| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | F-ABAO |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Morane-Saulnier AI |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Morane-Saulnier AI |
| Aircraft Version: | Morane-Saulnier AI |
| C/n (msn): | 2283 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Paris - Le BourgetMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFPB IATA: LBG Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace |
| Photo Date: | 3 March 2022 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 450406 |
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The interwar period was a prosperous period for light aviation, one facet of which was the development of aerial aerobactics as a competitive sport. The 1927 Zurich 'Competition of Aerial Virtuosity' is considered to be the first unofficial world championship in this new discipline. The winner was Alfred Fronval flying this M-S AI. He died a year later and the manufacturer Robert Morane sold the plane to the museum. It was extensively overhauled in the early 1970s and underwent a complete restoration between 2013 and 2016 to retore it to its 1927 appearance. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 April 2022, and has since been viewed 584 times. |