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La Ferté Alais 2024 |
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Part 2 |
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Text: |
Urs Schnyder |
Pictures: |
Urs Schnyder &
Michael E. Fader |
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(Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Urs Schnyder) |
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Tora Tora Tora |
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A
regular act at La Ferté. This time 13 North American T-6 were the
attacking Force. The whole thing seems always more threatening if there
is a dark sky as a background. The pyrotechnics department always do
their best to increase the drama. This time the sole defender was a
Curtiss P-40F, the version with the Merlin engine in desert camouflage
and therefore not really representative of Pearl Harbour in 1941. It
anyway managed to shoot down the Zero at the end of the act.
Aircraft involved: North
American
T-6G F-AZBE, F-AZBQ, F-AZCQ, F-AZSC, F-AZVN, F-HLEA, F-AZCV, AT-6G Texan F-AZBL,
AT-6D F-AZRB, F-AZRD,
CCF Harvard Mk IV F-AZGB, North American
AT-6M « Zero » F-AZZM.
Boeing-Stearman PT-13 D Kaydet F-AZJR,
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N- F-AZNF,
Curtiss P40 F WarHawk G-CGZP |
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Pacific |
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The
Canadian built PBY-5A Catalina (Canadian
Vickers PBY-5A Canso G-PBYA) flew in Formation with AJBS own
Chance-Vought F4U-5NL (F-AZEG) to create the Pacific war theme. The
Catalina was used for Search and rescue operations and for inserting and
supplying the lone island watchers that supplied intelligence about
Japanese movements. The Corsair was mostly used by the American Marine
Corps from land bases. |
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Catalina &
Corsair (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Catalina &
Corsair (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Catalina &
Corsair (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Canadian
Vickers PBY-5A Canso G-PBYA (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Canadian
Vickers PBY-5A Canso G-PBYA (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Canadian
Vickers PBY-5A Canso G-PBYA (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Canadian
Vickers PBY-5A Canso G-PBYA (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Chance-Vought F4U-5NL
(F-AZEG) (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Chance-Vought F4U-5NL
(F-AZEG) (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Chance-Vought F4U-5NL
(F-AZEG) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Dassault / Socata |
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This
was an unique formation not seen before. The Dassault Flamant MD311 (F-AZKT)
f with two Socata TB-30 Epsilon (F-AYYD F-AYOB). The Epsilon
were unfortunately a bit far away from the Flamant, but formation flying
is not a skill regularly trained when doing the pilots license. After
the formation passes, they split up to give individual displays before
coming in to land again. |
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Sea Fury |
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A
Hawker Sea Fury FB Mk 11 (WJ298) F-AYSF iin the colour of the
Australian Navy gave a short display. It is actually an aircraft that had
served with the Iraki Air Force.
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Armée de l'air et de l'espace |
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While
the Extra 300 and the Rafale solo display are regular performers at the
meeting in La Ferté, it was the first time that we have seen a pair of
the advanced trainer PC-21 displaying at the meeting. In common with
many Air Forces around the World, the Armee de l’Air is using it as an
advanced trainer. This led to speculations if it will one day replace
the Alpha jet as the mount of the Patrouille de France, which are now
only used by the Aerobatic team.
Annoying was the Extra 300 rolling along the whole crowd line and
creating huge clouds of smoke. |
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Extra 300 (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Extra 300 (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Extra 300 (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Extra 300 (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Pilatus PC-21 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Pilatus PC-21 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Pilatus PC-21 (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Pilatus PC-21 (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Pilatus PC-21 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Pilatus PC-21 (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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Dassault Rafale
C (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Dassault Rafale
C (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Dassault Rafale
C (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Dassault Rafale
C (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Dassault Rafale
C (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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Die Luftwaffe |
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When
you see the Junkers Ju-52/3m taking off to the sound of marching boots
and German military marches, it gives a kind of threatening feeling.
Times have changed a lot since then however. As ever, the Storch showed
off its short landing and takeoff capability, while in lieu of a German
fighter the Pilatus P-2 stood in. This is actually a trainer built in
Switzerland after the war using parts from the Messerschmitt BF 109E
Aircraft involved: Junkers
Ju-52/3m F-AZJU, Fieseler Storch
Fi-156 F-AZRA und Pilatus
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(Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Fieseler Storch
Fi-156 F-AZRA (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Fieseler Storch
Fi-156 F-AZRA (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Junker
Ju-52/3m F-AZJU,(Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Junker
Ju-52/3m F-AZJU, (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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Junker
Ju-52/3m F-AZJU, (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Pilatus
P2-06 F-AZCE (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Pilatus
P2-06 F-AZCE (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Pilatus
P2-06 F-AZCE (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Pilatus
P2-06 F-AZCE (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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Vietnam |
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As
the sole Skyraider was dismantled for maintenance, there was only the
North American OV-10B Bronco and no less then four T-28 Trojan
contesting this set piece. However, the T-28 Trojan was only used
briefly in Vietnam. New was the participation of a Hughes OH-6A Cayuse
called "Loach". This small helicopter was primarily used by the U.S.
Army in Vietnam. |
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Hughes 369HE
F-HMOS (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Hughes 369HE
F-HMOS (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Hughes 369HE
F-HMOS (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
Hughes 369HE
F-HMOS (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
North American
OV-10B Bronce F-AZKM (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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North American
OV-10B Bronce F-AZKM (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
North American
OV-10B Bronce F-AZKM (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
North American
OV-10B Bronce F-AZKM (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
North American
T-28B Trojan F-AYBA (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
(Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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North American
T-18C Trojan F-AZQV (Picture courtesy
Urs Schnyder) |
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North American
T-28B Trojan F-AYVF (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
North American
T-18C Trojan F-AZQV (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
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Wingwalker |
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Danielle
Del Buono (nee Hughes), 28, originally from England dreamed of becoming
a Wingwalker from early childhood. She is now in to her 11th year as a
professional Wingwalker. She is arguably one of the most experienced in
the World, with over 1000 missions under her belt. She is one of the few
that does the REAL Wingwalking. She doesn’t just stand on the top wing
tied to a gantry but actually moves from top to lower wing. She even
sits on the lower wing leading edge and hangs from it, her feet locked
to a crossbar on the interplane strut. She is really climbing around the
plane the same way as they did it in the 1920’s.
She says it is a huge
adrenaline rush and a wonderful feeling to be dancing on the wings of a
plane in flight. She even obtained her private pilots licence and flies
46 Aviations 1939 Bücker Jungmann. Danielle quite simply belongs to the
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Patrouille de France |
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The
display this year seemed longer than in previous years. There were also
more display acts by only part of the team than before. The idea is to
have some performance while the others are forming up again. Now in its
71st year, the team has been flying the Alpha Jet for much of its
existence. Like many other teams they obviously are looking into a
successor to their long serving mount. It will be interesting to see
what they will choose. |
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