For the very last time, BA103 Cambrai-Epinoy opened its doors between 11h and 15h. 4 Mirage 2000's (3 with 103 code), 2 rafales, 1 Mirage F-1 and 2 alpha jet's landed again at Cambrai for this occasion. A couple of thousands of spectators visited Cambrai that day to see the airbase for the very last time. After the opendoor rehearsals from the rafale and 3 M2000 + 1 F-1 were flown for the next day which was the official closing ceremony.
First some of the visitors
Belgian alpha jet
French alpha jet
French mirage F-1
French rafale with BA104 Al Dafhra markings
And Orange M2000 with BA103 markings
And some base pictures, which shows already the first signs of abandonment...
The entrance
Flightline
Flightline filled with airplanes for the very last time
The hangars
Central taxiway
arrival of the 4 mirages in the morning:
the beautifull special paint a bit closer
Friendly backseater
Former EC.1/12 gate guard
And former base gate guard
Now some pictures from the rehearsals in the afternoon.
Rafale display:
backtracking before take off
weather wasn't that good, so that results in some vortexes...
high speed pass:
ATC personel watching rafale display
Mirage 2000 + Mirage F-1 rehearsal
in front of the tower
and the recoveries
with a low approach each before landing
I hope you like them
Cambrai 27/06/2012 (MIL) final opendoor
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Re: Cambrai 27/06/2012 (MIL) final opendoor
Nice set of pictures! Well done.
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Re: Cambrai 27/06/2012 (MIL) final opendoor
Some really nice angles and edits. And some dramatic shots considering the story behind the pics!
Greetz Wesly
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Re: Cambrai 27/06/2012 (MIL) final opendoor
Wow, incredible result!
Brings a tear to the eye that this base finished its air ops....
Stephan
Brings a tear to the eye that this base finished its air ops....
Stephan
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Re: Cambrai 27/06/2012 (MIL) final opendoor
Pathetic, heart-breaking, tear dropping ! Wim, please bring in the Kleenex
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