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[SIZE=3]Les chevaliers du ciel[/SIZE]

The Armee de l'Aire would like to formally invite the nations of the world to attend the first biennial Les chevaliers du ciel gathering in France. This event will be open to sixteen teams (or more, if the response is high enough) as a gathering of talented military pilots.

Overview:
Each country can send only one team, consisting of four to six pilots, who will be scored as a team for a variety of events. These events will be held in three stages, each held in different venues across France. Scoring will emphasize teamwork and training of the pilots

- Stage One: Held at Salon-de-Provence Air Base, August 29-30. Consists of an offshore course of pylons between Marseilles and Toulon. The team will set a measured speed prior to the race, and will then try to complete the circuit as close as possible to that average speed.
- Stage Two: Held at Dijon Air Base, September 3-4. Pilots will receive a measured quantity of ammunition, and will shoot at a towed target sleeve. The team will receive points based on the percentage of hits on the target sleeve.
- Stage Three: Held at Vélizy-Villacoublay Air Base (near Paris), September 5-6. This consists of an aerobatic competition to be judged by a panel of twelve observers selected by lot.

Requirements:
- All planes must be in regular service with the country of origin's air force; all pilots must be employed as active-duty military pilots.
- A minimum of four and maximum of six planes and pilots can be entered. If a plane breaks down, then one substitute aircraft is allowed so long as the pilot list remains the same.
- All planes must have at least one machine gun (for stage two).
- Planes must have two engines or fewer, and a maximum of two crewmen.

Notes:
Although modern fighter aircraft are presumed, the nature of the competition means that advanced fighter trainers are not going to be disadvantaged in scoring.

To Enter:
- Nationality: ____
- Team Name (if applicable): ____
- Pilots: ____ - include team leader
- Aircraft Flown: ____

(Aircraft specs also requested).

[SIZE=3]Attendees:[/SIZE]

Team One:
- Nationality: France
- Team Name: Groupe Rafale
- Pilots: Edmond Marin la Meslée (team leader), Louis Delfino, Roland de la Poype, Pierre Le Gloan, Marcel Albert
- Aircraft Flown: Arsenal VB.20 Rafale

Team Two:
- Nationality: Germany
- Team Name: Marine Jagd-sfaffel 141
- Pilots: Kapitänleutnant Ludwig Becker, Leutnant zur See Wolfgang Falck, Oberleutnant zur See Franz von Werra, Leutnant zur See Egon Mayer, Oberleutnant zur See Heinrich Hoffmann, Leutnant zur See Eduard Neumann
- Aircraft Flown: Focke Wulf Fw190M

Team Three:
- Nationality: United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland
- Team Name: RAF Exhibition Flight
- Pilots: Wing Commander Douglas R. S. Bader (team leader), Squadron Leader Brian Lane, Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Allard, Squadron Leader John Connell Freeborn, Flight Lieutenant George Charles Calder Palliser, Flight Lieutenant Frederick Higginson
- Aircraft Flown: Supermarine Vickers Spitfire F.Mk.IV

Team Four:
- Nationality: Brazil (reserved)
- Team Name:
- Pilots:
- Aircraft Flown: EMB-F42 Tornado II

Team Five:
- Nationality: Yugoslavia
- Team Name: The Golden Hawks
- Pilots: Major Vladimir Gorup (team leader), Lieutenant Milan Zunic; Captain Stevan Krajinovic (element leader), Flight Sergeant Ivo Rahek; Lieutenant Milislav Semiz (element leader), Flight Sergeant Eduard Banfic
- Aircraft Flown: Soko Jastreb

Team Six:
- Nationality: Argentina
- Team Name: Grupo Jaguar
- Pilots: Major de Aero Antonio Valdez (team leader), Major de Aero Horatio Cisco, Major de Aero Enrique Vasques, Lieutenant de Aero Paulo de Francisco, Lieutenant de Aero Juan Palmero, Lieutenant de Aero Carlos Fernandez-Burros
- Aircraft Flown: FMA I-02II Pulqui

Team Seven:
- Nationality: Japan
- Team Name: Blue Impulse
- Pilots: Leader: Captain Mitsuo Fuchida, Lieutenant Saburou Sakai, Lieutenant Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Lieutenant Junichi Sasai, Captain Minoru Genda, Lieutenant Tetsuzou Iwamoto
- Aircraft Flown: Kanzaki A7K1

Team Eight:
- Nationality: United States
- Team Name: The Flying Leathernecks
- Pilots: 4x Pilots
- Aircraft Flown: Chance-Vought F4U