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2011-05-24

SBAP site update on 22-05-2011 : Events : Cambrai-Niergnies airshow


Text : Serge Van Heertum     
Pictures : Serge Van Heertum & Luc Dujardin © sbap 2011
The well known Tigermeet was held this year at Cambrai-Epinois air base. This was the very last time that this base, situated in the North of France,  was the home of the Tigers.  As a matter of fact this base will soon close it’s doors definitely and an important page of the French military history will be turned. For this special  occasion the event was underlined  with the organisation of a great airshow.  For practical and logistic reasons this airshow was held on another airfield situated at Cambrai-Niergnies. Thus it became a combined organisation between the French Air Force and the local "Louis Blériot" aeroclub....