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Landivisiau 26-10-2017

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Andy L
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Landivisiau 26-10-2017

Post by Andy L » Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:14 pm

HI All
Toady I had the choice of going to Landi to try & catch the Egyptian Rafales or stay home & supervise the emptying of the sceptic tank
Logged between 10:30 & 17:00 in the order in which they appeared.
5 Rafale M
42 Rafale M
10 Rafale M
38 Rafale M
41 Rafale M
44 Rafale M
36 Rafale M
32 Rafale M
12 Rafale M
45 Rafale M
43 Rafale M
101 Falcon 10MER
32 Falcon 10 mer
1 E-2C Hawkeye
9 Rafale M
39 Rafale M
46 Rafale M
SU-BKU / 1299 Lockheed C-130H-30 Egyptian AF
143 Falcon 10MER
7 Rafale M
20 Rafale M

In total 16 Rafales were noted. Some flew in the morning & afternoon.
There was neither sight nor sound of the Egyptian Rafales :@
The Egyptian Herc was a most unwelcome visitor as it suggests that the Rafales will be off tomorrow.
I was hoping they would still be here next week.

I'll post some photos eventually.

Andy

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Re: Landivisiau 26-10-2017

Post by raameagle » Fri Oct 27, 2017 9:07 am

It turns out that the EGY Rafales maybe didn't go to Landivisau at all but went to Solenzara instead? They are returning home today.

I wonder if it was a case of 'EGY C-130s to Landi' so the Rafales must be going there too'? Can anybody actually confirm if they were seen at Landi’?

Regards

MRTT
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Re: Landivisiau 26-10-2017

Post by MRTT » Fri Oct 27, 2017 5:15 pm

Yes, they arrived at Landi at some point this week.

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Re: Landivisiau 26-10-2017

Post by sonny » Fri Oct 27, 2017 6:08 pm

raameagle wrote:Can anybody actually confirm if they were seen at Landi’?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/152344572@N07/37900275161

And the reason:
[Quote: These three Egyptian Rafale ended a training with the French Air Force in Solenzara and headed for Brittany (...)"They are currently in Landivisiau for training with the French naval forces. "As part of the training of Egyptian pilots, a small part of the course takes place on BAN Landivisiau," says a French Marine source. "It concerns the procedures of refueling in flight"."

http://lignesdedefense.blogs.ouest-fran ... 18697.html

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Re: Landivisiau 26-10-2017

Post by raameagle » Sat Oct 28, 2017 9:13 am

Great, thanks Sonny. Hopefully it’s a fairly regular occurrence!
Regards

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