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Richard de Florennes
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Exercise AIREX, BAPEX, VOLCANEX - 15 until 25 October 2012

Post by Richard de Florennes »

Not sure if all of these aircraft will be flying from Vouziers airbase (Northeast France, northeast of Reims) and if any spotters will be tolerated around this rather closed airbase, but these are mentioned to participate :shock: :

Combat :

4 Rafale from escadron de chasse 1/7 « Provence » (Saint-Dizier)

4 Rafale from escadron de chasse 1/91 « Gascogne » (Saint-Dizier)

2 Rafale from escadron de chasse 2/30 « Normandie Niemen » (Mont-de-Marsan)

4 Mirage 2000-5 from escadron de chasse 1/2 « Cigognes » (Luxeuil)

8 Mirage 2000D from escadrons de chasse 1/3 « Navarre », 2/3 « Champagne » et 3/3 « Ardennes » (Nancy)

4 Mirage 2000N from escadron de chasse 2/4 « Lafayette » (Istres)

2 Mirage 2000C from escadron de chasse 2/5 « Ile-de-France » (Orange)

2 Mirage F1 from escadron de reconnaissance 2/33 « Savoie » (Mont-de-Marsan)

4 Alphajet from escadron d’entraînement 2/2 « Côte d’or » (Dijon)

2 Tornado (Germany)

2 Tornado (UK)

2 Eurofighter (Germany)

2 Eurofighter (Italy)

2 F-16 (Belgium)

4 F-18 (Spain)


Air-Refuelling:

2 C135 from groupe de ravitaillement en vol 2/91 « Bretagne » (Istres)

1 C160 from escadron de transport 1/64 « Béarn » (Évreux)

1 A 310 MRTT (Germany)


Transport :

2 C160 from escadron de transport 2/64 « Anjou » (Évreux)

1 C130 (Belgium)

1 C130 (UK)

1 C160 (Allemagne)

1 Casa 295 (Espagne)


Source: http://www.defense.gouv.fr/air/dossiers ... ns-engages

Some more info about this rather unknown airfield - seems not like "lean your step-ladder against the fence and enjoy live" kind of spotting:

http://www.ronaldv.nl/abandoned/airfiel ... ennes.html

and NOTAM: https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr ... 161_FR.pdf
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