Registered as F-BGMQ, painted in French Air Force markings worn in service.

The Morane-Saulnier 230 was a two-seater, aerobatic aircraft of mixed construction (wood, metal and canvas) intended for progression training of student pilots onto fighter aircraft. Ih France the type iss intimately associated with the 1930's Patrouille d'Étampes aerobatic team, which would two decades later become the Patrouille de France. Hence, No. 1048 is on display upside down.

This aircraft is preserved in an inverted position in the Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace.