Seamus Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Afternoon all, Thought I'd share a selection of images from what was a superb few days in France. My first time abroad for one of these types of events, I had an absolute blast, spending Tuesday through to Thursday lunchtime in and around the base, and in mostly glorious weather too. As a huge fan of the Rafale, having 16 (I think?!) examples on show was pure fast jet heaven, especially when they look as good as the 11F and Lorraine specials, stunning schemes Overall though, great to see so many fast jets in an operational capacity rather than in an airshow environment that I'm more accustomed to. My first NTM experience is unlikely to be my last! Dassault Rafale M 36 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale C 143/30-GV Armee de L'Air BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M 36 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Grumman E-2C Hawkeye 2 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 15/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Airbus Helicopters EC665 Tigre HAP 2018/BHF Armee de Terre BAN Landivisiau 13/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale B 318/30-HM Armee de L'Air BAN Landivisiau 13/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale B 324/30-HV Armee de L'Air BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing F/A-18C Hornet J-5011 Swiss Air Force BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Aerospatiale AS-342M Gazelle 4145/GBY Armee de Terre BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA-94 Belgian Air Component BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M 11 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Saab 105OE 1125/RE-25 Austrian Air Force BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Saab JAS-39C Gripen 39238 BAN Landivisiau 13/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing F/A-18C Hornet J-5012 Swiss Air Force BAN Landivisiau 13/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M 11 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 13/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M 46 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M 10 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M 36 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M 46 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Grumman E-2C Hawkeye 2 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M 36 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter Typhoon S MM7310/36-32 Italian Air Force BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA-106 Belgian Air Component BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon FB-15 Belgian Air Component BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale C 127/30-GF Armee de L'Air BAN Landivisiau 13/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Saab 105OE 1135/E Austrian Air Force BAN Landivisiau 13/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M 36 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 15/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing F/A-18C Hornet J-5021 Swiss Air Force BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale C 145/30-GX Armee de L'Air BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale B 324/30-HV Armee de L'Air BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale C 143/30-GV Armee de L'Air BAN Landivisiau 13/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M 10 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 13/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter Typhoon S MM7310/36-32 Italian Air Force BAN Landivisiau 13/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale B 324/30-HV Armee de L'Air BAN Landivisiau 13/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon J-001 Royal Netherlands Air Force BAN Landivisiau 13/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter Typhoon S MM7302/36-25 Italian Air Force BAN Landivisiau 13/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing F/A-18C Hornet J-5011 Swiss Air Force BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon J-016 Royal Netherlands Air Force BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale C 143/30-GV Armee de L'Air BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter Typhoon S MM7292/36-21 Italian Air Force BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale C 127/30-GF Armee de L'Air BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Aerospatiale Sa-330B Puma 1244/DDO Armee de Terre BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M 36 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M 46 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M 36 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Thanks for looking, comments welcomed Shaun 13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 All very nice indeed! I did consider going to this year's NTM but after the experience at Zaragoza last year and knowing that this year's venue was smaller (but likely to have as many enthusiasts attending) I decided to give it a miss. Were there any issues about photographing from outside? I think I read somewhere that the gendarmes were moving people on from what was a good location for outside in shots. Cheers for posting these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 Thanks very much. I had also heard of photographers being moved on during the early part of the first week, but we had no issues whatsoever at either end of the base. The only Gendermarie we saw were inside the base checking the perimeter, but they never so much as stopped to chat let alone move us on. I suspect once the spotters days were in full swing they decided it was too much effort to move that many people on. Regarding numbers, the spotters area was plenty big enough for everyone to pick their spot, and I was surprised how quiet the other areas near to the aprons were, especially when the special Rafales taxyed back in together. My only criticism would be placing all the amenities well away from the spotters area resulting in a lengthy walk to get some food, water etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Great pictures, thanks for showing!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 WoW!!! Great photos I hope Syhart Decals will pop up later this year with some sheets for the Rafale. Thanks for sharing! Evert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Lovely work Shaun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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