The Patrouille de France saw "red" Saturday morning. During the traditional 14-July parade over the Champs-Elysées, the nine Alphajets that opened the aerial parade released a few special colours. Instead of the usual blue-white-red smoke, millions of spectators could see a red-blue-white-red plume over the Arc de Triomphe.
A particularity that has not escaped, of course, these many observers. Several sources had indicated on social networks that it was a voluntary tribute by the Patrouille de France to the "blood spilt" by the armies during interventions in outside theatres. Especially since the aircraft had on board three Special Forces personnel injured during operations.
"A configuration error"
Information denied Saturday by military authorities. "This is a mistake," Colonel Olivier Célo, head of the Air Force's information and public relations service, told LCI. "It must be a configuration error," the officer said, explaining that the aircraft that left a red trail, used a priori to replace another aircraft, should have "given blue in a normal configuration."
"I hope that the French will remember especially that the plane concerned had on board a wounded soldier," added the spokesman of the Air Force to LCI.
artur9pm on July 14th, 2018 at 11:36 UTC »
Their military might be plotting a coup
afrofagne on July 14th, 2018 at 11:37 UTC »
So yeah, they done fucked up.
https://www.lci.fr/societe/defile-du-14-juillet-2018-le-rouge-bleu-blanc-rouge-de-la-patrouille-de-france-etait-bien-une-erreur-2093273.html (translated with DeepL.com)
SeaBourneOwl on July 14th, 2018 at 13:20 UTC »
Can we get a new flair, mods?