RTW Retro Flight #87 Paris to Munich . . . 1962

Air France flight 728 is a Douglas DC-4 on a late afternoon flight from Paris Le Bourget to Munich Riem (LFPB - EDMR). We have 800 gallons of fuel on board for the 369 nm flight of about two hours and ten minutes. Moderate cloud cover is reported and we will be cruising at an altitude of 9,500 feet.

 

Thanks to:

Aircraft: Douglas DC-4, a converted C-54. The model and original textures are by Jens B. Kristensen. The 1962 Air France paint is by Jean Marc Mangiavacca.

Propliner AI & Traffic: CalClassic & FS Aviator - Tom Gibson, Mike Stevens, Jason Krogmann, Manuel Jagmann, Bill Towers, Nikko Yaginuma, Richard Wright, Frederick Coleman, Dave Jones, Paul Haak, Marty Lochmiller, Ake Lindberg, Harland Sandberg, Richard Wright and Gary Harper. At www.calclassic.com

Scenery and Add-ons: MS FS2004 v9.1 Standard and:

- Paris Le Bourget Airport from the 1960 scenery package by Wolfgang Gersch, Volker Boehme and Rui Cristina. At www.calclassic.com

- Munich Riem Airport from the 1961Central Europe scenery package by Wolfgang Gersch, Harry Biard, Michael Schneider, Jaap de Baare, Nikko Yaginuma, Tom Gibson, Bernard Leuenberger and Mike Stevens. At www.calclassic.com

- Rwy12 and EZ Static Object and Scenery Libraries. At www.flightsim.com

- FS2004 Classic Scenery Libraries v4a by Wolfgang Gersch. At www.flightsim.com

- REX FS9 w/Overdrive & SP5.

- Flight One Ground Environment Pro II

- FS Genesis UT Europe.

 

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1. Flight plan filed, passengers loaded and engines started.

 

2. Taxiing out to runway 7 for departure.

 

3. Liftoff and retracting the gear.

 

4. Climbing through 4,000 feet over Meaux, France with the River Marne below.

 

5. Encountering some clouds as we pass through 6,500 feet.

 

6. Cruising at 9,500 feet about 35 nm from Le Bourget.

 

7. Continuing east with Charly-sur-Marne below.

 

8. Saint-Dizier-Robinson Air Base below our right wing.

 

9. Passing over Belleville and the Moselle River just a few miles north of Nancy.

 

10. Cruising over the Lorraine Wildlife Park.

 

 

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11. We crossed into Germany near Baden-Baden known for its warm springs and are now near Stuttgart.

 

12. About 35 nm from Munich making our initial descent.

 

13. Descending southeast of Augsburg with the Lech River below.

 

14. Passing through 6,000 feet about 18 nm from the airport.

 

15. At 4,000 feet we turn to intercept our visual approach to runway 7 at Munch-Riem.

 

16. Flaps full and gear down we are lining up our approach.

 

17. On short final we see a couple of aircraft waiting for us to land so they can depart.

 

18. Touchdown.

 

19. Turning off the runway and heading to parking.

 

20. Parked, systems shut down and passengers disembarked. Thanks for flying Air France.

Great shots Larry!! And thanks again for lighting a candle for us all!! That Mr Zippy can get pretty strong!! :eek::eek:

 

Michael

Great looking set of classic aircraft pics. Kenny

Fine flight!

It was still barely the end of the Algerian War at that time in France, and I was not that tall :):):)

Appreciate your comments Michael, David, Kenny and Gérard. :)

When they are in need of relaxation and some quality time, other people go for things like making themselves comfortable in their armchairs and watching a movie or some other TV show, enjoying a snack with some background music...paint, and stuff like that. As for me, I just sit back and delight my eyes with flight reports and screenshots such as this one! Terrific presentation Larry, I can never get enough of these.

Thanks Larry,

Fantastic flight! Boosted my spirits!

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A real pleasure to scroll them again Larry, perfect retro flight :cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

Thanks for the post, Larry, you've outdone yourself!!!!

Thanks for your comments Dorel, Blair,Jan & Klee. Glad you liked it. :)