14 July 2016
Every year on 14 July, France celebrates the storming of the Bastille prison during the French Revolution in 1789 with a |
military parade over the Champs Élysées in Paris. A flypast of airborne assets of the armed forces is always part of the |
programme. On the day before the flypast, most of the participating aircraft, including some spares, gather at three air |
bases in the vicinity of Paris: Evreux (jets from the air force and navy), Creil (helicopters from the army) and Villacoublay |
(helicopters from the air force and navy). The tankers and AWACS usually fly from their home bases, as do the transport |
aircraft, except for the CN235s. These also fly out of Evreux. |
This year was probably the last time the helicopters of the Aviation Légère de l’Armée de Terre were based at Creil, as |
the base is scheduled to close in September. Foreign participants were a Belgian Alpha Jet and a United States Air Force |
MC-130J from RAF Mildenhall. The Sécurité Civile was supposed to participate with a King Air and Dash 8, but these |
were cancelled due to operational requirements. The defile starts with the fixed-wing aircraft. This is followed by the |
defile of ground troops. About an hour after the fly-past of the fixed-wing aircraft, the defile ends with the fly-past of |
the helicopters. The serials of the ALAT helicopters were not actually read off, they were identified by the codes worn. |
Ouverture du Defilé | |||
E146/1, E46/2 | Alpha Jet E | EPAA20.300 |
E119/3, E79/4 | Alpha Jet E | EPAA20.300 |
E166/5, E45/6 | Alpha Jet E | EPAA20.300 |
E88/7, E139/8 | Alpha Jet E | EPAA20.300 |
100 Ans du “La Fayette” | |||
340/125-AA | Mirage 2000N | EC02.004 |
353/125-AM | Mirage 2000N | EC02.004 | special colours |
354/125-BJ | Mirage 2000N | EC02.004 |
Protection du Territoire National | |||
202/36-CB | E-3F | EDCA00.036 |
41/2-FZ | Mirage 2000-5F | EC01.002 |
43/2-EJ | Mirage 2000-5F | EC01.002 |
54/2-EZ | Mirage 2000-5F | EC01.002 |
67/2-MH | Mirage 2000-5F | EC01.002 |
Connaissance, Anticipation, Intervention | |||
105/4-HE | Rafale C | EC01.007 |
140/30-GS | Rafale C | EC02.030 |
131/30-GJ | Rafale C | EC02.030 |
314/4-HP | Rafale B | EC01.004 |
Projection de Puissance | |||
739/93-CK | C-135FR | GRV02.091 |
603/3-XL | Mirage 2000D | EC03.003 |
620/3-IU | Mirage 2000D | EC01.003 | special colours |
640/3-IN | Mirage 2000D | EC01.003 |
662/3-XA | Mirage 2000D | EC03.003 |
Préparation Opérationelle des Équipages | |||
E22/120-LS | Alpha Jet E | EE02.002 |
E138/8-RQ | Alpha Jet E | EE02.002 |
121/115-KN | Mirage 2000C | EC02.005 |
124/115-YT | Mirage 2000C | EC02.005 |
523/115-KJ | Mirage 2000B | EC02.005 |
525/115-AM | Mirage 2000B | EC02.005 |
Forces Aériennes Stratégiques | |||
735/93-CG | C-135FR | GRV02.091 |
339/4-FF | Rafale B | ETR03.004 |
345/4-FL | Rafale B | EC01.004 |
352/4-FS | Rafale B | EC01.004 |
Formation et Entraînement | |||
AT19 | Alpha Jet 1B+ | 11sq/AJets |
E118/8-LN | Alpha Jet E | ETO02.008 |
E144/8-AK | Alpha Jet E | ETO02.008 |
Projection de Puissance | |||
2 | E-2C | 4F |
41 | Rafale M | 11/12F |
44 | Rafale M | 11/12F |
45 | Rafale M | 11/12F |
Avion de Patrouille et de Surveillance Maritime | |||
23 | ATL2 | not noted |
78 | Falcon 50M | 24F |
Projection des Forces | |||
0031/F-RBAH | A400M | ET01.061 |
R213/64-GM | C-160R | ET02.064 |
111/62-II | CN235M-200 | ET01.062 |
195/62-HC | CN235M-300 | ET03.062 |
Stratevac | |||
2/F-RAFP | Falcon 900 | ET00.060 |
