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73 aircraft and 24 helicopters will fly over Paris on Wednesday morning. We visited Bricy airbase to witness the practice, cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday because of the inclement weather, but it all came together on Thursday morning.
This year it features the DGA-EV in their 60th year, so nice to see some rare types and the Grey Mirage 2000B with the Rafale nose cone.

Here is my take on this great event.

1.Paris flypast practise 2021 Bricy airbase (7 of 10) by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

2.Paris flypast practise 2021 Bricy airbase (4 of 10) by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

3.Paris flypast practise 2021 Bricy airbase (1 of 1) by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

4.Paris flypast practise 2021 Bricy airbase (9 of 10) by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

5.Paris flypast practise 2021 Bricy airbase (8 of 10) by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

6.Paris flypast practise 2021 Bricy airbase (2 of 1) by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

7.Paris flypast practise 2021 Bricy airbase (2 of 10) by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

8.Paris flypast practise 2021 Bricy airbase (3 of 10) by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

9.Paris flypast practise 2021 Bricy airbase (5 of 10) by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

10.Paris flypast practise 2021 Bricy airbase (6 of 10) by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

11.Paris flypast practise 2021 Bricy airbase (10 of 10) by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

12.Paris flypast practise 2021 Bricy airbase (11 of 10) by Michael Fisher, on Flickr

Hope they are of intrest.

You bet they’re of interest, Michael

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

Of interest? most certainly! Fabulous pictures of these great French birds .... many thanks for sharing them

Very interesting selection there, thank you for sharing these.

Great set of photos, No 10 stands out for me.

Tres Bien. Nice Rafale formation.

That DGA Mirage is a lovely rare catch, very envious of that.

Superb selection Michael
Always love those unique aircraft in France

Thanks for posting
3Greens

Cracking set ,nice selection of aircraft types but as always the Mirage 2000 steals the show. thanks for sharing.

That is a very interesting selection of aircraft there, most of which aren’t photographed very often, really nice post.

Fantastic, thanks for sharing

Nice set,especially 1 (nice scheme),8 and 10

Thanks, guys. Glad they were of interest.

TonyO wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 12, 2021 10:15 am

That DGA Mirage is a lovely rare catch, very envious of that.

Have to say it was a great moment to catch the "Rafale cone Mirage"?

A diverse selection, the French do have a nice variety within their armed forces and it shows in your series. Thanks.

Superb Mike, especially that grey 2000

Kev

bvdbogaert wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:25 pm

A diverse selection, the French do have a nice variety within their armed forces and it shows in your series. Thanks.

Thanks for that.

SW Sky Blue wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 13, 2021 12:45 am

Superb Mike, especially that grey 2000

Kev

Thanks Kev, I was well pleased as it passed with the two DGA Alpha's and ecstatic when they came on finals. My first grey

Great shooting and some lovely colour schemes.

Really cracking set there, great variation, superb.
Thanks for sharing.

Can I ask what are the French authorities like regarding us aviation photographers, hopefully over there in October, Covid restrictions allowing..?