Highlights from Paris – Villaroche Air Legend in Melun, France. As one of the biggest warbird airshows of the year, Air Legend brought together rarities such as an AT-11 Kansan, newly-restored P-40E Warhawk, a trio of F4U Corsairs and strong representation from the Flying Bulls, with Europe’s sole airworthy the P-38 Lightning and DC-6 both attending.
The Korean War was a major theme, with a special ‘K-Formation’ segment (F4U Corsair, P-51 Mustang, Sea Fury and AD-4N Skyraider), and solo displays from a MiG-15 and F-86 Sabre.
Away from the warbirds, the French Army contributed a trio of helicopter displays, including their excellent Eurocopter Tiger solo, and we enjoyed top-notch aerobatics from Richard Goodwin in the Jet Pitts and world aerobatic champion Florent Oddon in the Extra 330SC.
Time | Display |
00:02 | Velis Electro |
00:03 | Alouette II |
00:04 | CJ-01 Minijet & TB30 Epsilon |
00:05 | T-28B Trojan |
00:07 | AS-342M Gazelle |
00:08 | Tommy Douillard Extra 330SC |
00:09 | Florent Oddon / Equipe de Voltige Extra 330SC |
00:13 | ALAT EC-120 Calliopé |
00:15 | Show opener (x10 T-6, An-2 & Team Phenix) |
00:18 | ALAT NH90 Caïman |
00:21 | ALAT EC665 Tigre |
00:24 | AAE Mustang X-Ray (x2 PC-21) |
00:28 | Classic Formation (C-47 & x3 C-45) |
00:33 | Richard Goodwin Jet Pitts |
00:37 | Fr-156C Storch & MS.505 Criquet |
00:39 | AT-11 Kansan |
00:43 | CC-129 Dakota & Spitfire PR.XIV |
00:48 | Yak-3UA |
00:50 | P-40E Warhawk & P-50N Warhawk |
00:53 | x2 F4U-5 Corsair |
00:58 | Vampire FB.6 |
00:59 | CT-133 Silver Star Mk.3 |
01:01 | Flying Bulls (P-38L Lightning, P-51D Mustang & F4U-4 Corsair) |
01:05 | Sea Fury FB.11 |
01:07 | AD-4N Skyraider |
01:10 | K-Formation (Skyraider, Mustang, Corsair & Sea Fury) |
01:13 | Lim-2 (MiG-15 bis) |
01:13 | CL-13B Sabre Mk.6 (F-86E) |
01:19 | DC-6B |
01:21 | Patrouille Tranchant (x4 CM.170 Magister) |
01:26 | AAE A400M-180 |