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[[File:Nord 2501 Noratlas Paris Air Show 2009-06-21.jpg|thumb|[[Conservation (art)|conservatedConservated and restorated]] former [[French Air Force|Armée de l'Air]]'s '''Nord 2501 Noratlas''' in [[2009]].]]

[[File:Airforce Museum Berlin-Gatow 400.JPG|thumb|[[Conservation (art)|conservatedConservated and restorated]] former [[Luftwaffe]]'s '''Noratlas'''.]]

The '''SNCAN N.2501 Noratlas''' or simply '''Noratlas''' is a post-war [[military]] [[France|French]] [[transport]] [[aircraft]] designed and built by [[Société Nationale de Construction Aéronautique du Nord]].<ref>{{in lang|fr}}http://www.avionslegendaires.net/avion-militaire/nord-n-2501-noratlas/</ref> It was use by several [[air force]]s like [[French Air Force|Armée de l'Air]], [[Luftwaffe]], and [[Israeli Air Force]]. It was built under licence<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aviastar.org/air/france/nord_noratlas.php|title=Nord 2500 Noratlas - transport|website=www.aviastar.org}}</ref> in [[Germany]]. It's first flew in septembre [[1949]]<ref>{{in lang|fr}}http://www.aviationsmilitaires.net/display/aircraft/312 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307174915/http://www.aviationsmilitaires.net/display/aircraft/312 |date=2013-03-07 }}</ref> and was introduced in [[1953]]. [[France]] retired its last one in [[1984]].

The '''Noratlas''' is a twin-boom, twin-[[engine]] aircraft. Built in [[metal]] it has a high [[wing]], and twin-tail. It can carry 35 [[paratrooper]]s, or 17 [[injury|injured]] peoples on [[stretcher]]. On [[freighter]] configuration it can carry 7 900 [[kilogram|kg]] for [[cargo]] missions. [[Cockpit]] is for 2 or 3 peoples : [[pilot]], co-pilot, and sometimes [[navigator]].

Some '''Noratlas''' were used like [[electronics]] warfare aircraft by [[French Air Force]]. In this kind, the ''Gabriel'' or ''Grise''<ref>{{in lang|fr}}http://www.escadrilles.org/archives/histoire-de-grises-2/</ref> ([[grey]] in [[French language|French]]) had got a [[crew]] of 8 or 9 peoples.

[[French Air Force|Armée de l'Air]] used '''SNCAN N.2501 Noratlas''' for the [[Algerian war]] for [[paratrooper]]s operations,<ref>{{in lang|fr}}http://avions-de-la-guerre-d-algerie.over-blog.com/article-19017012.html</ref> cargo transport, and sometimes [[search and rescue]]. In [[1956]] France and [[Israel]] used their Noratlas for [[Suez Canal]] [[crisis]].