Off colour Bastille Day Flypast, Paris
 

The Patrouille de France led the flypast a few minutes ago with a major cock-up.

Nine aircraft should have been streaming smoke in the French colours with three blue, three white and three red.

Unfortunately the outer aircraft on the blue side streamed red....giving one red, two blue, three white, three red.

A major arse kicking is in the offing.

;)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DiDenkaWkAA9HzA?format=jpg

Someone on their way to be Commander, Saint Pierre and Miquelon I guess

Well it is Bastille day, so off with their heads.

You have to pity the ground crew who filled the tanks for the smoke.

Possibly a Le Pen supporter.

..but should have been picked up on a walk round surely?

Sacre Bleu! Merde!

Am I missing something?
 

Equipped for, but not necessarily filled for.

Or a switch faff. Could be either, and maybe neither.

Whoops......

Yeah the ground crew. ...Merde....
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Bit of a crass comment considering recent events at a world renown display team ..

But it's ALWAYS the ground crews fault.

:mad:

À la lanterne ?

As an aside, they flew over the top here on the evening of Wed 4th July in diamond formation with the rearmost aircraft slotting in to make the diamond complete. I estimate it was at around 4000 to 5000ft.
What I found unusual was that I timed it at 21:48 and sunset was at 21:25! They were silhouetted against the dusk with their nose lights glowing. Any comments on close formation flying in such low light conditions?

It's day flying till SS +30, and at 5000' well probably quite sunny?

Aladdin Pink jumbo beat the Esso Blue man 4 - 2