SNCAC & SNCAN 'Nord' NC-840/850/860 family
Production list - Part 2
Compiled by David Wise

This is the second part of the NC-850 family production list, covering the NC-856 model.
For explanatory notes, please go back to the first part of the list.

As well as the information from Trait d'Union in 2009. Extensive information on the NC856 has since been published on https://www.alat.fr/aeronefs-avions-avions-en-service-nc-856-norvigie.html

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Model NC-856

Developed from NC853-series with enlarged 3/4-seat cabin.
Built as Model NC-856 and NC-856N Norclub and NC-856H Hydravion

Prototype 105 hp Walter Minor 4-III: Later modified to 856A prototype ff 3/51 with 135hp Regnier 4LO4 Then to 856B with 4-seat cabin and 105 hp Walter Minor 4-III

NC-856H Hydravion - Floatplane version of 856A (H=hydravion) Regnier 4L engine and triple-fin tail.

NC-856N: civil version with 4 seats 160hp Regnier 4LO8 engine . Several ex-military aircraft converted to this standard when sold off.
01 856 to 856A to 856B 3/49 F-WFKF (7/49) F-BFKF (3/51) F-WFKF (5/58) F-BFKF (3/06) G-CDWE ff 12/3/49 conv 856A (ff 15/3/51) conv 856B 4/58 wfu Conde cx by BV 10/73 cx by DGAC 1/79 (st Melun 85) to UK 3/06 reb by R&J Cooper, Wickenby >10/17 to J.Davison, Lincoln 9/21 to T.Bland, Bristol current
01 856A to 856B ?? F-WFKG <listed by Brugier not confirmed ?>
02 856 8/49 F-BFIG wfu 6/50 Bourges rest 1/53 cr St Georges de la Pree 8/55 cx by DGAC 1/79
01> 2 856H to 856N 12/53 F-WFAG (4/55) MR-PRR (2/57) F-BBBY (res 04) F-PBFT ff 21/12/53 as floatplane to Monaco 4/55 to land-plane NC-856N c/n 2 2/57 wfu Toussous 3/68 dest cx by DGAC 1/74 (st Cannes 6/84 for reb 04 rereg at Paray reb incomplete current
01 856N 1/55 F-WHHC (2/55) F-BHHC ff 19/1/55 wfu Toussous 2/73 st Les Mureaux dest cx by DGAC 1/74
         
?? 856A ?/54 Swiss Army KAB-103 for evaluation in c1954 returned to France

Built as Model NC-856A Norvegie

Production military version for ALAT with 3 seats &160 hp Regnier 4LO8.

Const at Le Havre c/n 1 & 2 then at Meaulte c/n 3 to 112

Several saw service with ALAT in Morocco 1957-59. Replaced for front-line Army use by Nord 3400 in about 1958-61. Most survivors were then allocated to secondary units, including several with GAALEA/312 at Salon using F-SDYx callsigns and one with Aeronavale (s/n 26 F-YCZH=CAN8 with DCAN, St Tropez).

