FRENCH AIR FORCE JET MAKES RIAT DEBUT
A delta-winged, state-of-the-art multirole fighter that is the pride of the French Air Force will makes its Air Tattoo flying display debut at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on July 18-19.
Piloting the highly agile fighter will be Capitaine Francois Forget and Capitaine Cedric Ruet, from St Dizier Air Base, where the French Air Force's first Rafale squadron is based.
Rob Windsor, Head of Aircraft Operations at the Air Tattoo, said the display by the French Air Force Rafale would undoubtedly be one of the highlights of this summer's airshow.
He said: "It's a great honour to be chosen to stage one of the Rafale's first military displays in the UK. I think people will be impressed by the Rafale's awesome power and agility."
The versatile Rafale, is France's answer to the RAF Typhoon but with an added nuclear strike capability.
