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FRENCH BUY NEW PLANES BURBANK Calif Nov 4 Purchase by the French air ministry of three Lockheed standard transport planes to be used on the government subsidized Airline Afrique was announced today by officials of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation The planes including engines and standard equipment will cost approximately 262000 raising Lockheeds backlog of unfilled orders to approximately 24328000 Delivery willbe made within ninety days