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| Dassault Flamant at the 2010 ILA Berlin Air Show | |
| Role | Military transport aircraft |
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| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation |
| First flight | 6 July 1947 (MD.315) |
| Introduction | 1948 |
| Retired | 1981 |
| Primary users | French Air Force Republic of Vietnam Air Force Tunisian Air Force Cambodian Air Force |
| Number built | 325 |
Design work on a twin-engined light transport started in 1946 with the MD 303, a development of an earlier project for an eight-seat communications aircraft, the Marcel Bloch MB-30. The prototype MD 303 first flew on 26 February 1947 powered by two Béarn 6D engines, designed to meet a French Air Force requirement for a colonial communications aircraft. A re-engined version was ordered into production at the new Dassault factory at Bordeaux-Mérignac. The production aircraft was a low-wing monoplane with twin tail surfaces and a tricycle undercarriage, powered by two Renault 12S piston engines.The Dassault MD 315 Flamant is a French light twin-engined transport airplane built shortly after World War II by Dassault Aviation for the French Air Force..
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The first Flamant was delivered to the French Air Force in 1949 and deliveries of all versions were completed by 1953
he Flamant stayed in service until 1981. In addition to the French air force,
he Flamant stayed in service until 1981. In addition to the French air force, the Flamant served in Cambodia, Madagascar, Tunisia, and Vietnam
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