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La Ferté-Alais 2018 |
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Part 2 |
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Text: |
Michael E. Fader & Urs Schnyder |
Pictures: |
Michael E. Fader & Urs Schnyder |
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Die Luftwaffe |
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There
are a few Junkers Ju-52 that still fly today. During the 2018 edition of
the Show there were two of them in the air. The one from La Ferté, which
is actually a Casa 52L built example (F-AZRA), and the more original
Junkers (HB-HOS) from Ju Air from Dübendorf in Switzerland
In addition to the two
Junkers there was a Fieseler Fi-156C-3 Storch (F-AZRA) flying. This
unique aircraft has absolutely amazing STOL features. The Fieseler can
fly so slow that it looks like it's standing still in the Air. The
Fieseler Storch was deployed in all European and North African theaters
of World War II, but it is probably most famous for its role in
Operation Eiche, the 1943 rescue of deposed Italian dictator Benito
Mussolini from a boulder-strewn mountain-top near the Gran Sasso. |
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Two
Junkers Ju-52 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Fieseler
Fi-156C-3 Storch (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Fieseler
Fi-156C-3 Storch (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Two
Junkers Ju-52 (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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Two
Junkers Ju-52 (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Junkers Ju-52
HB-HOS(Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Casa 52L
F-AZRA (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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Second world war and later
Warbirds |
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Warbirds from the Second
World War are one of the main topics of the Air Show. That is why in
some groups this old fighter took into the air.
"Warbirds legends" with a
North American P-51D and two Hawker Sea Furies. The Sea Fury was the
last piston engined fighter of the Fleet Air arm and saw action in the
Korean war. There where a two seater Hawker Sea Fury T.20 (WG655) in
british markings and a single seater in the markings of the RAN the
Royal Australian Navy Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 (F-AZXJ) superbly flown. One
ofe the pilots was Nick Gray the son of the famous Pilot Stephen Grey.
"La Bataille d’Angleterre"
with a verry late Spitfire Mk. FR XIV, MV 293 (G-SPOT) and a Me-109 look
a like Hispano HA-1112-M4L “Buchon” 2 seater (G-AWHC), one of the most
ugly fighters. There was nearly nothing left from the sleek lines of a
Bf.109 when you looked at this twinseater bouchon.
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Spitfire Mk. FR
XIV, MV 293 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Spitfire Mk. FR
XIV, MV 293 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) |
Spitfire and
Hispano HA-1112-M4L (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
(Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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Hispano
HA-1112-M4L “Buchon” (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Hispano
HA-1112-M4L “Buchon” (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Hispano
HA-1112-M4L “Buchon” (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Curtiss Hawk
H-75A-1 G-CCVH (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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North American
P-51D Mustang (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
North American
P-51D Mustang (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
North American
P-51D Mustang (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Hawker Sea Fury
T.20 WG655 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Hawker Sea Fury T.20 WG655 (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Hawker Sea Fury T.20 WG655 Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Hawker Sea Fury T.20 WG655 (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 F-AZXJ (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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"Tora! Tora! Tora!" aka Pearl Harbour |
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One
of the most spectacular
displays is called "tora tora tora", after the famous movie from 1970.
Although Bernard Chabbert used the phrase "Tora! Tora! Tora!" very
seldom, more often he spoke from Pearl Harbour and the more present
movie from 2001 with Ben Affleck.
The Attack Force was North American T-6G X 7 (F-AZCV, F-AZBE, F-AZVN, F-AZBQ, F-HLEA,
F-AZTL, F-AZGS), North American AT-6C (F-AZQR), North American SNJ-5F (F-AZRB), AT-6M modifié « Zero » (F-AZZM).
The Defender Curtiss P-40N-5-CU Warhawk (F-AZKU) and als intro the Boeing-Stearman PT-13 D Kaydet (F-AZJR)
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Boeing-Stearman PT-13 D Kaydet F-AZJR (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Boeing-Stearman PT-13 D Kaydet F-AZJR (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
North American
T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
North American
T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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North American
T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
North American
T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
North American
T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
North American
T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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AT-6M modifié « Zero » F-AZZM (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Curtiss P-40N-5-CU Warhawk (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Curtiss P-40N-5-CU Warhawk (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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North American
T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Curtiss P-40N-5-CU Warhawk (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
North American
T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
North American
T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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Transport |
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It's
nice to see that not only fighters and combatplanes are shown at the Air Show in
La Ferte. Transport planes in various designs were a central topic.
Transport Militaire
Under this title were the Douglas C-47 B 35DK (F-AZOX) and Lockheed Electra 10 (F-AZLL)
where flown together with the Classic formation and the Flamants. The Lockheed
Electra is a replica of the plane used by Amelia Erhart on her unfortunate
flight around the Earth.
