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Military Aviation => Modern Military Aircraft => Topic started by: Hammerhead on April 08, 2010, 10:25:51 PM

Title: FAF Visitors at Casement
Post by: Hammerhead on April 08, 2010, 10:25:51 PM

The first sign of summer is the arrival into Casement of the French Air Force Alpha jets on a Nav exercise
These two arrived yesterday around 4pm and departed this morning at 9am... i was lucky to get these as i was taking the pics into what little light there was....

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Title: Re: FAF Visitors at Casement
Post by: casper on April 09, 2010, 06:20:00 AM

Nice ones. Are these normal visitors during the Summer?

Title: Re: FAF Visitors at Casement
Post by: Hammerhead on April 09, 2010, 08:18:43 AM

Quote from: casper on April 09, 2010, 06:20:00 AM

Nice ones. Are these normal visitors during the Summer?

Yes Michael the Alpha jets are using Casement as the the last call during Navex that involve them calling at  Lakenheath-RAFValley-Casement
...  so much so that someone on another forum suggested renaming Casement as Base Aerienne Casement  ::) :LOL
These ones are the second pair this year, the first ones were on the 17th of march, Perhaps they will join the parade next year   :LOL
Im hoping there will be some around on the 4th of June.... 8)

Title: Re: FAF Visitors at Casement
Post by: Angry Turnip on April 09, 2010, 01:14:29 PM

Very nice aircraft the AlphaJet,would be cool if they would venture up to Aldergrove.

Title: Re: FAF Visitors at Casement
Post by: Hammerhead on August 04, 2010, 08:38:35 PM

 Four FAF Alpha Jets arrived into Baldonnel yesterday evening
I  caught them departing this morning , however it was raining and very overcast so most of the pics are too dark to use...
However I did manage to edit this one with the special tail, Marking the Alpha Jets 30 years in French service.
(http://photos5.pix.ie/81/2A/812ACFF760D54C6CBC65A1E2AFAA66E8-800.jpg) (http://pix.ie/hammerhead/1837480)