The Paris Défilé Flypast practice for 2024 was taking place as usual at Base Aérienne 123 Bricy, just outside the French city of Orléans. Due to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the Défilé will not be held on the Champs-Élysées. Instead, it will fly up the l'Avenue Foch. For the flypast practice at BA123, this would mean an approach from the East towards Bricys runway 25 rather than the normal runway 07.
BA123 is the centre for the first practice and debrief for the team leaders. Some of the aircraft arrived the day before the practice date, and as usual, so did we. As you will see, the weather was slightly overcast to very overcast, but at least it would take place on the scheduled day, unlike the previous two years, which were rescheduled.
The rest is a photographic record of what you may see from your locations across Paris for the Défilé at La Fête Nationale Française, also known as Bastille Day, on July 14th, 2024.
