Mirage 2000C #117 103-LD "Retirement EC2/12 Picardie" July 2009

After sixty five years of service in the French Air Force, it is 14 years after the retirement of EC3/12 Cornouaille, on July 7th, 2009 on the Cambrai Air Base #103 that was dissolved the EC 2/12 Picardie Fighter Squadron.
Less known than its neighbour the EC1/12 Cambresis (Tigers), they shared the same base, and aircraft (Except Super-Mystere B.2 for Picardie which was in sleep); these two Squadrons have a close history.
Decorated with blue, white and yellow of the blazon of Picardy, and wearing the badges of the SPA172, SPA173 and SPA90 of "Birds of Picardie", it is in this sad occasion that the Mirage 2000C #117 received this blazing decoration.