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24-25 May 2025
No less than fifteen Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace (AAE, French Air and Space Force) Airbus A400M transport aircraft could be seen at this year's airshow at Orléans/Bricy. Daniel Ravenswaaij pictured this 0033/F-RBAI with 0134/F-RBAW in the background. (25 May 2025)
| Static: | |||
| OO-FAE | Falcon 7X | 21sq | |
| 55+04 | KC-130J | BATS |
| 39821/821 | JAS39D | 71sq/F7 |
| 0011/F-RBAD | A400M | ET00.061 |
| 0031/F-RBAH | A400M | ET00.061 |
| 0095/F-RBAP | A400M | ET00.061 |
| 0137/F-RBAX | A400M | ET00.061 |
| E1/F-ZABU/11 | Alpha Jet E | SIRPA Air, travel exhibit (PdF c/s) |
| E68/8-MO | Alpha Jet E | EE03.008 (nmks/nb) |
| E107/8-UD | Alpha Jet E | EE03.008 (nmks/nb) |
| 5386/UX | AS555AN | EH01.065, special mks '50 Ans CIEH' |
| 5396/VD | AS555AN | EH01.065, sepcial mks '1975-2024' |
| 1018/F-RACG | Beech 350ER/ALSR | ER04.033 |
| R206/64-GF | C-160R | Stored |
| 111/64-II | CN235M | ET01.062 |
| 082/YG | EMB121AA | EAT00.319 |
| 48/2-EW | Mirage 2000-5F | GC01.002 |
| 637/3-XQ | Mirage 2000D | EC03.003, mission mks on nose |
| 355/4-FV | Rafale B | EC01.004 |
| 33/XA | TBM-700A | ET00.043 |
| F-AYKG | CASA 1131E | private, as Swiss AF 'A-91' (ex E.3B-433) |
| F-AYPP | MS733 | private, ex code 15 | 25 |
| N4561N | N2S-5 | private, as USN '65', ex BuNo 43341 |
Alpha Jet E68/8-MO was photographed on Monday 26 May, when most of the visiting aircraft departed for their homebase. (Daniel Ravenswaaij)
| Hangar by entrance: | |||
| 1812/JCE | AS350B2 | Gendarmerie | |
| (101) | CAP10B | SIRPA Air |
| (A137) | Jaguar A | SIRPA Air, forward fuselage, desert c/s |
| (79)/33-LD | Mirage F1C | SIRPA Air, forward fuselage, desert c/s |
| (240)/33-BC | Mirage F1C | SIRPA Air, forward fuselage, grey c/s |
| Hangar (open): | |||
| 745/F-RACV | DHC-6-300 | ET03.061 | |
| Hangar behind flightline (open): | |||
| 0065/F-RBAM | A400M | ET00.061 | |
| Flightline : | |||
| C.16-32/11-32 | EF2000 | Ala11 | |
| C.16-52/11-52 | EF2000 | Ala 11 #10001 |
| 39282/282 | JAS39C | F7 (F17 mks) |
| 39289/289 | JAS39C | F7 (F17 mks) |
| 067/F-UJCP | A330MRTT | ERVTS01.031 |
| 0010/F-RBAC | A400M | ET00.061 |
| 0033/F-RBAI | A400M | ET00.061 |
| 0073/F-RBAN | A400M | ET00.061 |
| 0075/F-RBAT | A400M | ET00.061 |
| 4589/61-PN | C-130H | ET03.061 |
| 04/F-TGCI | EA330SC | EVAA |
| 05/F-TCGJ | EA330SC | EVAA |
| 96/F-TGCK | EA330LX | EVAA |
| 2772/SH | EC725R2 | EH01.067 |
| 18/709-GA | PC-21 | EAC00.315 |
| 21/709-GD | PC-21 | EAC00.315 |
| 24/709-GG | PC-21 | EAC00.315 |
| 105/30-HE | Rafale C | EC03.030 |
| 107/30-HJ | Rafale C | EC02.030 |
| 116/4-IU | Rafale C | ETR03.004, solo display aircraft rd/wt/bl |
| 352/4-FS | Rafale B | ETR03.004 |
| 364/30-SM | Rafale B | EC02.030 |
| 131/XQ | TBM-700A | ET00.041 |
| 83AUI | Magni M-24 Orion | private |
| C-FPSH | Do228-202 | Summit Air, RAF Falcons display team |
| F-AYMD | CT-133 | private, as '35QR-34/QR34', ex RCAF 133263 |
| F-AZDR | MD312 | private, as/ex AdlA '160/V' |
| F-AZJU | CASA 352L | private, as 'AZ+JU', ex EdA T.2B-212 |
| F-AZOO | Vampire FB6 | private, as AdlA '10017/J-DU', ex Swiss AF J-1127 |
| F-AZOS | LET C11 | private, as Yak-3 marked 6 wh |
| F-AZRB | SNJ-5 | private, as USN '90747/PA-47', ex EdA C.6-135 |
| F-AZVM | N2501F | Association Le Noratlas de Provence, as 105/62-SI |
| (F-AZXV) | CM170 | private, as/ex 479 and code 2-HB/312-UE |
| F-BNGS | Nord 1203 | private | 143 |
| F-CHGD/D | C101A | private |
| F-GKCI | SR22 | CFAMI05.312 |
| F-HEYB/03 | TB30 | Vertical Flight Experience, ex AdlA 111 |
| F-HEYF/04 | TB30 | Vertical Flight Experience, ex AdlA 115 |
| F-HEZH/05 | TB30 | Vertical Flight Experience, ex AdlA 143 |
| F-HVED | C-53D | private, as USAAF '268810/D-003' |
| F-JCQX | Shark UL | private |
| F-PSPT | MJ10 | Spitfire scale replica, coded A |
| HA-RUR | Su-26M | private, as 28 bk |
| N450D | PT-13D | private, ex USAAF 42-16936 |
| N456IN | N2S-4 | private, as 61, yellow c/s |
| ... | Rallye 235E | private, coded 43-DF | 12834 |
| Revetment, between static and runway: | |||
| 0062/F-RBAL | A400M | ET00.061, marked '10.000 heures' | |
| 0134/F-RBAW | A400M | ET00.061, special mks |
| (36) | CM170 | SIRPA Air |
| 03/103-YQ | Mirage 2000 | SIRPA Air, travel exhibit |
| Parked north of runway: | |||
| 0012/F-RBAE | A400M | ET00.061 | |
| 0102/F-RBAQ | A400M | ET00.061, special mks '10 Ans A400M 2013-2023' |
| 0127/F-RBAU | A400M | ET00.061 |
| 0130/F-RBAV | A400M | ET00.061 |
| Flying only: | |||
| 204/36-CD | E-3F | EDCA02.036 | |
| (200/F-RAFS) | Falcon 900EX | ET00.060 (serial/registration from ads-b) |
| Preserved: | |||
| R155 | C-160R | near gate, forward fuselage only | |
| (29)/61-QP | N2501F | left corner behind flightline |
Beech 350ER/ALSR 'Vador' F-RACG is operated by L'escadron de reconnaissance 4/33 (ER04.033) 'Périgord' and is based at Base Aérienne 279 Cognac/Châteaubernard. Daniel Ravenswaaij photographed the Beech on the Monday after the airshow. (26 May 2025)
Credits: Per, Jip en Bas Theeuwes, Nithaniël Commissaris, Graham Skinner, Otger van der Kooij, Robert Reuver
Updated: 2/3 July 2025, Arjan van der Rijt
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