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Latécoère 631

LATE631-3Written off

RegistrationFRF-WANU

SEOperatorSEMAF

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Latécoère 631 built in 1946. Operated for Latecoere, Air France and SEMAF.

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Technical data

ManufacturerLatécoère

First flight1946

Country of registrationFrancia

MSN3

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Latécoère 631

Figures for the Laté 631 variant, the most representative of the family

Length43.5 m143 ft

Wingspan57.4 m188 ft

Height10.4 m34 ft

Range6,035 km3,259 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed295 km/h159 ktMach 0.28

Maximum take-off weight75,000 kg165,346 lb

Maximum payload42,600 kg93,917 lbIts 46 passengers with baggage would weigh about 4.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity46 passengersUp to 70 in a high-density layout

Endurance20 h 27 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1942 (84 years ago) · About 11 units built · Production ended in 1949

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

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Aircraft chronology

1946

Built

Assembled by Latécoère.

Jun 15, 1946

Delivered to Latecoere

Delivered to Latecoere as F-BANU.

Operators

1946-06-15

Latecoere

Registration F-BANU

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Air France

Registration F-BANU

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SEMAF

Registration F-WANU

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

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Latécoère 631 · F-WANU · SEMAF. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/LATE631-3

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“Latécoère 631 · F-WANU · SEMAF.” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/LATE631-3. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Latécoère 631 · F-WANU · SEMAF.” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/LATE631-3.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Latécoère 631 · F-WANU · SEMAF. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/LATE631-3 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Latécoère 631 · F-WANU · SEMAF}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/LATE631-3},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/LATE631-3}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

Wikipedia

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