaffe and the equally bitter struggle between the Air Ministry and the War Office- and explains how close Britain really came to defeat in the summer of 1940. 

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MegaWorld: France explores that country's cutting-edge contributions transforming science in the air on the sea and on land. Highlights include the construction of the massive "wingbox" at the heart of the new Airbus - the largest passenger plane in the world the French Navy's specialized dive team and the NH90 Eurocopter the world's first fly-by-wire helicopter. Also see the Ariane 5 rocket the strongest rocket on the planet and the Paul Ricard Race Track where F1 drivers learn to drive to the

A brand new original soundtrack from Nicolas Godin (one half of the French iconic duo AIR) which he composed for the second season of Au Service de la France (in English, "A Very Secret Service"), a TV series produced by ARTE following the adventures of different spies during the '60s. Nicolas Godin: "It was about paying homage to the soundtracks of TV series from the '60s, especially the ones narrating the adventures of spies like Mission: Impossible. How could I refuse? This was a good occasio

In 1976, in the Lot-et-Garonne region of southwest France, Ruth Silvestre and her family found and fell in love with, Bel-Air de Grezelongue, a house that had been left, deserted and uninhabited for ten years. "A House in the Sunflowers" provides rare glimpses of French family life in the region that is considered the gastronomic center of France, complete with mouth-watering descriptions of meals in the sun and fascinating insights into the history and customs of this area. In this charming, funny and romantic book, Ruth Silvestre manages to include much practical and useful information for those who also wish to fulfil their dreams abroad. Lovers of France, its rural life and customs will be delighted with "A House in the Sunflowers" and its unforgettable love affair.

The last shots fired between England and France took place during World War II, when Vichy, France was left unoccupied by the Nazi regime in return for their collaboration. From the summer of 1940 through November, 1942, British forces engaged the Vichy French on land, sea, and air. Thousands of lives were lost in the 20th century's most one-sided battle, and the history of this conflict was buried-until now. Through painstaking research, historian Colin Smith throws back the veil of secrecy to detail this last bloody conflict between modern Europe's great powers.

Born in 1922 in north London and fascinated by a flight in 1938 in one of Sir Alan Cobham’s Flying Circus aircraft, John Misseldine enlisted in the RAF as soon as he turned 18. After training in California in 1941 (in the very first batch of air cadets to be sent there and where he met many Hollywood film stars), in March 1942 he was posted to fly fighters with 611 Squadron, whose CO was Battle of Britain veteran DH Watkins DFC, and wing commander flying Peter Townsend, later a royal suitor.On June 8th, John was shot down over northern France and for over two months was on the run from the Gestapo, being aided and abetted by the French resistance and British Intelligence, with more than a few alarms along the way. Journeying south through occupied France, he eventually escaped from Gibraltar in August, arriving in Scotland and thence to 65 (East India) Squadron. Commissioned as a pilot officer, he was posted to Algeria to ferry new Spitfires and Hurricanes to front-line squadrons supporting the Eighth Army. This role too was not without its hazards but he made it through to become CO of an airfield and to meet and marry a French girl, Mauricette. Sixty-four years later, they are still together and this is John’s heart-warming and page-turning story of ‘survival against the odds’, written by John Misseldine and the acclaimed author Oliver Clutton-Brock. Grub Street has published two of Oliver Clutton-Brock’s previous works, Footprints on the Sands of Time, and RAF Evaders.

In these pages, Peter Cornwell tells the story of the greatest air battle of the Second World War when six nations were locked in combat over north-western Europe for a traumatic six weeks in 1940. We begin our account in September 1939 when the newly-formed British Air Forces in France sent the first squadrons to the Continent. This Phoney War period is told through the eyes of Flying Officer Edward Hall, Adjutant of No. 73 Squadron. As far as RAF fighter squadrons in France were concerned, it was an all-Hurricane show, yet it was the Blenheim and Battle crews who suffered the brunt of the casualties. Every aircraft lost or damaged through enemy action while operating in France is listed together with the fate of the crews. Fighting a rearguard action almost from Day One, retreating from airfield to airfield as the panzers roared westwards, the story of the British Air Forces in France has never been told in this way before as it has largely been overshadowed by the Battle of Britain which followed, yet the Battle of France was even more costly in lives lost. Peter Cornwell now redresses the balance as he describes the day-to-day events as the battle unfolds, and details the losses suffered by all six nations involved: Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany and, rather belatedly, Italy. The Royal Air Force lost more than a thousand aircraft of all types over the Western Front during the six-week battle, but Luftwaffe losses were even higher at over 1,800 aircraft. Having the disadvantage of fighting over foreign soil, the RAF had many men made prisoner when baling out or crashing behind enemy lines. All told, between September 3, 1939 and June 24, 1940, the RAF lost 1,127 airmen, of whom 415 paid the supreme sacrifice. Their names, and the cemeteries where they lie or the memorials where they are commemorated, are listed so their memory be not forgotten.

ÉPUISÉ mais DISPONIBLE. Reliure coussinée. « Serait-ce l'air du temps ou une humeur de fin de siècle ? Toujours est-il que, ces dernières années, le minimalisme rigoureux de la décoration intérieure semble céder le pas à une esthétique plus chaleureuse et romantique. Or, où d'autre ce changement serait-il plus manifeste qu'en France, pays du romanesque et des rêves ? Cet album nous entraîne dans de merveilleux intérieurs qui répètent tous cette nouvelle tendance. Au fil des atmosphères spectaculaires photographiées et mises en textes par Barbara et René Stoeltie, on se promène dans des décors idylliques situés dans certaines des plus régions de France. De la Provence à la Picardie, de la Côte d'Azur aux berges de la Seine, le goût du détail et le sens du passé s'unissent pour créer des maisons de rêves devenues réalité.»