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Michael E. Fader & Urs Schnyder |
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Die Luftwaffe
There are a few Junkers Ju-52 that still fly today. During the 2018 edition of the Show there were two of them in the air. The one from La Ferté, which is actually a Casa 52L built example (F-AZRA), and the more original Junkers (HB-HOS) from Ju Air from Dübendorf in Switzerland
In addition to the two Junkers there was a Fieseler Fi-156C-3 Storch (F-AZRA) flying. This unique aircraft has absolutely amazing STOL features. The Fieseler can fly so slow that it looks like it's standing still in the Air. The Fieseler Storch was deployed in all European and North African theaters of World War II, but it is probably most famous for its role in Operation Eiche, the 1943 rescue of deposed Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from a boulder-strewn mountain-top near the Gran Sasso.
Two Junkers Ju-52 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Fieseler Fi-156C-3 Storch (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Fieseler Fi-156C-3 Storch (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Two Junkers Ju-52 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Two Junkers Ju-52 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Junkers Ju-52 HB-HOS(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Casa 52L F-AZRA (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Second world war and later Warbirds
Warbirds from the Second World War are one of the main topics of the Air Show. That is why in some groups this old fighter took into the air.
"Warbirds legends" with a North American P-51D and two Hawker Sea Furies. The Sea Fury was the last piston engined fighter of the Fleet Air arm and saw action in the Korean war. There where a two seater Hawker Sea Fury T.20 (WG655) in british markings and a single seater in the markings of the RAN the Royal Australian Navy Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 (F-AZXJ) superbly flown. One ofe the pilots was Nick Gray the son of the famous Pilot Stephen Grey.
"La Bataille d’Angleterre" with a verry late Spitfire Mk. FR XIV, MV 293 (G-SPOT) and a Me-109 look a like Hispano HA-1112-M4L “Buchon” 2 seater (G-AWHC), one of the most ugly fighters. There was nearly nothing left from the sleek lines of a Bf.109 when you looked at this twinseater bouchon.
Spitfire Mk. FR XIV, MV 293 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Spitfire Mk. FR XIV, MV 293 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Spitfire and Hispano HA-1112-M4L (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Hispano HA-1112-M4L “Buchon” (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Hispano HA-1112-M4L “Buchon” (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Hispano HA-1112-M4L “Buchon” (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Curtiss Hawk H-75A-1 G-CCVH (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
North American P-51D Mustang (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
North American P-51D Mustang (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
North American P-51D Mustang (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Hawker Sea Fury T.20 WG655 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Hawker Sea Fury T.20 WG655 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Hawker Sea Fury T.20 WG655 Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Hawker Sea Fury T.20 WG655 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 F-AZXJ (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
"Tora! Tora! Tora!" aka Pearl Harbour
One of the most spectacular displays is called "tora tora tora", after the famous movie from 1970. Although Bernard Chabbert used the phrase "Tora! Tora! Tora!" very seldom, more often he spoke from Pearl Harbour and the more present movie from 2001 with Ben Affleck.
The Attack Force was North American T-6G X 7 (F-AZCV, F-AZBE, F-AZVN, F-AZBQ, F-HLEA, F-AZTL, F-AZGS), North American AT-6C (F-AZQR), North American SNJ-5F (F-AZRB), AT-6M modifié « Zero » (F-AZZM). The Defender Curtiss P-40N-5-CU Warhawk (F-AZKU) and als intro the Boeing-Stearman PT-13 D Kaydet (F-AZJR)
Boeing-Stearman PT-13 D Kaydet F-AZJR (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Boeing-Stearman PT-13 D Kaydet F-AZJR (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
North American T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
North American T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
North American T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
North American T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
North American T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
North American T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
AT-6M modifié « Zero » F-AZZM (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Curtiss P-40N-5-CU Warhawk (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Curtiss P-40N-5-CU Warhawk (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
North American T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Curtiss P-40N-5-CU Warhawk (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
North American T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
North American T-6 Texan (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Transport
It's nice to see that not only fighters and combatplanes are shown at the Air Show in La Ferte. Transport planes in various designs were a central topic.
