However, this year the conditions were slightly different. In the morning there was still a glimpse of sunshine, but around lunchtime (when the actual show started), the skies turned very grey and we had our fair share of rain as well.
Below are some impressions from this wet, cold, rainy day.
Nicely polished lightning
The Bronco from Montelimar has now been repainted in these USMC colours
Harvard pretending to be a Zero
Fennec bringing a French Airforce General
You could hitch a ride in one of these for "only" €250
Boeing Stearman
Some other VIPs were also dropped off by helicopter
The MS.760 Paris opened the display of the Marine
The Marine Nationale came in force, with a Hawkeye, 2 Super Etendards and 2 Rafales
"Dirty" Super Etendard
Super Etendard pair
Rafale Power
Rafale ready to land at the grass strip of La Ferte-Alais
The advantage of grey weather is that the afterburners show quite nicely
Rafale
Mr. Roland Garros crossed the Mediterranean Sea 100 years ago in the Morane Saulnier H13
Fieseler Storch
This Junkers 52 actually has a Junkers fuselage, but wings and engines came from a Casa 352
Now that all A-10s have left Europe, this is the only Thunderbolt we can still enjoy
Junker Synchro-Pair
Thunderbolt
DC-3 takeoff
Flamant formation ready for take-off
The organisers even managed to attract a Boeing 737 from nearby Orly airport
Red Bull airforce
Nice Yak-3 in the colours of the famous Normandie-Niemen
The Patrouille de France started their 60th Birthday celebrations at La Ferté-Alais
Would have looked so much nicer with blue skies
I like this one
Bronco in the rain
Fireworks
