18 June 2020 sees the 80th anniversary of De Gaulle's call to the French who wanted to continue to resist to join him in London where he had arrived just the previous day, 17 June 1940. London was the capital of the Free French from 1940 to 1944 and today the 'patrouille de France' led the Red Arrows over Les Invalides as part of the commemorations. French President Macron awarded the city of London France's highest decoration, la Légion d'honneur.
With the @PAFofficiel just ahead, this was the amazing view of #Paris from the #RedArrows as the two teams joined for a flypast - to mark 80 years since Charles De Gaulle’s #appeldu18juin speech.— Red Arrows (@rafredarrows) June 18, 2020
🇬🇧🇫🇷 #18juin1940@UKinFrance @RoyalAirForce @DefenceHQ @foreignoffice pic.twitter.com/a0AtN8pWrI
[Appel du #18juin]— Musée de l'Armée - Invalides (@MuseeArmee) June 18, 2020
⏱ 11h45 : la patrouille de France accompagnée de la patrouille britannique des @rafredarrows survole les Invalides à l'occasion des 80 ans de l'appel du 18 juin 1940. ✈@Armees_Gouv @Gouv_mili_Paris pic.twitter.com/3Nh7H2wrZc
