This Day in Aviation History
April 2nd, 1949
First flight of the SNCASE S.E.2010 Armagnac.

The SNCASE S.E.2010 Armagnac was a large French airliner of the late 1940s built by SNCASE (Sud-Est). The aircraft’s disappointing performance and range prevented it from achieving commercial success. Although the SNCASE Armagnac did not have a sterling career, its passenger compartment design gave it a much roomier feel and greater capacity and foreshadowed the future wide-body jet airliners….

Source:
Wikipedia, SNCASE Armagnac:  http://gstv.us/1NCDHq9

Britishpathe.com, Giant ‘plane – The ‘armagnac’ 1952:
http://gstv.us/1Dx0cMb

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