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Jullouville 2019

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Jullouville (France)

The 75th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy

4 August 2019

Static:
1427/EBK NH90-TTH 5RHC  
Flying:
0073/F-RBAN A400M ET01.061  
5 Falcon 50MS 24F  
E44/F-UHRE/1 Alpha Jet E Patrouille de France  
E146/F-UHRR/2 Alpha Jet E Patrouille de France  
E139/F-UGFC/3 Alpha Jet E Patrouille de France  
E20/F-TEMS/4 Alpha Jet E Patrouille de France  
E127/F-UGFK/5 Alpha Jet E Patrouille de France  
E129/F-TELP/6 Alpha Jet E Patrouille de France  
E46/F-UHRF/7 Alpha Jet E Patrouille de France  
E113/F-TETD/8 Alpha Jet E Patrouille de France  
D-EFAG PA-18-135 Crazy Piper Team  
ES-TLB L-39C Patrouille Sparflex  
F-AZAT T-6 as 53-4631/68  
F-AYOT MS733 Crazy Piper Team  
F-AZLY Yak-3UA as 5  
F-AZSB P-51D as 44-11622/G4-C  
F-BOMM/MM PA-18-95 Crazy Piper Team  
F-GEBM PA-18-150 Crazy Piper Team  
F-GJMX PA-11-90 Crazy Piper Team  
F-WWOW A380-841 Airbus Industries  
LN-LJJ PA-18-95 Crazy Piper Team  
LX-STN L-39C Patrouille Sparflex  
N45CF Beech G18S as 436784  
N35959 J-3C-65    
PH-OUQ Spitfire LF.IX as MK732/3W-17  
Flypast only:
D-EJYD J-3C-65 as 43-30367/37-K  
F-BKNO J-3C-65 as 4480488/41-C  
F-GHBY J-3C-65 as 43-17737  
N61903 J-3C-65 as 263/NE-1  
VIP transport:
F-GHMQ AS350B2 Héliberté Hélicoptères  
F-GKLS AB206B Héliberté Hélicoptères  

Credits: Gerben Hazebroek

The 75th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy was commemorated by Operation Piper Cobra, a four-day celebration with activities in the Granville-Jullouville area. The name refers to the Piper Cub aircraft that were used after D-Day for artillery spotting and liaison flights, as well as to Operation Cobra, the allied outbreak of the beachhead.

On Sunday a modest air show was organized over the Jullouville beach during which an above average number of Piper Cubs took part, besides a number of war birds and modern military aircraft.

This part of Normandy was not chosen by coincidence: general Dwight D. Eisenhower, in his capacity of Supreme Allied Commander Europe, set up the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) in Jullouville.

The Patrouille de France and A380 F-WWOW performed one fly past in formation, after an amazing solo display of the A400M. F-GHMQ and F-GKLS provided VIP transport in the area.

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