French Air Force Mirage 2000N 354 with code 125-BJ operated by EC 2/4 "La Fayette" from Istres, is seen returning from a TLP mission at Albacete. Dassault developed the Mirage 2000N for nuclear strike. Since the Mirage 2000N's standard weapon was the ASMP, which was carried on the centerline pylon, this meant that it could not carry a centerline tank, but a distinctive big 2,000 litre (530 US gallon) underwing drop tank with a bulbous nose was developed and the aircraft is seen here carrying two of these in this picture.

While birdwatching around the Evretou Dam lake, I was pleasantly surprised to see two Cyprus AF Gazelles perform a high speed low level pass through the valley and over the lake. They were operated by 450 ME/P based an nearby Paphos AB.

Preserved at an independence war memorial in erroneous Dutch markings, even though a Mustang which was shot down near here was British, not Dutch. This Mustang is assumed to be the Indonesian air force's F-354, which never served with the Dutch, either. 2017 update: aircraft can be seen in Google Street View wearing a French cocarde, i.e. a British roundel again applied in a wrong way...