Bastille Day Flypast 2022

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For those thinking of making the annual pilgrimage to the Bastille Day flypast over Paris on 14 July, the French have announced the following participants (plus the usual 2 or 3 Air Force Fennecs on traffic/security duties overhead) -



Fixed Wing – Opening Flypast (10.30 CET)


French AF - 3 x A330MRTT; 2 X A400M; 1 x C135; 1 x E3; 2 x Xingu; 2 x PC21; 4 x Mirage 2000; 12 x Rafale; 1 x C130J; plus 9 Alphajets of the Patrouille de France & 1 x Reaper drone

French Navy - 8 x Rafale; 3 x Atlantic; 1 x Falcon 50; 1 x E2

Securite Civile - 1 x King Air; 1 x Dash 8; 1 x CL415

Greek AF - 2 x Rafale

Italian AF 1 x C130

German AF 1 x A400M

Spanish AF 1 x A400M

Belgian AF 1 x A400M



Helicopter Closing Flypast


French AF/Army - 1 x KC130; 3 x Caiman; 3 x Gazelle; 2 x Caracal; 2 x Fennec; 2 x Cougar; 2 x Tiger; 2 x Puma

French Navy - 2 x Alouette 3; 1 x Caiman; 1 x Dauphin; 1 x Panther

Gendarmerie - 1 x EC135; 1 x EC145;
Securite Civile - 1 x H145