Patrouille de France photos

Patrouille de France

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So, this team started in 1953, which makes them the oldest display team currently flying.

Total of Eight Alpha Jets are normally used.

Patrouille de france formation turn

Patrouille de france back-to-back

The Finger, Maverick !

Patrouille de France opposing knife edge pass

Opposing knife edge pass

Opposing formation

They look quite close. Seen from outside the airfield.

An arrowhead formation in climb.

Blue and Red smoke aircraft roll away and return back to formation.

Quite a complicated movement. The team's display program changes every year.

One by one, the aircraft goes inverted. Reminds me of an Othello game.

A French flag turning right.

During 2008, 55 year anniversary marking was painted on the vertical fin.

Photo taken from outside the airfield.

Lead solo makes a interted flight while the second solo makes a barrel roll around him.

The lead aircraft is a spare number 9, not number 1.

A French flag spreads out.

Lead aircraft break away for landing preparation.

Alpha jet taxi back to apron after landing.

Pilot talk with ground crews after landing.

A van with loads of Patrouille de France souvenirs.

9 aircraft formation flight, only to be seen at the French revolution day parade.

Fouga Magister trainerss were used before Alpha Jet. Now the old plane makes a burst formation brake at the Le Bourget airport's air and space museum near Paris. The airport is also famous for Paris air show and Lindberg landing.

Old Fouga Magisterof Patrouille de France marking. The aircraft can be seen at the entrance hall of Speyer technical museum in Germany.

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