septembre 2014

Almost 1 year after my first visit there, (pictures are visible on this blog, several pages backward), I have returned to Savigny-les-Beaune Castle, in Bourgogne region, France. It is located along A6 highway, exit Savigny-les-Beaune. The main goal of this second visit was to shoot a few aircrafts I was unable to picture last year, due to lack of time and stair! In fact, the main collection of around 80 fighters and helicopters are exhibited outside, in various state of preservation and often parked very close each from the other and... [Lire la suite]

Venom FB.51 Swiss Air Force J-1545   Vampire T.55 Irish Air Corps 185

Fouga CM-170 Magister MT-33 N°290 Hawker Hunter F4 ID-44, pending restoration Lockheed F-104G Starfighter FX-90 (moved near the castle's entry) General Dynamics F-16A Block 10D FA-55, latest addition to the collection. Dassault Mirage 5BA BA-08

MD-450 Ouragan 4-US N°230     MD-452 Mystère II 013   MD-452 Super Mystère B2 02   MD-452 Super Mystère B2 12-YG N°69   MD-454 Mystère IV A 2-EY N°289   MD-454 Mystère IV A 8-QP N°39 (collection's latest restoration)   MD-454 Mystère IV A 314-TB N°37

Jaguar A French Air Force 7-HJ N°72 Jaguar E French Air Force 339-WF N°10

False markings, last operator: Portuguese Air Force  

Dassault MD-452 Super Mystère B2 French Air Force 12-YS N° 118   Dassault Mirage IIIE French Air Force 13-QL N°402 Republic F-84F French Air Force 4-VF Cockpits and engines inside hangar

Sikorsky H-19D French Air Force CCV / WAD-129   Sud-Est 3130 Alouette II Gendarmerie Française F-MJBD N°1247   Mil-Mi 2M Czech Air Force 0625