Transport Militaire
Under this title were the Douglas C-47 B 35DK (F-AZOX) and Lockheed Electra 10 (F-AZLL)
where flown together with the Classic formation and the Flamants. The Lockheed
Electra is a replica of the plane used by Amelia Erhart on her unfortunate
flight around the Earth.
The Classic Formation consists since
2018 of three Beechcradt 18 and a DC-3.
Douglas DC-3C N431HM, Beechcraft 18 N223CM, Beechcraft CT-128 Expeditor Mk.3NM
N21FS, Beechcraft18 N184KP
Les Flamants, who have not been seen together for a long time, are a Dassault MD-311 Flamant (F-AZKT) and a Dassault MD-312 Flamant (F-AZGE).
Douglas C-47 B 35DK F-AZOX (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Douglas C-47 B 35DK F-AZOX (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Classic Formation Beechcraft 18 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Classic Formation Beechcraft 18 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Classic Formation (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Transport Militaire (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Classic Formation (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Dassault MD-311 Flamant F-AZKT (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Dassault Flamant F-AZKT & F-AZGE (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Dassault Flamant F-AZKT & F-AZGE (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Dassault Flamant F-AZKT & F-AZGE (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Dassault Flamant F-AZKT & F-AZGE (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Douglas C-47 B 35DK F-AZOX (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Transport Militaire (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Swiss Air Force
The Swiss Air Force is not often present at the Airshow in La Ferté-Alias, but in 2018 it was in a spectacular manner. Flown in a very tight formation were the Morane Saulnier 406 and the modern Mc Donnell Douglas F-18C Hornet. This remarkable formation was only shown once before at the Air14 in Payerne.
HB-RCF the sole flying Morane Saulnier is in fact a later Swiss built D-3801. The Dornier-Altenrhein factory completed a prototype powered by a license-produced HS-51 12Y engine, generating 1,060 hp. This together with the fixed radiator and revised exhausts was tested on the MS.411 in October 1940. This series was put into production in Switzerland in 1941 as the D-3801.
Morane Saulnier MS-406 HB-RCF and F/A-18 Hornet Solo Display Swiss Air Force (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Mc Donnell Douglas F/A-18C (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Morane Saulnier MS-406 HB-RCF and F/A-18 Hornet Solo Display Swiss Air Force (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Morane Saulnier MS-406 HB-RCF and F/A-18 Hornet Solo Display Swiss Air Force (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Marine Nationale
The Naval Formation was led by the newly rebuilt Vought Corsair F4U-5NL Corsair (F-AZEG). Four Naval Rafales flew on both sides of the Corsair and in the Center a seldom seen Dassault Falcon 10. Also in the Air was a Moranne Saulnier MS.760 Paris (F-AZLT).
In loose formation flying at the same time were two pistonengined Morane Saulnier MS 733 Alcyon (F-BKOI, F-BKOJ). It was an interesting formation of civil and military aircraft. Not shown were the announced Breguet Br.1050 Alizé and Fouga CM.175 Zephir.
Separate displays were given by the four Naval Rafales and a single Breguet Atlantic II.
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Morane Saulnier MS 733 Alcyon (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Naval Rafales (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Naval Rafales (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Naval Rafales (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Vought Corsair F4U-5NL Corsair (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Vought Corsair F4U-5NL Corsair (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Vought Corsair F4U-5NL Corsair (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Breguet Atlantic II. (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
PAF & AdlA
As usual, the French forces were represented in La Ferte. In addition to the Patrouille der France which showed as usuals an impressive performance, the solo pilots of the "Equipe de voltige" also present. In recent years, only one pilot showed his skills, in 2018 two planes flew a synchronously presentation. The Team also had to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
The French gendarmerie demonstrated its abilities by setting down a modern Intervention Team with a dog and state-of-the-art equipment. In contrast, the m juped from an old Ju-52.
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
(Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)