Formation et Entraînement | |||
089/YJ | EMB121AA | EAT00.319 |
092/YL | EMB121AA | EAT00.319 |
103/YT | EMB121AA | EAT00.319 |
Mission Hephaïstos et Mission Antiterrorisme | |||
1206/DDE | SA330Ba | not noted |
2446/CGX | AS532UL | not noted |
1291/EAF | NH90-TTH | not noted |
1310/EAO | NH90-TTH | not noted |
Action Spéciales | |||
4210/GEF | SA342L1 | not noted |
1217/DAY | SA330Ba | not noted |
2035/BIC | Tigre HAP | not noted |
S/GAM Attaque | |||
2037/BIE | Tigre HAP | not noted |
6008/BJH | Tigre HAD | not noted |
1411/DDU | SA330Ba | not noted |
4227/GEV | SA342L1 | not noted |
S/GAM Assaut | |||
2272/CGE | AS532UL | not noted |
1311/EAP | NH90-TTH | not noted |
1312/EAQ | NH90-TTH | not noted |
Module IMEX | |||
6015/BJO | Tigre HAD | not noted |
1634/DBO | SA330Ba | not noted |
Combat Aéromaritime et sauvegarde maritime | |||
1 | NH90-NFH | 33F |
3 | NH90-NFH | not noted |
318 | SA365F1 | 35F |
505 | AS565SA | 36F |
Direction Générale de la Gendarmerie Nationale | |||
9008/JBA | EC145 | Gendarmerie |
0747/JDE | EC135 | Gendarmerie |
0787/JDH | EC135 | Gendarmerie |
Sécurité Civile | |||
F-ZBPL | EC135 | Sécurité Civile |
Protection du Territoire et Secours aux Populations | |||
1657/AX | SA330B | EH01.044 |
5431/VM | AS555AN | EH03.067 |
5448/VR | AS555AN | EH01.044 |
Engagement BSS/RCA | |||
13-5786 | MC-130J | 67th SOS |
2789/SJ | EC725R2 | EH01.067 |
2802/SK | EC725R2 | EH01.067 |
La Marseillaise avec le Drapeau National et le Champion du monde de Voltige Aérienne | |||
E162/0 F-TERJ | Alpha Jet E | EPAA20.300 |
E68/9 F-TEMO | Alpha Jet E | EPAA20.300 |
03/F-TGCH | EA330LC | EVAA |
Alpha Jet /0 flew in the final formation as well, but turned away just before reaching the area of the flypast. |
Issy-les-Moulineaux | |||
After the flypast a couple of helicopters landed at the heliport in Issy-les-Moulineaux in downtown Paris. |
2446/GCX | AS532UL | not noted |
1291/EAF | NH90-TTH | not noted |
F-ZBPL | EC145 | Sécurité Civile |
The serials of the NH90 and Cougar were confirmed visually. |
Based aircraft: | |||
F-ZBPO | EC145 | Sécurité Civile |
Flying: | |||
5441/VO | AS555AN | not noted |
5511/WC | AS555AN | not noted |
1657/AX | SA330B | EH01.044 |
Creil | |||
After the flypast a visit to Creil turned up with two spare helicopters. |
2331/CGU | AS532UL | not noted |
4207/GEC | SA342M | not noted |
Also present were the following aircraft, not in conjunction with the flypast. |
137/30-GP | Rafale C | EC02.030 | QRA |
78/315-WU | TB30 | EPAA00.315 | det. |
92/315-XI | TB30 | EPAA00.315 | det. |
95/315-XL | TB30 | EPAA00.315 | det. |
118/315-YI | TB30 | EPAA00.315 | det. |
136/315-ZA | TB30 | EPAA00.315 | det. |
142/315-ZG | TB30 | EPAA00.315 | det. |
One more Epsilon was in a shelter and remained unidentified. |
Based aircraft: | |||
072/62-IF | CN235M-200 | ET01.062 |
156/62-IQ | CN235M-200 | ET01.062 |
198/62-HF | CN235M-300 | ET03.062 |
Evreux | |||
At Evreux the following spare aircraft were noted. |
AT01 | Alpha Jet 1B+ | 11sq/AJetS |
E48/8-MH | Alpha Jet E | ETO01.008 |
E108/8-AF | Alpha Jet E | ETO01.008 |
529/115-OC | Mirage 2000B | EC02.005 |
351/125-AQ | Mirage 2000N | EC02.004 |
341/4-FH | Rafale B | EC01.091 |
Visit: | |||
240/F-RARF | A330-223 | ET00.060 |
123/62-IM | CN235M-200 | ET01.062 |
Based: | |||
F221/GS | C-160G | EEA00.054 |
R204/64-GD | C-160R | ET00.064 |
R213/64-GM | C-160R | ET00.064 |
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