2012 03 30 End of an era

On Friday the 30th March 2012, BA103 has closed it's doors, facing defense department restructurations, with a big Fly-Out Ceremony.
"La Escadron de Chasse 1/12 Cambresis" consists of 3 flights: SPA 166 'Tarn', SPA 89 'Guepes' and SPA 162 'Tiger'. The latter being one of the founders of the NATO Tiger Meet as one of three participants to the first meeting in 1961. The Tiger Spirit will ke bept alive at "Escadron de Chasse 1/7", based at St. Dizier-Robinson.
Only a few participants of the French and Foreign Air Forces had arrived, to join the Final Fly Out Ceremony, which was highlighted by a 4-ship Mirage 2000C flight. Two of them, aircraft 88/ 103-KV and 85/ 103-LK have received a special coloured tail, to remember EC01.012 and EC02.012, a third one, Mirage 2000C 103/ 103-YN, has received a full special painting due to 60 years of EC1/12. Unfortunately only two of them participated in the Fly-By. The third one, Mirage 2000C, 88/ 103-KV had been parked in the shelter area, together with Rafale C, 104/ 113-HH, which had received a special coloured SPA162 tail.
Visitors included a German Tornado, Czech Gripen, Italian Typhoons and a Belgian F-16. Unfortunately only the German Tonrado could be easily photographed from outside during a short period of sunshine.

Tornado IDS  German Air Force 45+35
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YN/103
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-LK/85
Mirage F.1CT  French Air Force  118-QA/242
Rafale C  French Air Force  113-IZ/121
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YN/103
Mirage F.1CT  French Air Force  118-QA/242
Mirage F.1B  French Air Force  118-SW/502
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YN/103, 103-LK/85, 103-YE/122, 103-LC/108
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YE/122
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YE/122, 103-LK/85
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YN/103
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YN/103
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-LC/108
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YE/122
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-LK/85
Mirage F.1B  French Air Force  118-SW/502
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YN/103
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YN/103
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YE/122
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-LK/85
Mirage F.1CT  French Air Force  118-QA/242
Mirage F.1B  French Air Force  118-SW/502


2012 03 27 Spotting at LFQI

The last rehearsel flight for the closure ceremony on friday the 30the.

Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-LC/108
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-KV/88
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YN/103
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YN/103, 103-LK/85, 103-LC/108, 103-KV/88
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YN/103, 103-LK/85, 103-LC/108, 103-KV/88
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YN/103
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YN/103, 103-LK/85, 103-LC/108, 103-KV/88
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YN/103
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-KV/88
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-LK/85


2012 03 15 Spotting at LFQI

One of the last operationals days for the people at Cambrai airbase. I could only stay for a few hours but flying was very good as was the weather. The wind changed from south west to south east wich caused the tower to change runways several times during the day.

Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-LL/86 and 103-LK/85
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YE/122
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-LK/85
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-LL/86
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-LC/108
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-LB/81
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YH/109
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  115/YS/90
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YE/122
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-LL/86 and 103-LK/85
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-LB/81
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YH/109
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-LB/81
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-LL/86
Mirage 2000C  French Air Force  103-YE/122

2006 07 04 TLP at EBFS

Florennes air base was once again the host for the Tactical Leadership Programme for 4 weeks. During a glorious summerday I went to check out the participating air forces. 
Amongst them there were Tornados from Italy and the UK, Mirage 2000D's from France, Spanish Hornets, Italian AMX's and F-16's, US F-15E's and F-16C's, Belgian F-16's and for the first time the Czech air force participated with 2 L-159's. So again a lot of variety which maked it a good day out.

Falcon 20DC  FRADU  G-FRAJ
F-16AM  Belgian Air Force  FA-97 and FA-91
F-16BM  Belgian Air Force  FB-21
Tornado F.3  Royal Air Force  ZG731
Tornado F.3  Royal Air Force  ZG780
Tornado GR4  Royal Air Force  ZA588/BB
Tornado GR4  Royal Air Force  ZG708/V
Tornado F.3  Royal Air Force  ZE794/XW
Mirage 2000D  French Air Force  3-XG/613
EF-18A+  Spanish Air Force  12-20/C.15-62
L-159ALCA  Czech Air Force  6065
Tornado IDS  Italian Air Force  6-11/MM7058
F-16BM  Belgian Air Force  FB-17
Mirage 2000D  French Air Force  3-XG/613
Tornado F.3  Royal Air Force  ZE785
EF-18A+  Spanish Air Force  12-03/C.15-45
Tornado IDS  Italian Air Force  6-41/MM7041
AMX  Italian Air Force  51-45/MM7165