Most French civilian registration allocations were not taken up. Several were not used at all, some just used short-term in 1964-65 for ferrying on Laissez Passer (temporary permit to fly). Many of these retgisrations were subsequently reallocated to other aircraft.
1 856A 3/53 CEV/F-ZABW (1/54) F-ZJYT (4/54) F-ZABW ff 12/3/53 to CEV wfu 11/64
2 856A 8/53 CEV/F-ZLAJ to ALAT/ADJ (10/64) F-BNKU (mis-marked F-BKKU) wfu 12/63 sold civil 3/64 wfu Toussous ?/66
3 856A 5/54 CEV to ALAT F-MABZ wfu for sale Bourges 7/65 [not F-BNAR, which was c/n 9]
4 856A ?/54 ALAT/F-MMDB (in 1960)> F-MAEJ (in 1961) wfu for sale Bourges 7/65
5 856A   CEV to ALAT/F-MBEJ (1/64) (F-BMHL ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Rennes1/64 for sale Rouen 5/65
6 856A 6/55 CEV (9/55) to ALAT/F-MMEB test-flown with 220 hp Potez 4D-31 then to ALAT cr nr Limoges c65
7 856A   ALAT (3/64) (F-BMHM ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Rennes 3/64 for sale Rouen 5/65
8 856A   ALAT (3/64) (F-BMHN ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Rennes 3/64 for sale Rouen 5/65
9 856A   ALAT (3/64) (F-BMHV ntu realloc) (5/65) F-BNAR (11/06) res F-PHAL sold to SFATAT Rennes 3/64 reb St Cyr 4/65 CdN 7/69 (mis-registered as c/n 3) wfu St Malo 6/78 sold 4/85 to Romans cx 10/90 st for reb rereg 11/06 incomplete current
10 856A   ALAT (3/64) (F-BMHX ntu) (11/65) F-BNRU sold to SFATAT Rennes 3/64 on reb St Cyr 3/65 CdN 5/71 overturned by gale Meaux 1/79 wfu Etampes 3/79 cx. To museum at Etampes 7/84 st Meaux 86-89 cx by DGAC 10/95
11 856A   ALAT sold 3/65 to Montpelier
12 856A   ALAT/F-MAEV (6/64) (F-BMRQ ntu realloc) sold 6/64 to Chateauroux
13 856A   ALAT/F-MAKF (7/64) (F-BMSD ntu realloc) (5/04) F-WNCF (7/04) F-PNCF To collection at Dieppe. On restoration at Toulouse-Lasbordes 4/02-7/04 current
14 856A   ALAT <unknown>
15 856A   ALAT <unknown>
16 856A   ALAT/ F-MAKI for sale Rennes 5/64
17 856A   ALAT/F-MAGH (3/64) (F-BMHY ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Rennes 3/64 for sale Rouen 5/65
18 856A   ALAT (5/63) F-SDYB (in 2/66) to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon (5/63) to Rouen 8/65 st La Bouilladisse 11/84
19 856A   ALAT/F-MAKE (3/64) (F-BMHZ ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Rennes 3/64 for sale Rouen 5/65
20 856A 6/54 CEV (7/54) ALAT/F-MAGH (?/61) >F-MAKK (5/64) (F-BLLB ntu realloc) sold 5/64 st Dijon 10/68
21 856A 4/55 CEV/KX to ALAT/ F-MMDA> F-MAKL (c60) >F-MAFY (5/64) (F-BMHO ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Nancy 3/64 to Rouen 8/64 for sale Rouen 5/65
22 856A   ALAT (5/63) F-SDYC (in 2/66) to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 5/63 to storage 8/65
23 856A   ALAT cr 7/62 dest
24 856A   ALAT (4/64) (F-BMKA ntu realloc) (7/66) F-BNRV sold to SFATAT Rennes 4/64 for sale St Cyr 4/65 test flown & reb St Cyr 7/69 wfu St Cyr 3/73 cx by BV 77 cx by DGAC 12/83 (to CAE Aquitaine, at Bordeaux 05)
25 856A   ALAT/F-MMCA (5/64) (F-BJLH ntu realloc) (?/88) (res F-BYCM ntu) (2/90) F-AZHA current (at Verdun)
