Dassault MD.450 Ouragan – Gaëtan Marie's Aviation Profiles

Dassault MD.450 Ouragan updated – Part 2

Gaëtan Marie — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 09:00:27 +0000

MD.450 Ouragan No 304 of EC 2/4 “Lafayette” in Bremgarten in 1954.

MD.450 Ouragan No 317 of EC 3/4 “Flandres” in Bremgarten, Patrouille de France, 1956.

This MD.450 Ouragan of the 2ème Escadron d’Instruction en Vol (2nd Flying Training Squadron) was based in Meknès, Morocco, in June 1957. Coded “BB”, the aircraft was soon adorned with a pin-up representing the famous French star Brigitte Bardot!

An MD.450 Ouragan of EC 2/4 “Lafayette” in Bremgarten, during the “Carte Blanche” exercise “in 1955.

Dassault MD.450 Ouragan updated

Gaëtan Marie — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 09:38:57 +0000

This is the third version of my Dassault Ouragan profiles. The original ones can be found here.

1. MD.450 Ouragan No 155, of EC 1/4 Dauphiné, based in Bremgarten. This aircraft was part of the 1956 Patrouille de France.

2. MD.450 Ouragan No 173 of EC 1/12 “Cambrésis” based in Cambrai. This aircraft was part of the 1955 Patrouille de France.

3. MD.450 Ouragan No 185 of EC 3/2 “Alsace”, based in Dijon, 1954

4. MD.450 Ouragan No 208 of EC 1/2 “Cigognes” based in Dijon. This aircraft was part of the Patrouille de France in 1954

Dassault MD.450 Ouragan

Gaëtan Marie — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:31:10 +0000

The MD.450 Ouragan was the first post-World War II French jet fighter to enter service. Its performance was average at best and iit was rapidly replaced by better designs but it remains the symbol of France’s catching up in aerospace technology after four years of German occupation.

NB: I recently improved the Ouragan template for an article about the Patrouille de France. The new drawings, although much better than the original, are still lacking in precision and quality. When I find some free time, I will start over from scratch. Watch this space!

1. Pilots of the 1954 Patrouille de France (PAF) were from the 2e Escadre de Chasse, based in Dijon.

2. The following year, the 12e Escadre de Chasse based in Cambrai formed the PAF.

3. The most colourful Ouragan were those of the 1956 PAF, from the 4e Escadre de Chasse in Bremgarten.

Older profiles

1. MD.450 Ouragan of the IDF/AF, 113 Squadron, 1956. During the Suez crisis of 1956, several Ouragan wore a “sharkmouth” decoration as seen here.

2. MD.450 Ouragan n°154 preserved in the Air & Space Museum in Le Bourget near Paris. The old paint marks can still be seen on the aircraft, underneath the current markings.

3. MD.450 Ouragan preserved at the Chateaudun AB and bearing the colours of the Alsace fighter group. Early and improved versions of the illustration.

4. Salvador was another Ouragan operator, having bought several ex-Israeli machines in the 1970s. Most FAS MD. 450 bore an USAF SEA-style camouflage and little or no markings.