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Farman F.224 Centaur II

FARMAN220-3Written off

RegistrationL-234

AROperatorArmée de l'Air et de l'Espace

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Farman F.224 Centaur II. Operated for Air France, Farman and Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace.

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Technical data

MSN3

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Farman F.220

Figures for the F.224 variant, the most representative of the family

Length23.4 m77 ft

Wingspan36.0 m118 ft

Height5.2 m17 ft

Range1,200 km648 NMWith a typical passenger load

Maximum take-off weight16,270 kg35,869 lb

Typical capacity40 passengers

The type first flew in 1932 (94 years ago) · About 80 units built · Production ended in 1940

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

May 1, 1941

Delivered to Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace

Delivered to Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace as L-234.

Operators

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Air France

Registration F-APMC

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Farman

Registration F-APMC

1941-05-01

Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace

Registration L-234

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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APA

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Harvard

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Farman F.224 Centaur II · L-234 · Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/FARMAN220-3},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/FARMAN220-3}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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