Bastille Day Flyover

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Patrouille de France (French Acrobatic Patrol) flyby on Bastille Day
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Quartier des Champs-Élysées, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

AS 555 Fennec

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AS 555 Fennec helicopter on Bastille Day
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Quartier des Champs-Élysées, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Soldier with a Camera

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Taking pictures of an AMX 10 RC from a VAB (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé)
Just before the Bastille Day military parade
Avenue de Wagram
Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Rafale & Mirages

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A Boeing C135 aerial refueling aircraft followed by a Rafale and two Mirages F1CR
Bastille Day flyover
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Quartier des Champs-Élysées, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

VAB Azure

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VAB AZURE (Action en Zone URbaine) - Urban warfare vehicle
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (Armoured Vanguard Vehicle)
Just before the Bastille Day military parade
Avenue de Wagram
Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

“VAB AZURE (Action en Zone URbaine) - Urban warfare vehicle equipped with a dozer blade and with panoramic periscopes to observe and monitor.” (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé, Wikipedia)

Cyrards

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Cadets of the Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
After the Bastille Day military parade
Boulevard de la Madeleine
Quartier de la Place-Vendôme, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

“The École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM, literally the ‘Special Military School of Saint-Cyr’) is the foremost French military academy. It is often referred to as Saint-Cyr. Its motto is ‘Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre’: literally ‘They study to vanquish’ or ‘Training for victory’. French cadet officers are named ‘saint-cyriens’, or ‘cyrards’. The École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr is located in Coëtquidan in Guer, Morbihan department, Brittany, France.” (Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, Wikipedia)

Jägerbataillon 291

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Jägerbataillon 291 (291st Light Infantry Battalion), Franco-German Brigade
After the Bastille Day military parade
Boulevard de la Madeleine
Quartier de la Place-Vendôme, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

7e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins

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7e bataillon de chasseurs alpins (7th Mountain Infantry Battalion)
27e brigade d'infanterie de montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade)
Boulevard de la Madeleine
Quartier de la Place-Vendôme, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

“The 2012 parade was led by the Armed Forces units in Afghanistan (the Foreign Legion included), several NATO countries' armed forces, and France's UN peacekeeping units.” (Bastille Day military parade, Wikipedia)

Rue de Sèze

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Légionnaires of the French Foreign Legion after the Bastille Day Parade
Rue de Sèze
Quartier de la Chaussée-d'Antin, 9th arrondissement
Paris, July 2009

Planes and Birds

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Planes (and birds) flying over La Défense on Bastille Day
Seen from the Avenue de la Grande-Armée
Paris, July 2012

14 juillet

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Patrouille de France (French Acrobatic Patrol) flyby on Bastille Day
Avenue de la Grande Armée
Paris, July 2012

Sécurité Civile Dash 8

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Bombardier Dash 8 402Q-MR of the Sécurité Civile
Défilé aérien du 14 juillet (Bastille Day flyover)
Paris, July 2011

Garde républicaine

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Cavalry of the Republican Guard (Garde républicaine)
Avenue de Friedland
Quartier des Champs-Élysées, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

See also: Plumed Helmet Search labels: 14 juillet

Legio Patria Nostra

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“Legio Patria Nostra” (The Legion is our Fatherland)
Légionnaires of the French Foreign Legion presenting arms
Boulevard de la Madeleine
Quartier de la Place-Vendôme, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

See also: Legionnaires - At Ease - Képis blancs
Search labels: 14 juillet

Pompiers

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Firefighters marching on Bastille Day
Place de la Madeleine
Quartier de la Madeleine, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Képis blancs

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Légionnaires of the French Foreign Legion
Boulevard de la Madeleine
Quartier de la Place-Vendôme, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

See also: Legionnaires - At Ease - Legio Patria Nostra

Sail Bike

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Sail bike on Bastille Day
Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Plumed Helmet

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Horseman's helmet, Garde républicaine (Republican Guard)
Avenue de Friedland
Quartier des Champs-Élysées, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2010

Up

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Television crews ready for the Bastille Day Military Parade
Place de la Concorde
Quartier des Champs-Élysées, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2010

At Ease

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Relaxed, after the Bastille Day Parade
Rue de Sèze
Quartier de la Chaussée-d'Antin, 9th arrondissement
Paris, July 2009