The Classic Formation consists since
2018 of three Beechcradt 18 and a DC-3.
Douglas DC-3C N431HM, Beechcraft 18 N223CM, Beechcraft CT-128 Expeditor Mk.3NM
N21FS, Beechcraft18 N184KP
Les Flamants, who have not been seen
together for a long time, are a Dassault MD-311 Flamant (F-AZKT) and a Dassault
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Douglas C-47 B 35DK F-AZOX (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Douglas C-47 B 35DK F-AZOX (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
(Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
(Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Classic Formation Beechcraft
18 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) |
Classic Formation Beechcraft
18 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) |
Classic Formation (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
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Transport Militaire (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
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Classic Formation (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Dassault MD-311 Flamant F-AZKT (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Dassault Flamant F-AZKT
& F-AZGE (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Dassault Flamant F-AZKT
& F-AZGE (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) |
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Dassault Flamant F-AZKT
& F-AZGE (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Dassault Flamant F-AZKT
& F-AZGE (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) |
Douglas C-47 B 35DK F-AZOX (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
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Transport Militaire (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
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(Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
(Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
(Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
(Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Swiss Air Force |
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The
Swiss Air Force is not often present at the Airshow in La Ferté-Alias,
but in 2018 it was in a spectacular manner. Flown in a very tight
formation were the Morane Saulnier 406 and the modern Mc Donnell Douglas
F-18C Hornet. This remarkable formation was only shown once before at
the Air14 in Payerne.
HB-RCF the sole flying
Morane Saulnier is in fact a later Swiss built D-3801. The Dornier-Altenrhein
factory completed a prototype powered by a license-produced HS-51 12Y
engine, generating 1,060 hp. This together with the fixed radiator and
revised exhausts was tested on the MS.411 in October 1940. This series
was put into production in Switzerland in 1941 as the D-3801. |
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Morane Saulnier
MS-406 HB-RCF (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Morane Saulnier
MS-406 HB-RCF (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Morane Saulnier
MS-406 HB-RCF (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Morane Saulnier
MS-406 HB-RCF (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Morane Saulnier
MS-406 HB-RCF and F/A-18 Hornet Solo Display Swiss
Air Force (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Mc Donnell
Douglas F/A-18C (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Morane Saulnier
MS-406 HB-RCF and F/A-18 Hornet Solo Display Swiss
Air Force (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) |
Morane Saulnier
MS-406 HB-RCF and F/A-18 Hornet Solo Display Swiss
Air Force (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) |
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(Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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Mc Donnell
Douglas F/A-18C (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Mc Donnell
Douglas F/A-18C (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) |
Mc Donnell
Douglas F/A-18C (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) |
Mc Donnell
Douglas F/A-18C (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) |
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Marine Nationale |
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The
Naval Formation was led by the newly rebuilt Vought Corsair F4U-5NL
Corsair (F-AZEG). Four Naval Rafales flew on both sides of the Corsair
and in the Center a seldom seen Dassault Falcon 10. Also in the Air was
a Moranne Saulnier MS.760 Paris (F-AZLT).
In loose formation flying at
the same time were two pistonengined Morane Saulnier MS 733 Alcyon (F-BKOI,
F-BKOJ). It was an interesting formation of civil and military aircraft.
Not shown were the announced Breguet Br.1050 Alizé and Fouga CM.175
Zephir.
Separate displays were given
by the four Naval Rafales and a single Breguet Atlantic II. |
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(Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
(Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Morane Saulnier MS 733 Alcyon (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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Moranne Saulnier MS.760 Paris (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Moranne Saulnier MS.760 Paris (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Morane Saulnier MS 733 Alcyon (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Morane Saulnier MS 733 Alcyon (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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Naval Rafales (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Naval Rafales (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Naval Rafales (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Naval Rafales (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Naval Rafales (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Vought Corsair F4U-5NL
Corsair (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Vought Corsair F4U-5NL
Corsair (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Vought Corsair F4U-5NL
Corsair (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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Breguet Atlantic II. (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
(Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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PAF & AdlA |
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As
usual, the French forces were represented in La Ferte. In addition to
the Patrouille der France which showed as usuals an impressive
performance, the solo pilots of the "Equipe de voltige" also present. In
recent years, only one pilot showed his skills, in 2018 two planes flew
a synchronously presentation. The Team also had to celebrate its
50th anniversary.
The French gendarmerie
demonstrated its abilities by setting down a modern Intervention Team
with a dog and state-of-the-art equipment. In contrast, the m juped from
an old Ju-52. |
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(Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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Urs Schnyder) |
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Urs Schnyder) |
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Michael E. Fader) |
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Michael E. Fader) |
(Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Urs Schnyder) |
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Urs Schnyder) |
(Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Michael E. Fader) |
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(Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
(Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog) |
(Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Urs Schnyder) |
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