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Cognac & Cholet – Friday 29th to Sunday 31st May 2026

Join us for a weekend trip to the Southwest of France where the French Air Force will be holding an Open Day at Cognac-Châteaubernard, also known as BA709 nowadays. This base has not held an open day since 2022 and gives a chance to see the based PC-21 and G.120As used for training. This is also the base for the special mission King Airs and MQ-9As that the French Air Force use for intelligence gathering.

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After landing at Bordeaux during the evening of Friday 29th, we will overnight nearby. Early start on Saturday 30th, to get to Cognac Open Day and stay there until around 2pm. We will then leave for Rochefort where we will visit the Musée de l’Aéronautique Navale which has last entry at 4pm.

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Sunday 31st will see us visit the public day of the Helico event at Cholet, where 100 helicopters are booked to attend. After this, we will head to Marcé to visit the Espace Air Passion Museum. On both days, we will take in airfields and wrecks & relics that are within reach and if time allows. We finish at Nantes and return back to London in the evening.

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Tour cost is £340 which covers flights, two nights hotel, ground transport & fuel. Entrance to Helico is free. Not included is food, Cognac Open Day or museum entrance fees.
All prices are subject to change until confirmation has been received by the traveller.