Visited Paris for a few days with the wife. Conveniently scheduled to take in the Bastille day flypast Some shots taken from Les Invalides. With thanks to my long suffering wife for her tolerance!
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Thunderbirds and Pigeon opposition pass
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F-22s hiding in the smoke from the Tbirds and Pdf
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Paris flypast 14 July
Re: Paris flypast 14 July
Quality stuff, that's how you do a flypast!
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Very very nice, always a cracking show of force- last time for the 2KN??
Looking forward to the RAF showing them how its done next year though
Looking forward to the RAF showing them how its done next year though
You caaan't trust the system... Maaan!
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Re: Paris flypast 14 July
Very nice flypast pics.
On current plans though, the RAF should compare quite nicely thank you very much!
st24 wrote:
Looking forward to the RAF showing them how its done next year though
On current plans though, the RAF should compare quite nicely thank you very much!
HQ2 out
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Re: Paris flypast 14 July
A reminder of what an excellent inventory the French have, and how pitiful ours is by comparison...
Two types of specialised maritime patrol aircraft, when we no longer even have one...
Two types of specialised maritime patrol aircraft, when we no longer even have one...
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HaveQuick2 wrote:Very nice flypast pics.st24 wrote:
Looking forward to the RAF showing them how its done next year though
On current plans though, the RAF should compare quite nicely thank you very much!
That's encouraging, all those grey and green unmarked heaps will look super..
You caaan't trust the system... Maaan!
Re: Paris flypast 14 July
Great Flypast well captured in your Tourist guise.
If there is still an RAF next year...can we have the Reds at the front without smoke? That way the other 6 planes don't get obscured, leading to anybody missing them all!
Then when they double-back to make-up the numbers... they can fly through with smoke, to hide any further embarassment.
If there is still an RAF next year...can we have the Reds at the front without smoke? That way the other 6 planes don't get obscured, leading to anybody missing them all!
Then when they double-back to make-up the numbers... they can fly through with smoke, to hide any further embarassment.
Re: Paris flypast 14 July
A great set of an excellent flypast
Do thank your wife on behalf of us all!!
Andy
Do thank your wife on behalf of us all!!
Andy
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Very nice, they really do have great front line types.
My only slight disappointment seeing these however is the lack of all the special schemes they currently have, Navy Rafale, at least four Air Force Rafales and the lovely EC2/2 Mirage 2000, they could have sent all those to RIAT.
The Falcon 2000 was a bit of a let down amongst those.
Thanks for posting
My only slight disappointment seeing these however is the lack of all the special schemes they currently have, Navy Rafale, at least four Air Force Rafales and the lovely EC2/2 Mirage 2000, they could have sent all those to RIAT.
The Falcon 2000 was a bit of a let down amongst those.
Thanks for posting
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Re: Paris flypast 14 July
Terrific pictures of an excellent flypast, certainly sets the bar for next year. No French heritage types though, lest we forget how lucky we are that the RAF still has the BBMF.
John
John