26 856A   ALAT to Aeronavale/F-YCZH "CAN8") in 8/64 with DCAN at St Tropez. Sold at Angouleme 8/64. at Museum at Albert 8/01-14+
27 856A   ALAT <unknown>
28 856A   ALAT (3/64) OO-ONE sold to SFATAT Nancy 12/63 sold to Belgium 3/64
29 856A   ALAT/F-MAKO (F-BMKB ntu realloc) (1/74) (12/65) (F-BNKT ntu) sold to SFATAT Nancy 4/64 to St Cyr 8/64 sold 11/65 temp permit but no CdN derelict La Ferte Alais 81-84
30 856A   ALAT (5/63) F-SDYD (in 2/66) to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 5/63 wfu 6/69
31 856A   ALAT (5/63)/F-MBTA>F-MBTM >F-SDYE (in 2/66) to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 5/63 wfu 6/69 st Luneville 12/69
32 856A   ALAT/F-MBHJ (3/64) (F-BMHP ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Nancy 3/64 to Rouen 8/64
33 856A   ALAT/F-MBFP (6/64) (F-BIUK ntu realloc) (9/02) F-PGCD sold to Rennes 5/64 (cx 64 rest 12/98) ff 31/3/02 cert 9/02 current
34 856A   ALAT/F-MBTH sold to Rennes 5/64 (st Toussous 5/64-3/65)
35 856A   ALAT for sale Bourges 7/65
36 856A   ALAT/F-MAKG (4/64) (F-BMKC ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Rennes 3/64 to Rouen 8/64
37 856A   ALAT/F-MAKA for sale Bourges 7/65
38 856A 8/54 ALAT/F-MAWG >F-MMCB (res ?/00) F-PMBC sold to Rennes 5/64 at Cormeilles 8/64 sold by Aeroport de Paris 75 sold to Angers 1/00 on rebuild at Pontoise 99-04+ res as NC856G c/n "02"
39 856A   ALAT for sale Bourges 7/65
40 856A   ALAT (4/64) (F-BMKD ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Rennes 3/64 to Rouen 8/64 for sale 5/65
41 856A   ALAT noted 12/55 then scr
42 856A   ALAT/F-MBHK (4/64) (F-BMHQ ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Nancy 3/64 to Rouen 8/64 for sale 5/65
43 856A   ALAT/F-MBFS damaged for sale Rennes 5/64
44 856A   ALAT/F-MBBY for sale Bourges 7/65
45 856A   ALAT/F-MAKM cr 6/60
46 856A   ALAT for sale Rennes 5/64-2/65
47 856A   ALAT/F-MAHF >F-MBFZ >F-MBFP >(F-BMKE ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Rennes 3/64 to Rouen 8/64
48 856A   ALAT/F-MBTA sold to Rennes 5/64 st Toussous 8/64-3/65
49 856A   ALAT/F-MAKI for sale Bourges 10/64
50 856A   ALAT/F-MAYK to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 5/63 stored to La Motte 12/69
51 856A   ALAT/F-MAKB to F-MAEK to F-MAYM for sale Bourges 7/65 to Besancon to Museum at Nancy-Mereville 75 (conf 82-89) to Museum at Albert 08-14+
52 856A   ALAT/F-MAOR (3/64) (F-BMHR ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Nancy 3/64 to Rouen 8/64 for sale 5/65
53 856A 2/55 CEV (6/55) ALAT(4/64) (F-BMKF ntu) sold to SFATAT Rennes 3/64 to Rouen 8/64 for sale 5/65
54 856A   ALAT/F-MAOM (3/64) (F-BMHS ntu realloc) (11/11) G-CGWR sold to SFATAT Nancy 3/64 to Rouen 8/64 for sale 5/65 stored ?? to Sabena Old-Timers, Brussels-Melsbroek 5/97 to UK 11/11 reb by RB McLain, Oakham flown 9/12 sold 4/18 to R.Ellingworth, Spanhoe cr Spanhoe dbf 9/22 cx 6/23
55 856A   ALAT (3/64) F-MBBW (F-BMHT ntu realloc) (F-BNRX ntu) sold to SFATAT Nancy 3/64 to St Cyr 8/64 (st St Cyr 3/65) dism at St Lo 8/76 to CAE Aquitaine Bordeaux (7/98-05)
