To celebrate these nine decades of service, the Air and Space Force is offering two days of entertainment in the heart of the Palace of Versailles, this Thursday June 27 and Friday June 28. An air show, fireworks and a drone show will close this anniversary.
The Air and Space Force (AEE) celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. On this occasion, she is welcomed in the famous gardens of the Château de Versailles, this Thursday June 27 and Friday June 28. On the program for this anniversary: dance show, ceremony, aerial demonstration and fireworks.
two days of festivities
An “AAE experience” village will be inaugurated on Thursday morning, on the Avenue de Paris esplanade. In the presence of the Patrouille de France, a Mirage 2000C and flight simulators will be exhibited in this village. A sound and light show will also be organized at La Petite Écurie, in tribute to the first aviator students in France.
The event will close on Friday evening with an aerial demonstration above the castle gardens. This should start at 8 p.m. and last more than an hour. The parade includes paratroopers, an aerobatic team from the Air and Space Force, an A400M, a Caracal, a Rafale and of course the Patrouille de France.
Visitors will also be able to enjoy a fireworks show late Friday evening, from 11:15 p.m. The army stays in tune with the times and even offers a drone show at the same time as the fireworks.
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The location was not chosen at random. Indeed, the Centre for Aeronautical Studies, now the Military and Aeronautical Application School, was first established in Versailles, in the Petite Écurie. The military school has been training officers for the Air and Space Forces since 1925.
20,000 places were put on sale on the Château de Versailles website. Although these have all been sold, it will nevertheless be possible to see the aerial demonstration near the Palace of Versailles.
