In this seventy-fifth issue of the publication, we zoom in on the French Air Force's Côte d'Argent squadron, the Air Legend airshow and the Italian air force deployed on the other side of the world.
In this seventy-fifth issue of the publication, we zoom in on the French Air Force’s Côte d’Argent squadron, the Air Legend airshow and the Italian air force deployed on the other side of the world.
For this December 2024 – January 2025 issue, the editors of “Raids Aviation” have concocted three special features that should delight purists in the New Year. We start with the 1/30 Côte d’Argent fighter and experimental squadron (created in 1965 and named after it more than two decades later), based at Mont-de-Marsan air base 118. A zoom on all the components of this formation, which operates on board the Mirage 2000 and Rafale.
The second major feature looks back at the 2024 edition of the Air Legend airshow (organized, as every year, in September), where numerous aircraft from the Dassault galaxy once again took to the skies over Melun, south of Paris. For this 2024 edition of the event, the magazine also featured the Douglas DC-6 of Marshal Tito, who ruled Yugoslavia for most of the second half of the 20th century.
Elsewhere, the bimonthly features part three of our presentation of US forces on the African continent, as well as a special report on the “Pitch Black 2024” exercise (the third major report in this issue), carried out by the Italian navy in the Indo-Pacific region. Not forgetting the traditional news briefs on aviation activity in France and abroad. Enjoy your reading!
Magazine. “Raids Aviation” n°75. December 2024-January 2025. Published by Histoire & Collections, 84 pages. ISBN: 15189000057000