July 14th flypast Paris

[Copter]

Last tuesday (the 6th) I was visiting the Grande Arche in Paris. Unfortunatly the observation deck on top is closed for a few months allready. When standing under the Grande Arche I was surprised by the following helicopter formations:

Formation 1 (all French Navy):
5x Lynx
4x AS.365 Dauhin / Panther (one of them was F-HCHN)

Formation 2:
3x Gazelle (nose codes "A", "Y" & "L")
2x EC.120 (one of them had nose code "P")

Formation 3:
3x Gazelle
1x Puma (one of them had nose code "L", one had code "GBH")
2x AS.355/555

Formation 4:
3x EC.135 Gendarmerie
1x EC.145 Securite Civile

A few minutes after the formation passed another EC.135 of the Gendarmerie flew over the Grande Arche. Unknow if this was one of the helicopters which flew in the formation.

[Sjoerd]

Hi there,

Here's my log for the July 14th flypast. Most fixed wing a/c have been identified now, but some still need confirmation. Unfortunately I failed to ID any helicopters during the flypast due to heavy rain (and sheltering my poor ass). Luckily a few others did (thanks guys)! The ones marked "*" landed at the nearby Les Invalides for static display.

Defile aerien d'ouverture

Patrouille de France
Alpha Jet E EPA20.300: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9

Ravitaillement en vol / Projection de puissance
C-135FR GRV00.093: 736/93-CH
Rafale B EC01.007: 314/113-HP
Rafale C EC01.007: 107/113-HJ, 118/113-IW

Protection
E-3F EDCA00.036: 202/36-CB
Mirage 2000-5F EC01.002: 55/102-EU, 62/102-ED
Mirage 2000B EC02.005: 524/115-OA, 530/115-OL

Dissuasion
C-135FR GRV00.093: 472/93-CC
Mirage 2000N EC01.004: 336/116-BI, 358/116-BQ, 341/116-BT
Rafale B EC01.007: 306/113-IB?, 329/113-ID?, 336/113-IK?

Intervention / Reconnaissance
Mirage 2000D EC.003: 605/133-LF, 616/133-XH (instead of 133-XR), 627/133-JO, 647/133-IO
Mirage F.1CR EC01.033: 632/112-CQ, 638/112-CD, 640/112-NV, 649/112-CR

Ecole multinationales de l'Armée de l'Air
Alpha Jet E Ajets: E82/314-LW, E146/314-RR
Alpha Jet 1B+ Ajets: AT21, AT22, AT29

Aéronautique Navale (100 ANS)
Super Etendard Moderniseé 11/17F: 8, 16, 39, 50, 51, 55
Rafale M 12F: 11, 12, 19, 23, 28, 29
E-2C+ 4F: 2, 3
Atlantique 2 21/23F: 3, 9 (spec. tail), 17 (spec. tail)
Falcon 50SURMAR 24F: 132
EMB.121AN 24F: 67, 69, 74 (all spec. tail)

Projection de Force (AdlA, Sec. Civile)
C-160R ET00.061/ET00.064: R158/61-ZX, R201/64-GA, R210/64-GJ
C.295M-100 ET01.062: 158/62-IR, 165/62-IT
DHC-8-400 Sec. Civile: F-ZBMC/73, F-ZBMD/74

Ecole de l'Armée de l'Air
EMB.121AA/AN EAT00.319: 072/YA, 080/YF, 083/ZE, 105/YU, 111/YQ
Grob120A-F ECATS: F-GUKE, F-GUKI, F-GUKN
TB.30 EPAA00.315: 91/315-XH, 103/315-XT
Extra330SC EVAA: 03/F-TGCH, 04/F-TGCI, 05/F-TGCJ

Defile aerien helicopters

Module 1 (Marine)
Lynx HAS.2/4(FN): 260* +2
AS.565SA 36F: 522 (spec. c/s tail), 362, 452, 507* +1
SA.365N3 35F: F-HCHN
SA.365F1 35F: 322*, 313 (noted at LBG)

Module 2 (AdT)
SA.341F EALAT: 1612/GHU
SA.342M EALAT/3 RHC?: 4181/GCL
EC.120B HeliDax: F-HBKG*, F-HBKH
AS.555UN EALAT: 5591/AYL (took of from Creil)

Module 3 (AdT)
SA.342M 3 RHC: 4151/GBZ
EC.665HAP 5 RHC: 2x (see remarks below)

Module 4 (AdT)
EC.665HAP 5 RHC: 1x (see remarks below)
AS.532UL nn: 2271/CGD
EC.725AP DAOS: 2633/CAE*

Module 5 (AdT):
SA.342M 3 RHC: 3863/GAM, 4095/GBL, 4155/GCA
SA.330Ba 3 RHC: 1507/DBI (also used for para's later on)

Module 6 (AdlA):
AS.555AN EH.067/ETM01.040: 5361/UT, 5387/UY +1
EC.725R2 EH01.067: 2461/SA*
AS.332L1 ETOM00.082?: 2244/PM
SA.330B EH.067: 1321/AH?

Module 7 (Gendarmerie):
EC.145: 9037/JBH
EC.135T2: 0654/JDB, 0867/JDL*

Module 8 (Securite Civile)
EC.145: 9048/F-ZBPW,9049/F-ZBPX, 9059/F-ZBQC

Remarks

Below Tigres were read at Creil during the launch, but cannot be placed in the correct above modules (yet!).

