F-WAVA Sud-Est S.E. 2010 Armagnac
(c/n 01)
The prototype Armagnac was first flown on 2 April 1949,
and it is seen in these SNCASE images
above and below.
The large four
engined transport was designed for Air France, although that
carrier
refused to accept
them. Only 8 of the original 15 machines were completed,
four of which
went to TAI.
Seven S.E.2010s were used
later by SAGETA (Société Auxiliaire de Gérance et
d'Exploitation de
Transport
Aériens), in support of the French military action in Indo-China
(the
forerunner of the
Vietnamese War) and
performed sterling duty in carrying troops and material from
Toulouse to Saigon
during that
campaign.