1960-1971
1960-1971
The SE 210 Caravelle was the first short/medium-range jet airliner, produced
by the French Sud Aviation firm starting in 1955). It is generally considered
to be the first truly successful jet airliner design, as the earlier De Havilland
Comet was withdrawn from service due to serious fuselage problems. The Caravelle
would go on to be one of the most successful jetliners for a number of years,
sold throughout Europe and even the United States.
Swissair has takne delivery of its first Caravelles in 1960, the first ones
beeing leased from SAS. A total of Eight aircrafts were put into service to
replace the short-haul piston / turboprop engined fleet and, together with the
DC-8, marked Swissair's entry into the jet-age. Four of them were taken over
from a former SAS order, which instead received Swissair CV-990's in exchange.
Manufacturer |
Sociète de Constructions Aeronautiques Sud-Aviation,
Toulouse (F) |
| Span |
34.30
m
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Length |
32.00 m |
Height |
8.72 m |
Power |
2
* 51 kN (5171kg) |
Cruising
Speed |
830 km/h |
Passengers |
80 |
Range |
2950 km |
Area
of Operation |
Europe |
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| HB-ICR |
Sud Aviation SE 210 III Caravelle # 119 |
28.02.1964 04.03.1966 |
Delivered new to Air Fracne as F-BJTJ. Aircraft was leased by Swissair for two years. It returned to Air France thereafter. Afterwards it flew with Air Charter under the same registrtion F-BJTJ, then for Inter-Fret, where it later changed Registration to 9Q-CGC. |
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| HB-ICS |
Sud Aviation SE 210 III Caravelle # 121 |
17.3.1962 10.04.1971 |
Uri Delivered new to Swissair as HB-ICS. Sold to China Airlines in 1971 as B-1850. Stored and broken up in 1979. Plane history |
 
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| HB-ICT |
Sud Aviation SE 210 III Caravelle # 122 |
29.03.1962 12.01.1971 |
Schwyz |
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| HB-ICU |
Sud Aviation SE 210 III Caravelle # 123 |
19.04.1962 20.10.1970 |
Aargau Delivered new to Swissair as HB-ICU in 1962. Sold in 1971 and flew with Sobelair as OO-SBQ, later F-BUFH with Catair and Aerotour. Was then sold to Zaire, where it flew with Inter-Fret as 9Q-CZL and was then stored and later broken up in 1986. Plane History |
 
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| HB-ICV |
Sud Aviation SE 210 III Caravelle # 147 |
19.10.1962 04.09.1963 |
Schaffhausen Delivered new to Swissair as HB-ICT in 1962. The Aircraft crashed in September 1963 near Dürrenasch, killing all on board. Cause for the accidents were overheated brakes and tires which caught fire. Tragically the plane was filled with many inhabitants of a small village, leaving a village of the young and elderly behind... |
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| HB-ICW |
Sud Aviation SE 210 III Caravelle # 33 |
30.04.1960 00.01.1969 |
Solothurn Delivered new to SAS as F-WJAM. Was leased and later bought (1965) from SAS by Swissair as HB-ICW. Sold to Transavia as PH-TRO. Broken up in March 1976, the Cockpit Section is on display in the Aviodrome Museum in Schiphol, Amsterdam (NL). |
 
 
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| HB-ICX |
Sud Aviation SE 210 III Caravelle # 38 |
24.06.1960 23.03.1971 |
Chur Delivered new to SAS. Was leased and later bought (1965) from SAS by Swissair as HB-ICX. Sold to Catair in 1971 as F-BSRD and later went to China Airlines as B1854. Plane history |
 
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| HB-ICY |
Sud Aviation SE 210 III Caravelle # 43 |
08.07.1960 11.11.1969 |
Lausanne Delivered new to SAS. Was leased and later bought (1965) from SAS by Swissair as HB-ICY. Sold to Transavia in 1969 as PH-TRP. Later it flew with Tunis Air under the same Registration. Aircraft was broken up in 1975. |
 
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| HB-ICZ |
Sud Aviation SE 210 III Caravelle # 48 |
13.08.1960 25.03.1970 |
Bellinzona Delivered new to SAS. Was leased and later bought (1965) from SAS by Swissair as HB-ICZ. The Aircraft flew for Air Algerie for a couple of months in 1969 and 1970. Sold to Transavia in 1971 as PH-TRR. Broken up in 1975 |
 
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