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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 9. July | 225 comments (225 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Low-flying jets over Paris (4.00 / 3)

my sister who is in Paris and i are skyping and she says there are jets flying lower than she has ever seen over the city. this was as of about 3:50 PM. anyone know what's going on? are these preps for the 14th of July?

... all progress depends on the unreasonable mensch.
(apologies to G.B. Shaw)

by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Wed Jul 9th, 2008 at 09:55:19 AM EST
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Re: Low-flying jets over Paris (none / 1)

That sounds like what happens yearly around these dates. Is she anywhere near the Champs-Elysées ?

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Wed Jul 9th, 2008 at 10:05:51 AM EST
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Re: Low-flying jets over Paris (none / 1)

Etienne Marcel on rue de Turbigo.

She says the planes came from north-northwest, directly right over the Musée Pompidou, continuing south-east, flying really low.

So you think these were planes rehearsing for the 14 juillet?

... all progress depends on the unreasonable mensch.
(apologies to G.B. Shaw)

by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Wed Jul 9th, 2008 at 10:36:51 AM EST
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Re: Low-flying jets over Paris (4.00 / 3)

Well, if the planes were coming from west-northwest rather than north-northwest, that'd be more or less the axis of the Champs Elysées. And my wife who works in La Défense, at the other end of l'Axe Historique, saw them pass by, too.

So, yeah.

I saw them last year, when I was working in La Défense too.

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Wed Jul 9th, 2008 at 10:40:14 AM EST
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