N°COAF86-IND1/9 : Set of 9 First Flight Covers (FFC) FRANCE - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA - REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE - KUWAIT with 7 FFC carried on board "September 15-19, 1986 : Presidential Flight AF100F Paris (France) - Dubai (United Arab Emirates) - Jakarta (Republic of Indonesia) and Presidential Flight AF900F Jakarta (Republic of Indonesia) - Bali (Republic of Indonesia) and Presidential Flight AF100F Bali (Republic of Indonesia) - Singapore (Republic of Singapore) - Kuwait (Kuwait) - Paris (France) / September 15-19, 1986 : Official Travel in Indonesia of Mr. François MITTERRAND, President of France" by Supersonic aircraft Concorde Air France F-BTSD :
- FFC Nr. 1 FRANCE Concorde "September 15-19, 1986 : Presidential Travel in Indonesia of Mr. François MITTERRAND, President of France / Presidential Flights Concorde Air France AF100F Paris (France) - Jakarta (Republic of Indonesia) - Paris (France)" :
Franked France 1 value 2,20FF "Pierre COT 1895-1977" slogan postmarked in Paris "Roissy - Charles de Gaulle's Airport" (France) dated September 15, 1986
+ Red cachet "CONCORDE AIR FRANCE - Presidential Flight Paris-Jakarta-Paris" (France) dated September 15, 1986
+ Postmarked in Strasbourg "Council of Europe" (France) dated May 4, 1987 on back
- FFC Nr. 2 FRANCE carried on board "September 15, 1986 : Presidential Flight Concorde Air France AF100F Paris (France) - Dubai (United Arab Emirates)" by Concorde Air France F-BTSD :
Franked France 1 value 2,00FF "200th anniversary of the the Ascent of Mont Blanc, 1986" slogan postmarked in Paris "Roissy - Charles de Gaulle's Airport" (France) dated September 15, 1986
+ Postmarked in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) dated September 15, 1986 on back
+ Postmarked in Strasbourg "Council of Europe" (France) dated May 4, 1987 on back
- FFC Nr. 3 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES "September 15-19, 1986 : Presidential Travel in Indonesia of Mr. François MITTERRAND, President of France / Presidential Flights Concorde Air France AF100F" :
Franked United Arab Emirates 1 value 50 "Coat of Arms of the United Arab Emirates" slogan postmarked in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) dated September 15, 1986
+ Blue cachet "CONCORDE AIR FRANCE - Presidential Stopover in Dubai" (United Arab Emirates) dated September 15, 1986
+ Postmarked in Strasbourg "Council of Europe" (France) dated May 4, 1987 on back
- FFC Nr. 4 (Aerogramm) FRANCE carried on board "September 15-16, 1986 : Presidential Flight Concorde Air France AF100F Paris (France) - Jakarta (Republic of Indonesia)" by Concorde Air France F-BTSD :
Franked France 1 value 3,70FF "Concorde Air France - Eiffel Tower" postmarked in Paris "Roissy - Charles de Gaulle's Airport" (France) dated September 15, 1986
+ Green First Flight cachet "CONCORDE AIR FRANCE - Presidential Flight Paris-Jakarta-Paris" (France) dated September 15, 1986
+ Postmarked in Jakarta (Republic of Indonesia) dated September 16, 1986 on back
+ Postmarked in Strasbourg "Council of Europe" (France) dated May 4, 1987 on back
- FFC Nr. 5 (Aerogramm) REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA carried on board "September 18, 1986 : Presidential Flight Concorde Air France AF900F Jakarta (Republic of Indonesia) - Bali (Republic of Indonesia)" by Concorde Air France F-BTSD :
Franked Republic of Indonesia 1 value 100 postmarked in Jakarta (Republic of Indonesia) dated September 18, 1986
+ Red First Flight cachet "CONCORDE AIR FRANCE - Presidential Stopover in Jakarta" (Republic of Indonesia) dated September 16-18, 1986
+ Postmarked in Bali (Republic of Indonesia) dated September 18, 1986 on back
+ Postmarked in Strasbourg "Council of Europe" (France) dated May 4, 1987 on back
