The Aviation Magazine 51 July-August 2017 | Page 66
PAF was not only the first aerobatic team in the world, they also achieved another first when Comman‐
dant Virginie Guyot a fighter pilot of the Armée de l'Air was appointed leader of the Patrouille de France,
becoming the first woman in the world to command a precision aerobatic demonstration team. Images
above and below were taken in Malta in 2010.
In 1986 PAF visited the USA with several flyovers and air
shows. I could not locate any images from that visit apart
from the top left one. PAF also visited Canada for an air
show at CFB North Bay, with the help of the Canadian
Forces Museum of Aerospace Defence, 22 Wing North
Bay, Department of National Defence/Government of Can‐
ada, we were able to locate the above images of their arri‐
val and air show at CFB North Bay. The (3) images from
the “Collection of the Canadian Forces Museum of Aero‐
space Defence”.