Sud Aviation's second prototype Caravelle. Photo from: Helsinki City Museum

Negative from FNG Archive. Second Caravelle Prototype. First flown 6 May 1956, used for flight testing in an adopted Air France livery. Transferred to Vilgenis as instructional airframe 1969. Scrapped 1975, nose surviving at Musée de l'Air, Le Bourget. Visited Nuremberg on its Eurpean demonstration tour.

Negative from FNG Archive. Second Caravelle Prototype. First flown 6 May 1956, used for flight testing in an adopted Air France livery. Transferred to Vilgenis as instructional airframe 1969. Scrapped 1975, nose surviving at Musée de l'Air, Le Bourget. Visited Nuremberg on its Eurpean demonstration tour.

This is the second caravelle prototype and made its first flight in April 1956 as F-WHHI. In March 1957 it was re-registered F-BHHI and painted into an Air France colour scheme for promotional purposes. The frame was withdrawn in January 1976 and scrapped in the coming autumn. This nose section is preserved in the museum and has slightly different markings on each side.

Sud Aviation's second prototype Caravelle at Ringway for inspection by airline staff and travel agents. Although wearing Air France titles, it was not operated by the airline.