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Melun 2018

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Melun/Villaroche (France)

Paris-Villaroche Air Legend

8 - 9 September 2018

Static/flightlines:
E33/705-FJ, E42/705-TA Alpha Jet E EAC00.314 “1918-2018” special markings
160/62-IS CN235M-200 ET 01.062 support Patrouille de France
6, 9, 21, 23 Rafale M 12 F arr 09sep
F-AYAY L-4A as 57-G ex USAAF 42-36375
F-AYZA L-4H as ZM-3 ex USAAF 43-30036
F-AZBE SNJ-4 as TA-127 ex EdA
F-AZCV T-6G AMPAA, as 51-14456 ex EdA E.16-191
F-AZEF T-6G AMPAA ex France 51-14387
F-AZEG F4U-5N as 124724/NP-22 ex Honduras FAH600
F-AZES MD312   ex France 226/319-DG
F-AZFN AD4NA AMPAA, as 125716/22-DG ex Chad 11
F-AZIK Vampire FB6 as 10120/DU-G ex Swiss AF J-1191
F-AZJA TBM-3R AMPAA ex USN 85869
F-AZKM OV-10B as 155454/26 ex WGAF 99+24
F-AZKU P-40N AMPAA “Little Jeanne” ex USAAF 42-105915
F-AZLT MS760   ex Aeronavale 32
F-AZNN Let C-11 as 14 wh ex Egypt
F-AZOO Vampire FB6 as 10017/DU-J ex Swiss AF J-1127
F-AZOX C-47B   ex RCAF 12965
F-AZSB P-51D AMPAA, as 411622/C-G4 “Nooky Booky IV” ex RCAF 9592
F-AZTL T-6G as 117207/CR-311 ex France 51-15102
F-AZVM N2501   ex France 105/62-SI
F-AZXJ Fury T20 as WH589/NW-115 ex Iraq 316
F-AZXN PT-27 AMPAA as N2S-3 3885” ex RCAF FJ835
F-AZXR Hurricane Mk2a as P3351/K ex DR393
F-AZZF CASA 1131E as AZ+ZF ex Spain
F-AZZK Yak-3U as 48 wh new build
F-AZZL Lockheed 12A   also marked NR16020
F-AZZM AT-6C Zero look alike, as &&-170 ex Belgium H29
F-BEJF MS505 AMPAA, as BE+JF  
F-GHIP L-4B as 86-M ex USAAF 43-0496
F-ZBQI EC145   Sécurité Civile
(G-AWHH) HA1112M1L as Lw Bf109 ~+9 ex Spain C.4K-105
(G-AWHM) HA1112M1L as Lw Bf109 -+7 ex Spain C.4K-99
(G-HURI) Hurricane XII as P3700/RF-E ex RCAF 5711
(G-IBSY) Spitfire FVc as DV-V ex EE602
(G-MKVB) Spitfire FVb as JH-C “Poland” ex BM597
(G-OLEG) Yak-3UA   new-build
(G-ROBT) Hurricane Mk1 as DX-R ex P2902
(G-RUMW) FM-2 as JV579/F “That old thing” ex USN 86711
(G-THUN) P-47D as J-F4 “Nellie” ex USAAF 45-49192
HB-RCF D-3801   ex Swiss AF J-143
HB-RDG TBM-3R “Charlie’s Heavy” ex USN 53319
HB-RYA Yak-9UM as 06 ye “Москъа” new build
N2913B Beech D18S    
N32CS CAC-13 “Phooey” ex RAAF A46-139
N49AG C-53D AMPAA ex USAAF 42-68810
N93 BT-13A “Last Date – Bawls-Oot” ex USAAF 42-42352
N9767 Canso A AMPAA ex Canada 9767/S
Static:
(321) Gomhouria Mk6 AMPAA marked as “DC+MV/1”
48 Mystere 4A AMPAA  
202 Mirage 3B AMPAA ex CEV
(ex F-AZPN?) CSS-13 “Жо϶иан” nmks
F-AYMI Argus II   ex FZ827
(F-AZMR) N1001 as Lw KG+FM ex France 216
F-GHLQ J3C-65 as 15243  
Patrouille de France, Alpha Jet E:
E44/1, E98/2, E119/3, E152/4, E146/5, E139/6, E113/7, E45/8, E68/9 and E127/0      
AMPAA hangar (not accessible for public):
9889 Bolingbroke restoration ex Canada
  Lysander restoration ex Canada?
DD-39 Avia B-33 restoration ex Czechoslovakia
100 CM170-1 stored “F_HKTC”
  HD-1 replica  
64 MH1521M stored  
39? SBD-5 dismantled ex Aeronavale?
S1461 Spad S7 replica  
(610) Firefly T2 dismantled ex Ethiopia
6311 AAC-1 dismantled ex Portugal
F-AJNQ/941/F Latécoère 28.3 stored  
F-AZNH HD34 stored “1947-1997”
F-AZKG T-28A Fennec stored, damaged wings ex France 82 “Big Lola”
F-AZKY AD4NA stored ex Chad 37, “126937”
F-AZPO CSS-13 stored ex Poland, white c/s
F-AZZU B-25J stored ex 45-8811 “9B”
(F-BFYY) N1002 dismantled ex France 242
F-BLYG MS733 stored ex France 110
Plus wrecks and major parts of a P-38 Lightning and a J2F Duck; three more unknown frames were in one of the side-rooms.      
Safran:
337 Vautour 2N preserved  

Credits: Wim Sonneveld

Villaroche Aerodrome, near Melun, south east of Paris, was chosen as location for the first Air Legend air show. Following a similar event at Habsheim-Rixheim (Alsace region) in 2016, JM Air Show turned to Paris to organise a great warbird event.

Once a major site of French military testing, the Centre d’Essais en Vol (CEV) was based at Melun and many famous products of French aviation industry took to the sky from this holy ground for their first flights. The CEV has long left, but left behind its infrastructure, long runways and huge hangars, which are used nowadays by the Didier Chable/AMPAA collection and the Direction Générale de Aviation Civile (DGAC).

Air Legend was organised over the weekend of 8-9 September 2018 and attracted many interesting warbirds from France and abroad, a full list can be found above. Most of these demonstrated their characteristic sound over the weekend during the hourslong flying display programme. The organisers went long ways to enable the public to experience the legends and meet their crews. Flight lines were open for enthusiasts at a small extra fee before the main displays of the day started, with fences placed around the aircraft so views could not be obstructed by other photographers and everybody could get the best shots.

The event was further boosted by the presence of the Patrouille de France, the Aeronavale and the very interesting AMPAA-collection, although the latter could not be visited by the main public. Let us hope this will be the first in a tradition of Air Legend events!

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