EC.665HAP 5 RHC: 2009/BHB*, 2013/BHC, 2022/BHG

Last but not least, there were also a few Fennecs flying around. All but UY, did not take part in the flypast, but were tasked elsewhise.

AS.555AN EH.067: 5387/UY, 5506/WA (on patrol), 5520/WE (camera ship) +1

UY was noted early around 8am overflying the western outskirts of Paris. This one joined the flypast later on that day.

Feel free to comment or add additions!

Cheers

[Aviamil]

Hi,


Many thanks for posting the log, it was a tad wet wasn't it , I to witnessed the helicopters from a very basic shelter, well I still got soaked but it could have been worse.

Haven't had much chance to have a good look at my pictures yet, but I can offer the following on the fixed wing.

472/93-CC

Rafale B
113-IK
113-ID ?
113-IB

Mirage 2000N

114-BI
114-BO
114-BT

Will double check later on all.

Hope it helps
Marc

[Sjoerd]

Mirage 2000N

114-BI
114-BO
114-BT

Hi Marc,

Thanks for sharing. These 2000N's will probably come out as 116-xx instead of 114-xx. Looking forward for you check results.

[Sjoerd]

LOG updated as per above

[South Coast Sid]

Thanks for the post Sjoerd

So far as the fixed wing types go, I have nothing confirmed as different but confirm 116-BT as one of the M2000Ns.

On the rotary types, the rain is clearly visible in the photos but you can just about make out the following - in sequence as taken, though I have no idea which Module they are in:

362 - AS365 plus one with red/blue fin
F-HCHN -AS365
322 SA365
GHU Gazelle
BHG Tigre plus two
CAE Puma
GBZ, GBL, GAM and GCL Gazelle
DBI Puma
PM -AS332A in white scheme with blue markings
JDB and JBH EC135
F-ZBPM EC-145

Not in the flypast but seen flying around were SA EC-725R and an AS555 either UU, UY or UT - or may have been more than one

On static display at Place de la Concorde were:

2633/CAE EC-725
2015/BHD Tigre HAP
??? NH Industries prototype of some sort
260 Lynx
2461/SA EC725
507 AS565 "F-XCHK"
322 SA3650867/JDL EC135 Gendarmerie
F-HBKG EC120

Thanks to IH for the bike tour!

Geoff

[Sjoerd]

Hi Geoff,

Thanks for your additions. I've added them into my LOG and found some additional info too. We're nearly there now!

A few remarks:

Not in the flypast but seen flying around were SA EC-725R and an AS555 either UU, UY or UT - or may have been more than one

SA was confirmed to have taken part in the flypast. Your AS555 could well be UY. I've noted this one myself in the early morning.

EDIT: UY did take part of the flypast, as well as UT according to some images on http://www.deltareflex.com/forum" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

On static display at Place de la Concorde were:
2015/BHD Tigre HAP

Are you sure this wasn't 2009/BHB? The NH90 was a mock-up unfortunately.

[South Coast Sid]

Hi Sjoerd

You are quite right - it should have read BHB - that's what is on my photos.

We looked at the NH INdustries machine for a while and thought it looked too good to be a mock up. Obviously not made by the same people who made the F-35 mock up at Beauvechain.

Geoff

[davebasing]

From my own gloomy photos I can add the following re the helicopter defile-
Module 1 - AS565SA in special marks was 522
Module 2 - second Gazelle was GCL
Module 5 - Gazelles were GCA,GBL & GAM, SA330 confirmed as DBI
Module 6 - SA330 of EH067 may have been AH but by no means 100% certain in the rain
Module 8 - I have the Sec Civile as F-ZBPW,F-ZBPX & F-ZBQC but not F-ZBKM. (prior to the fixed wing flypast F-ZBPL passed to the south of Invalides heading west)

This would make the spare Gazelle GCP
Am still drying out!!

[Sjoerd]

Thank you Dave for your usefull additions!

Just a few left now! Can anyone confirm/add the below (Marc?)?

Dissuasion
Mirage 2000N EC01.004: 336/116-BI?, 3xx/116-BQ?
Rafale B EC01.007: 306/113-IB?, 329/113-ID?, 336/113-IK?

Ecole de l'Armée de l'Air
TB.30 EPAA00.315: 103/315-XT?

Module 1 (Marine)
Lynx HAS.2/4(FN): 260* +2
AS.565SA 36F: 1x spec. c/s, 362, 452, 507* +1
SA.365F1 35F: 322* +1

Module 6 (AdlA):
AS.555AN EH.067: 3x

MTIA

[Ronaldsnl]

Dear Sjoerd and others,

The following mirages 2000 were noted on Evreux on July 13th at 1700, coming in for the parade. All serials taking from picture.

Mir 2000D
647/ 133-IO, 605/ 133-LF, 655/ 133-LH, 640/ 133-IN

Mir 2000N
313/ 116-BG, 341/ 116-BT, 358/ 116-BQ, 336/ 116-BI

Regards

Ronald

[Sjoerd]

Hi Ronald & others,

Thank you for your helpfull LOG of Evreux and helping to confirm Mirage 2000N 116-BQ. From the 2000D's however only 2 are the same.

Just checked the images again (on higher rez), and came across some updates/corrections. Also found some new images on the French boards. All updates can be found in the above LOG underlined.

Cheers,

[davebasing]

Sjoerd - very many thanks for your efforts to pull this together, very much appreciated.