56 856A   ALAT/F-MAKM to F-MAQS (c60) >F-MCFZ >F-MBFP (5/64) (F-BMKP ntu realloc) sold Rennes 5/64
57 856A   ALAT/F-MMEA (4/64) (F-BMKG ntu) (5/65) (F-BNAL ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Rennes 4/64. To St Cyr 8/64-5/65. Sold ferried to Chelles (10/66) to La Ferte Gaucher (5/67) to Chateau Thierry. To museum at Brienne le Chateau 87. On reb Angers Museum 9/03-12/10+
58 856A 2/55 CEV/F-ZJNL (9/55) ALAT (5/63) F-MAKM >F-SDYF to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 5/63 wfu 6/69
59 856A   ALAT (4/65) (F-BMHX ntu) for sale Rennes 5/64 sold 4/65 to Sancoins
60 856A 1/55 CEV to ALAT/F-MAKE for sale Rennes 5/64
61 856A   ALAT for sale Rennes 5/64 sold to Toussous
62 856A   ALAT/LC cr Bingen, Germany 9/56
63 856A   ALAT/F-MAOR to F-MASU (5/63) F-SDYG to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 5/63 wfu 8/65
64 856A   ALAT/F-MAKD (c61) F-MAGL (4/64) (F-BMKH ntu realloc) (5/65) (F-BNAS ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Rennes 4/64. Sold to St Cyr 4/64 sold 5/65 ferried to Albert donated to Musee de L'Air
65 856A   ALAT/F-MAKJ (5/64) (F-BJQK ntu realloc) sold Rennes 5/64 (5/64) to Morlaix
66 856A   ALAT/F-MBFS for sale Bourges 7/65
67 856A   ALAT/F-MAEJ (5/63) >F-SDYH to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 5/63 wfu ?
68 856A   ALAT (5/63) F-SDYI to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 4/63 wfu 8/65
69 856A   ALAT for sale Rennes (5/64) sold to Toussous st 3/65
70 856A   ALAT/F-MAEI (c59) >F-MCJA for sale Bourges 7/65
71 856A   ALAT/F-MAAZ <unknown>
72 856A   ALAT/F-MAQU for sale Bourges 7/65
73 856A   ALAT for sale Bourges 7/65
74 856A   ALAT (3/64) (F-BMHU ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Nancy 1/64 to Rouen 8/64 for sale 5/65
75 856A   ALAT/F-MBFW (c61) >F-MAFP for sale Bourges 7/65
76 856A   ALAT/F-MBFY cr Setif 61 reb Sold to SFATAT Rouen 8/64 for sale 5/65 disp at garage in Rouen 2-5/67
77 856A   ALAT/F-MAQQ (c59) >F-MCFT for sale Rennes 5/64
78 856A   ALAT/F-MAQP? for sale Bourges 7/65
79 856A   ALAT/F-MAQP? >F-MCGD >F-MAOI for sale Nancy 12/63 (8/64-3/65) to Toussous sold as D-ENCH
80 856A   ALAT/F-MAWH >c59 F-MCFW dgd Fez 6/57 reb. Sold Rennes 5/64 to Moorsele for spares (reported displayed at factory at Maldegem on Ghent-Knokke road 9/69)
81 856A   ALAT (7/64) (F-BMKO ntu) sold Rennes 5/64
82 856A   ALAT/F-MBFY (c59) F-MCKC (6/64) F-BIUL sold Rennes 5/64 to Angouleme
83 856A   ALAT for sale Bourges 7/65
84 856A   ALAT/F-MASU cr Gafsa 6/56
85 856A   ALAT/F-MMGC (4/64) F-BMKJ (7/66) F-BNRY sold to SFATAT Rouen 8/64 to St Cyr 4/64 for sale. Sold St Cyr 11/65 CdN 5/69 current (on reb Andernos 6/94-10/02+) at St Junien 7/07
86 856A   ALAT (5/63) F-SDYI to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 4/63 wfu 8/65
87 856A   ALAT (4/64) (F-BMKK ntu) sold to SFATAT Rennes 3/64 to Rouen 8/64 sold 8/65
88 856A   ALAT <unknown>
89 856A   ALAT cr 2/59 Tebessa
