La Ferté-Alais air show
The La Ferté-Alais Air Show is an annual meeting of aviation enthusiats in La Ferté-Alais, France. It takes place at the Cerny airfield, which is owned and operated by the "Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis" (AJ-BS). The airfield is also the site of a museum which sports an impressive number of pre-WWI up to present aircrafts. The B-17 used in the motion picture Memphis Belle is a permanent project of the AJ-BS group. During the show, dozens of vintage aircrafts are assembled from Europe and the US for display and flight demonstrations. The French air force usually demonstrates some new air capacity (paratroops, etc) as well as overflight by the Patrouille de France, the French acrobatic team (similar to the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds in the US). Also, Airbus or other aircraft manufacturers will fly their latest commercial aircrafts, such as the A-300 series of jetliners. A Constellation flying in formation at La Ferté Alais Airshow 2004
External links
AJ-BS group official Site (Both French and English)
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