- FFC Nr. 6 (Aerogramm) REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA carried on board "September 19, 1986 : Presidential Flight Concorde Air France AF100F Bali (Republic of Indonesia) - Paris (France)" by Concorde Air France F-BTSD :
Franked Republic of Indonesia 1 value 100 postmarked in Bali (Republic of Indonesia) dated September 19, 1986
+ Green First Flight cachet "CONCORDE AIR FRANCE - Presidential Stopover in Bali" (Republic of Indonesia) dated September 18, 1986
+ Postmarked in Paris "Roissy - Charles de Gaulle's Airport" (France) dated September 19, 1986 on back
+ Postmarked in Strasbourg "Council of Europe" (France) dated May 4, 1987 on back
- FFC Nr. 7 REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA carried on board "September 19, 1986 : Presidential Flight Concorde Air France AF100F Bali (Republic of Indonesia) - Singapore (Republic of Singapore)" by Concorde Air France F-BTSD :
Franked Republic of Indonesia 1 value 350 "Indonesia Air Show, 1986" postmarked in Bali (Republic of Indonesia) dated September 19, 1986
+ Postmarked in Strasbourg "Council of Europe" (France) dated May 4, 1987 on back
- FFC Nr. 8 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE carried on board "September 19, 1986 : Presidential Flight Concorde Air France AF100F Singapore (Republic of Singapore) - Kuwait (Kuwait)" by Concorde Air France F-BTSD :
Franked Republic of Singapore 1 value 50c "Changi Airport" postmarked in Singapore (Republic of Singapore) dated September 19, 1986
+ Complementary postage Republic of Singapore 1 value 35c "Changi Airport"
+ Brown First Flight cachet "CONCORDE AIR FRANCE - Presidential Stopover in Singapore" (Republic of Singapore) dated September 19, 1986
+ Postmarked in Kuwait "International Airport" (Kuwait) dated September 19, 1986 on back
+ Postmarked in Strasbourg "Council of Europe" (France) dated May 4, 1987 on back
- FFC Nr. 9 KUWAIT carried on board "September 19, 1986 : Presidential Flight Concorde Air France AF100F Kuwait (Kuwait) - Paris (France)" by Concorde Air France F-BTSD :
Franked Kuwait 1 value 40Fils postmarked in Kuwait (Kuwait) dated September 19, 1986
+ Black First Flight cachet "CONCORDE AIR FRANCE - Presidential Stopover in Kuwait" (Kuwait) dated September 19, 1986
+ Postmarked in Kuwait "International Airport" (France) dated September 19, 1986 on back
+ Postmarked in Strasbourg "Council of Europe" (France) dated May 4, 1987 on back
+ Flight certificate
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OU / ORCONCORDE, l'avion Présidentiel de M. Georges POMPIDOU, M. Valéry GISCARD D'ESTAING et M. François MITTERRAND :
Le 7 mai 1971, le Concorde emporte le président de la République française M. Georges POMPIDOU. C'est la première fois qu'un chef d'Etat utilise un prototype pour effectuer un voyage officiel.
À partir de 1971 et jusqu'en 1995, à l'exception d'un voyage en Chine en avion subsonique, tous les voyages présidentiels lointains du Président de la République française ont été effectués en Concorde. Celui-ci était aménagé en bureau et chambres à coucher dans la cabine avant, la cabine arrière étant réservée aux invités. Une photocopieuse était installée en cabine arrière. De même, un système de cryptage des communications dites "sensibles" était installé avec un téléphone vers le bureau du président. Un pilote spécialiste radio était embarqué pour s'occuper des communications présidentielles.
Il est intéressant de noter que si les déplacements présidentiels sont aujourd'hui sous le feu de la rampe, il n'en a pas toujours été ainsi selon l'hôte de l'Elysée. Par souci d'équité, il est bon de rappeler que le Président MITTERRAND ne voyageait qu'en Concorde, et qu'un "s" serait d'ailleurs plus adéquat, puisqu'un deuxième avion se tenait toujours prêt afin de pallier à la défaillance éventuelle du premier. Lorsque l'on sait que la flotte de Concorde d'Air France ne comportait que 7 avions, c'est peu dire de l'impact que cette "location" opérait sur la compagnie. (source : www.cotam0001.com)