Highlights from Paris – Villaroche Air Legend 2023, featuring more than 30 piston warbirds, an extraordinary formation of classic jets and several top-quality military performances.
Among the many highlights, three acts stand out: one was a 40 minute sequence telling the story of early jet development, featuring the Me262, Sabre and MiG-15; another was a 40 minute French Navy segment, featuring Rafales, a Hawkeye and two classic jets, and a third was B-17G Flying Fortress “Sally B”, marking the type’s first participation in a French airshow for over a decade. The 70th anniversary of the Patrouille de France was marked by the participation not only of the acclaimed team themselves, but also by a four-ship display of Fouga Magisters.
Time | Display |
00:02 | Cocardes Marine (x3 Rafale M, E-2C Hawkeye, MS.760 Paris, CM.175 Zéphyr) |
00:10 | Condors Aciers (x3 CAP-10M) |
00:12 | Classic Formation (x2 C-45 Expeditor, C-47 Skytrain) |
00:14 | DGA-EV TBM 940 |
00:15 | Gendarmerie (military police) EC145 |
00:17 | French Army EC120 |
00:19 | Requin Mike (x2 Rafale B) |
00:22 | MS.406/D.3801 |
00:23 | x2 Hurricane Mk.I |
00:24 | x2 MS.505 Criquet, Ju-52 |
00:28 | Spitfire Mk.XIV |
00:29 | C-47B Dakota |
00:32 | Ham & Jam (L-3 Grasshopper, L-5 Sentinel) |
00:33 | B-17G Flying Fortress, Spitfire Mk.Vc |
00:37 | x2 P-51D Mustang |
00:41 | Yak-3UA |
00:42 | PBY-5A Catalina |
00:43 | The Flying Bulls (B-25J Mitchell, P-38L Lightning, F4U-4 Corsair) |
00:47 | F4U-4 Corsair, F4U-5 Corsair |
00:48 | TF-51D Mustang, P-40N Warhawk |
00:49 | P-47D Thunderbolt |
00:51 | Fury ISS |
00:53 | CL-13B Sabre Mk.6 (F-86E), Lim-2B (MiG-15bis), Me262 |
01:01 | AD4N Skyraider, OV-10B Bronco |
01:04 | Fly & Fun (x3 L-39C Albatross) |
01:08 | French AF A400M |
01:10 | Patrouille de France (x8 Alpha Jet E) |
01:21 | Patrouille Tranchant (x4 CM.170 Magister) |
01:25 | French AF Rafale B |