This one includes a sunny day out in the Dijon area (and it really did cut the mustard), plus sightings on the Cote D'Azur (yes planes, not women).
Musee Du Chateau, Savigny-Les-Beaune
Dassault MD450 Ouragan
IMG_6586 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrDassault Mystere IIC
IMG_6587 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrDassault Mirage IIIA
IMG_6588 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrDassault Mirage IIIB
IMG_6589 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrDassault Mirage IIIO, prototype for Australia export
IMG_6590 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrDassault Mirage 5F
IMG_6591 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrDassault Mirage IVA
IMG_6592 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrRepublic F-84G Thunderjet, ex-Portugal
IMG_6593 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrRepublic RF-84F Thunderflash, ex-Belgium
IMG_6594 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrNA F-100F Super Sabre
IMG_6595 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrLim-6bis (Mig-17), ex-Poland
IMG_6596 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr(most of) Lockheed CF-104 Starfighter, ex-Canada
IMG_6597 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrGloster Meteor NF11
IMG_6598 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrGloster Meteor T7
IMG_6599 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrHawker Hunter F4, ex-Belgium....I believe it's now moved back to the Musee-De L'Air at Le Bourget
IMG_6600 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrWestland Whirlwind
IMG_6601 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrSud Ouest Vautour IIA
IMG_6602 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrSud Ouest Vautour IIN, now moved to the museum at Montelimar
IMG_6603 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrEE Lightning F1 XM178
IMG_6604 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrDassault Mirage IIICs ?
IMG_6605 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrStorage area in the woods, slightly more 'arty' photos.......
Mirage IIIC
IMG_6606 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrNA F-100D Super Sabre
IMG_6607 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrDassault Mystere IVA
IMG_6608 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrWhole row of F-84 variants
IMG_6609 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrMeeting National Airshow at Dijon, later the same day
FAF Epsilon, in anniversary colours
IMG_6611 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrFAF Mirage F1C from EC12, Cambrai
IMG_6613 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrFAF Mirage F1CR from EC13, Colmar.....I think
IMG_6614 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrFAF Mirage IVP from Mont-De-Marsan
IMG_6615 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrWorth a second angle
IMG_6616 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrThe highlight for me.....FAF Magister from BA128 Luxeuil base flight, retired later that year
IMG_6617 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrAlso from Luxeuil, FAF Mystere 20 from CIT339, also yum
IMG_6618 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrFAF Mirage 2000(D or N ?)
IMG_6619 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrFAF Mirage 2000C from EC2, Dijon (home)
IMG_6620 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrFAF Alpha Jet from EC314, Salon De Provence
IMG_6621 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrPrivately-owned Vampire (actually ex-Swiss), I think now static in a Milan museum
IMG_6622 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrBelgian AF F-16A
IMG_6623 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrNA P-51D Mustang F-AZJM, sadly crashed fatally 1998 in Swiss alps, killing pilot and son.......respect.
IMG_6624 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrFAF Mirage F1C from EC30.......somewhere...Reims ?
IMG_6625 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrFAF Mirage F1Cs from EC33, again I think Reims
IMG_6626 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrOh baby.....flying Vautour IIN 348, now static on display at Orange. I was too far away when it flew. I thought 'well, I'll see it again.....'
IMG_6629 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrAll of these were while on holiday in the deep south.........
Hyeres, Etendard IVM No.13 preserved on base. The only time I've stood on an active railway line.....ever (getting a vantage point)
IMG_6630 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrCanadair CL-215 with Securite Civile, from the beach
IMG_6631 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrFrench Army SA330 Puma, from the same beach
IMG_6633 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrFAF Airbus AB310 from Charles De Gaule, from yes the same beach
IMG_6634 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrLastly, Morroccan AF C-130H Hercules, from my tent at the campsite (naturally)
IMG_6635 by Rupert Kelley, on FlickrThat's all folks......next time, MORE from 1994 in this country. You've been warned.......
C+C always welcome.......Happy snapping, chaps,
Rupe