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Don Martin
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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!?

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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

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It Figures, Skunked Again! :x
Thanks For the Info, Dan!

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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.

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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:

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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

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