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Hello everyone,
I would like to propose a livery for the Rafale C, that of the E.C. 2/30 “Normandie-Niémen” 80th anniversary (2022).
Why this one ?
Why this one ? Personally, I find it magnificent and very original compared to those already present in the game. Moreover, it represents a very special story that I describe just below.
History
History: The 2/30 “Normandie-Niémen” Fighter Regiment is a combat unit of the French Air Force. When it was decommissioned in 2009, the regiment was equipped with Mirage F1CT fighters and stationed at BA 132 in Colmar-Meyenheim. This regiment is the descendant of the famous “Normandie-Niémen” fighter group of the Free French Forces, created in 1942 and engaged in the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front. This is why it bears the dual name of “Normandy,” the French region, and “Niemen,” a river in the former Soviet Union that flows into the eastern Baltic Sea. This is an almost unique case of a Western force fighting alongside the Red Army on Soviet soil during World War II.
On June 25, 2012, the “Normandie-Niemen” was officially reactivated with single-seat Rafale F3s at Air Base 118 Mont-de-Marsan. Since September 3, 2015, the “Normandie-Niemen” has once again been attached to the 30th Fighter Wing, which was reformed the same day at Air Base 118 Mont-de-Marsan.
Fun fact
Fun fact : the regiment has two anniversary dates. Why two different anniversary dates?
-There is a date for the regiment’s creation in 1942.
-And there is a second date for the regiment’s arrival in France in 1945.
For found all name on the plane
38 Actualités de l'Armée de l'air (2022)
Les pilotes - Mémorial Normandie-Niemen
Example from the WTLive
That’s all for me, I hope you enjoyed it and good game to all.