Only 8 Nord 260 Super Broussards were built before production switched to the much better Nord 262. Built in the early 60's for the French Government and later transferred to Turbomeca where it was reengined with the Turbomeca Astazou turboprop. Later reregistered to F-AZRH by June 1996. WFU by 2010. Noted without a tail in 2012. Presumed still stored in 2024 ?

Photographer: Karl Krämer.

Later registered as F-BSTM. Converted for Turbomeca by Miles Aviation from a Turbo Commander 680T (ex G-AWXK, N6300) as a test bed for the Astafan jet engine. It first flew on 8 April 1971, and has been preserved at Perpignon since 1991. (A second Turbo Commander, F-BXAS, was also converted to Astafan power by Miles Aviation, and operated by Turbomeca.)

Only 12 of these Nord 260's were built, this one dates from 1962 but they were the forerunner to the more sucesssful Nord 262. Seen here at Beauvais in 1977 it was transferred to the historical register as F-AZRH in 1996 and remained current in 2010. Scanned from a slide.

On block 94/97 Heathrow South opposite the old Pan-American hangar

Another rare French transport, which began life as the Max Holste MH-260 in 1959, powered by Turbomeca Bastan IV turboprops (predecessor of the Astazou). Although only 10 were completed, the 260 went on to be developed into the 262 of which some 111 were built. This 260 remained flyable with Assoc. Antelope at Montpelier till 2010 but by 2012 was stored with tail removed