90 856A   ALAT (4/63) F-MMLA > F-SDYK to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 4/63 wfu 8/65 disp at Istres 8/72
91 856A   ALAT/F-MAHB > F-MAKN (4/64) (F-BMKL ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Rennes 4/64 to Rouen 8/64 sold 8/65 (poss at Avignon 74 or c/n 110?)
92 856A   ALAT/F-MAYI (c59 ?) >F-MCJA (4/63) F-SDYL to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 4/63 wfu 6/69 disp St Malo 69 scr Istres 72
93 856A   ALAT (4/63) F-SDYM to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 4/63 wfu 8/65 disp Luneville 69. Poss to museum at Brienne-le-Chateau "4108"?
94 856A   ALAT/F-MANU (?/57) F-MBFZ >F-MAGM for sale Bourges 7/65 to Museum at Pourville sue Mer nr Dieppe 79-87
95 856A   ALAT/F-MABY cr Marrakesh 7/57
96 856A   ALAT/F-MAQR sold from Bourges 6/64 to Salon
97 856A   ALAT/ F-MMEA >F-MASU to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 7/63 wfu to Bordeaux to ALAT museum at Dax arr 3/88 marked "SU" ?? also rep cr dbf 6/56 at Mafsa
98 856A   ALAT/F-MAOK sold from Rennes 5/64 to Dijon scr 10/68
99 856A   ALAT/F-MCKC for sale Rennes 5/64 at Toussous 8/64-3/65
100 856A 9/55 F-BHEC (c7/56) ALAT/F-MAAY to F-MBFS civilian for aerial survey of Sahara (c7/56) to ALAT
101 856A   ALAT (4/64) (F-BMKM ntu realloc) (5/65) (F-BNAT ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Rennes 4/64 to St Cyr 8/64-3/65 sold 5/65 st St Cyr 8/75 at Musee de l'Air Le Bourget 84-89
102 856A   ALAT (4/63) F-SDYO to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 4/63 wfu 8/65 donated to Ailes Anciennes scr Istres 72
103 856A   ALAT (4/63) F-MAYL >F-SDYP to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 4/63 wfu 8/65 disp Albi 69
104 856A   ALAT/F-MAPC (4/63) F-SDYQ to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 4/63 wfu 8/65
105 856A   ALAT/F-MAFI (4/64) (F-BMKN ntu) (11/65) (F-BNRZ ntu realloc) sold to SFATAT Rennes 4/64 to St Cyr 8/64-3/65 sold 11/65 St Cyr stored La Ferte Alais 81-84 to CAE Aquitaine at Bordeaux-Merignac (9/97-05)
106 856A   ALAT (4/63) F-SDYR to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 4/63 wfu 8/65 scr Istres 72
107 856A   ALAT/F-MAAX (8/64) (F-BMRG ntu realloc) fr sale Rennes 5/64 sold to Cormeilles 8/64
108 856A   ALAT (4/63) F-SDYS to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 4/63 wfu 8/65 museum at Nancy-Essey on reb 89 to Museum at Albert 8/01-14+
109 856A   ALAT/F-MAKB (?/60) F-MAGL dgd 3/60 reb disp?
110 856A   ALAT/F-MAHB For sale Bourges 7/65
111 856A   ALAT (4/63) F-SDYS to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 4/63 wfu 7/67 to Ailes Anciennes at Musee de l'Air Le Bourget st Dugny (in 97-01)
112 856A   ALAT (4/63) F-SDYT dgd 4/58 reb. to AA, Ecole de l'Air, Salon 4/63 wfu
         
?? 856A   Fr Mil stored Viapres le Petit [10] 78-7/83
?? 856A   Fr Mil at St Medard de Presque [46] 7/85
?? 856A   Fr Mil to F-BEHB <listed by Brugier probably error or ntu as F-PEHB was an Adam RA14 8/53-11/71 >

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