French Flair: A SE-210 Caravelle III/VI-N/VI-R Wishlist

The Caravelle is back in 400 scale with Aeroclassics dusting off their mould for a new run of French built twinjets. The first month brought Iberia, Catair and Swissair but there's plenty more to be done even if just looking at the marks that the Aeroclassics mould can be used for. Here's a fairly comprehensive listing taking you from Europe to SE Asia, South America and beyond!

It is great to see the re-emergence of the Aeroclassics SE-210 Caravelle and I recently updated my mould review for just this eventuality. Check it out here:

SE-210 Caravelle Mould Review

The Aeroclassics mould can't be used for all versions of the Caravelle (as discussed in detail in my mould review). It can only properly be used for the Rolls-Royce powered variants so this review limits itself to just Caravelle I, IA, III, VI-N and VI-R. Even so it is clear there is plenty of scope for more Caravelles to be made.

​Let's begin:

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Europe (excluding France)

Somewhat surprisingly although a SAS Caravelle has been made it isn't this livery version with Scandinavian titles and the shields on the engines.

Lars Söderström, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Another euro major missing in it's later scheme is SABENA:

Udo Haafke (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

Luxair leased a Caravelle for a while and it got full colours:

Ralf Manteufel (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

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France

Corse Air was still operating 5 Caravelle VI-Ns into the late 1980s:

Eduard Marmet, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Michel Gilliand (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

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Africa

Steve Fitzgerald (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

Air Algerie operated 8 Caravelles - both series IIIs and VI-Ns:

Christian Volpati (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

Royal Air Maroc operated 9 Caravelles at one time or another:

Udo Haafke (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

Clinton H Groves (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

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South America

5 Caravelles served with Aerolineas Argentinas at times from 1962:

Christian Volpati (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

Christian Volpati (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

AVENSA operated a single Caravelle III for much of the 1960s:

Christian Volpati (GFDL 1.2 oder GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

A VARIG Caravelle has been made but not wearing this early livery variant:

Panair was another Brasilian Caravelle operator:

Christian Volpati (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

Christian Volpati (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

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Asia

Indian Airlines received 11 Caravelles:

Clinton H Groves (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

Air Viet Nam's sole Caravelle operated between 1964 and 1969:

Clinton H Groves (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

It'd be hard to turn down a Royal Air Cambodge Caravelle:

Clinton H Groves (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

or Royal Air Lao:

Christian Volpati (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

Clinton H Groves (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

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Rest of World

Air Martinique leased a pair of ex-Austrian and Euralair Caravelle VI-Rs in 1980:

Steve Fitzgerald (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons

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Summary

I was surprised that there were so many Caravelles left to be made and some really lovely liveries too. I especially like obscure national airlines, and if they are for a country not represented in 400 scale yet all the better! The Caravelle offers up a variety of these so for me the top 10 Caravelles I'd like to see are:

• Aerolineas Argentinas
• Air Burundi
• Air Martinique
• Corse Air (orange)
• Luxair
• Panair
• Royal Air Cambodge
• Royal Air Lao
• SAN
• VARIG