As soon as he was freed from a concentration camp in 1945, Marcel Bloch changed his name into Marcel Dassault and returned to designing aeroplanes. Among them was a light twin-engined trainer for French Air Force pilots, navigators and bombers with an additional liason or survey role. The first flight of the prototype took place on 29 March 1948 from Bordeaux-Mérignac airport with Rozanoff, Briand and Dillaire as crew.

Note: 3 versions of the Flamant were built:

• MD.311 glazed nose, single pilot used for navigation and bomber training, production: 40.
• MD.312 metal nose, dual control for pilot training, production: 118.
• MD.315 metal nose, single pilot and armed, production: 137.

The first machines were delivered to the Armée de l'Air in 1951 and some machines were still in service in 1982.

Number 282 was assigned to the "Ecole de l'Air" in 1953 for navigator and bomb aimer training. It was then transferred to the school at Avord for navigator training. Number 282 was the last Flamant in service in the French Air Force, serving until 1982

The aeroplane was donated to the Association in 1987, restored to flying condition and it flew again in 1989. It is now flying in the markings of its last French Air Force assignment, G.E 316 when stationed in Toulouse (southern France).

#282 was the last Flamant in service in the French air force.