The Breguet Br.1050 Alizé ("Tradewind") was a French carrier‐based reconnaissance and anti‐submarine
warfare aircraft. It was developed in the 1950s, based loosely on the second prototype Breguet Vultur attack
aircraft which had been modified into the Breguet Br.965 Épaulard anti‐submarine warfare aircraft.
In 1947, the French Air Ministry announced that they were looking for a new type of aircraft for multi mis‐
sions: anti‐ship, attack, close air support, and against enemy submarines at that time, the Naval Aviation
used Grumman TBF Avenger for its anti‐ship missions and anti submarine warfare. Several manufacturers
responded to the call among them Breguet. The proposal by Breguet included a unique aircraft that had an
innovative propulsion system consisting of a turbojet and turboprop. The turboprop was supposed to allow
to have a good and economical cruising “patrol”, while the same turboprop coupled to the jet engine would
then boost the speed when it was necessary to escape an enemy fighter aircraft. On paper, the project
seemed interesting. Breguet decided to make one Br.960 and baptized as the Vultur. Two prototypes were
built for evaluation.
The Br.960 Vultur was a low‐wing monoplane with a conventional stabilizer in horizontal planes
having a dihedral accentuated. The cockpit had a two‐seat tandem configuration for the pilot