Following on from an
earlier thread here is a really nice movie (22 min.) on one of the French Air Force display teams from the 3/33 Lorraine training squadron. It includes their RIAT display in 2002 (which they won) as well as interviews. The "singsong" and breathing of the No.2 are impressive. The pictures are stunning too.
MovieSadly the No. 2 is the movie died the following year in training, as leader of the display. His own No. 2 crashed and died too.
They were called the Voltige Victor and flew Mirages F1-B and -C, which have since been retired from this unit and is a type that is progressively disappearing.
If you understand French the comment from the No.2 at 15:50 is great (poor transtlation):
- Are you better than the Patrouille de France
- Please don't tell them that...