sud-ouest SO90 multiple question

[patrick mitchel]

There's a reference to the sud ouest so90 being flown for the first time
(during the WW2) to algiers, apparently against the orders of the occupying
germans. That came from the "janes encyclopedia of avaition" Anyone know the
story on the flight.
There is also a reference to the dornier do24 being built by the spanish
and used after the war, up to the 60's. Are there any still in use?. How
bout the fact that the dutch used a license built version in the dutch east
indies. Any of them pressed into service by the Japanese?
Finally, what is the airliner seen in the movie "roman Holiday"- where the
agents stroll off the plane?
Way too much time on my hands today- Pat

[robert arndt]

"patrick mitchel" > wrote in message >...
> There's a reference to the sud ouest so90 being flown for the first time
> (during the WW2) to algiers, apparently against the orders of the occupying
> germans. That came from the "janes encyclopedia of avaition" Anyone know the
> story on the flight.

After the fall of France in 1940 the remaining French aircraft
designers met at the Cannes-La Bocca plant to produce 3 aircraft under
the German occupation: the Bloch 800P, S.O.30 and S.O.90- a twin
engined transport.
The S.O.90 (still unfinished) was flown out of France to Algieria in
1941. After liberation Arsenal built the tandem-engined VB-10 and flew
it in 1945.

Rob