Visit of the museum of traditions

Name: Visite du musée de traditions
Start: 2023-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Base aérienne 702 - Armée de l'Air

Created in 1999, the museum of traditions is dedicated to the presence of military aviation on the Avord camp: from the arrival of the first aeronautical section in mid-1912 to the present day. Texts,

Dimanche 17 septembre 2023, 10h00, 14h00Passé

Created in 1999, the museum of traditions is dedicated to the presence of military aviation on the camp of Avord: from the arrival of the first aeronautical section in mid-1912 to today. Texts, photos, objects and materials from different eras, models, mannequins in uniform contribute to highlighting the different key eras of the existence of the air base. One of the essential components is undoubtedly a Clerget 9b engine of 130 horsepower, 9-cylinder star, manufactured in 1915 by Clerget and Blin

À propos du lieu

Base aérienne 702 - Armée de l'Air

2 Avenue de Bourges, 18520 Avord

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Centre-Val de Loire

The air base 702 Avord "captain Georges Madon" of the French Air Force is the second biggest(greatest) air base of France after the air base 125 Istres-Le Tubé. Today strong of a staff(size) about 2 400 officers, noncommissioned officers, servicemen of the row(rank), and civil staff, the air base 702 (BA 702) is the first "company" of the Dear. Tool of reactive and permanent fight, she establishes(constitutes) the heart of the base(basis) of defence of Bourges-Avord the command of which the basic commander(major) assures(insures). This day, the air base of refreshed Avord of 4 poles(centres) of skills: the vocation of air school, air surveillance, defence surface-to-air, nuclear deterrence. Created in 2006, this museum redraws the history(story) of the air base from 1912 to our days, from Blériot to Awacs.