50 YEARS OF FRENCH SECURITE CIVILE AIR SERVICE
The French Sécurité Civile air service celebrated a half-century of operations in 2013 with a formal ceremony at Marignane on June, 1st and a public airshow at Aix-les-Milles on June, 2nd.
Enjoy a few of our pictures for the pleasure of the eyes.
All pictures are credited Samuel Prétat/EMM76 but you are free to use them at will as long as this is for a non-profit use and you credit them either to Samuel Prétat or EMM76.
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Thank you to all BASC personnel and aircrew for their welcome during these two days, and also for their continious presence all year long.
All credits Samuel Prétat / EMM76
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Celebration
Medals to the firemen honoring their long-term commitment
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Dash-8
One of the two French DASH-8s
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Beech 200
Used for air attack coordination and transport
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Pélican 32
The star of the day with her special markings designed by artist Julien Camp
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Pelican
Close-up of the specially-commissioned nose-art
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EC-HEU
INAER's CL-215 c/n 1038 back in her initial Spanish Air Force colors after years in blue and white
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Pélican 32
Pélican 32 in her commemorative scheme
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50 years
Commemorative marking on Pélican 32 winglet
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Duxford Catalina Society's Canso buit in... 1943. She is BASC's former Pelican Bleu
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Canso Pelican
Pelican nose-art by Julien Camp adorning the nose of the Catalina Society Catalina