French Invaision of Oshkosh!

Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:41 pm

I just read in Air Classics(hold your tongues! :wink:

) that the French Squadron of the CAF is sending a contingent of 21 aircraft to Oshkosh, two of which are ex French Military Dassault MD312s(the rest being of the Civil Breed :roll:

). According to the article they are scheduled to depart Paris on 18 July with an arrival date of 25 July at Wittman. As I will not be at Oshkosh(some day :cry:

) does anyone know where they will enter the US? As it doesn't sound like any of these aircraft have the legs to fly a straight hop, I'm kind of hoping they clear customs at BIA!?

Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:51 pm

Don,

This was announced at the EAA website in April. Planned stops are listed in the following article.

http://www.airventure.org/2005/news/050421_caravan.html

Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:14 pm

It Figures, Skunked Again!

Thanks For the Info, Dan!

Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:56 am

If it was printed in AC that the French Squadron of the CAf is sending those planes, well… Ac printed a lot of crap.
Not at all related to the CAF in any way. This all "invasion" is oragnised by french magazine Aviation & Pilote. And it happened that volunteer oragnsiation related to Dassault had in mind since a couple of year to fly some MD 312 twins over the North Atlantic to OSH. So they join the Cap sur Oshkosh operation organised by Aviation & PIlote.

Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:08 am

Plattsburg????

I need to make a run up there soon and pick up some more Malt (its really cheap and its also French, go figure).

Any of the Frensh crew what some Beer? :wink:

Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:18 am

Legs will be :
Paris - Aberdeen
Aberdeen -Reykjavik
Reykjavik - Kulusuk
Kulusuk - SondreStrom Fjord
SondreStrom Fjord - Iqaluit
Iqaluit - Schefferville
Schefferville -Montreal
Montreal -Plattsburg
Plattsburg - Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac - Oshkosh