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Squadron over Bs.As.
September 15, 2009
Today Bs.As. was surprised by a squadron. Due to the 200th anniversary of the Revolución de Mayo in 1810 eight ‘Alpha Jet Dassault-Dornier‘ of the ‘Armée de l’Air‘ accompanied by three Pampa jets of the Fuerza Aérea Argentina flew four times over the capital city. They started flying over Puerto Madero, then over Casa Rosada (= White House) at Avenida de Mayo and then flew along the Av. 9 de Julio with its Obelisco up to Aeroparque (small airport). The ‘Patrouille de France‘ “draw” the national colors of France and Argentina in the sky.
At that moment I was in my university enjoying my two-hour lunch time. The weather was just awesome, almost summer (22°C). I sat outside at the terrace in our inner courtyard when I heard some noise in the sky for the first time. Immediately the three Argentinian jets flew over us. Shortly after, they were followed by the eight French jets. Everybody on the streets stopped to watch this spectacle.
You can find a short video clip of this show on my homepage.
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btw: the parents prefer to carry their babies instead of using a baby carriage. I guess they do so to get through traffic faster and therefore safely







