Aircraft
Falcon 50 Does Impromptu Airshow over Cruise Ship
A maritime patrol Dassault Falcon 50 gave cruise passengers a thrill, and a bit of a scare, with this low pass caught on video by a young passenger.
In a June 25 video (embedded below) shot by a Norwegian Cruise Line passenger, a French navy Falcon 50 maritime surveillance aircraft makes a low pass alongside the cruise liner, which had just departed from Bermuda. (Photo and video: Richard Ogle)
In a June 25 video (embedded below) shot by a Norwegian Cruise Line passenger, a French navy Falcon 50 maritime surveillance aircraft makes a low pass alongside the cruise liner, which had just departed from Bermuda. (Photo and video: Richard Ogle)

On the afternoon of June 25, one of the French navy’s Dassault Falcon 50 “Surmar” maritime surveillance aircraft provided an impromptu airshow for passengers aboard the Norwegian Cruise Line Breakaway, a 3,963-passenger vacation cruise ship that had just departed from Bermuda, returning to New York.