(Last hour) Beja: NATO Tiger Meet was postponed to July.
O NATO Tiger Meet (NTM) 2020 It was delayed for days 5 a 17 July 2020. The announcement was made on the official website of the year. It was the third time that the Air Base 11 received the NTM where expected 3.000 Military, 100 aircraft 20 squad, coming from 14 countries.
Scheduled to perform 10 a 22 May in Beja, or NATO Tiger Meet (NTM) It has now been postponed, and not canceled, due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
The 56th edition of NTM, defined as the largest gathering of world Flight Squadrons Tigers, organized by the NATO Tiger Association (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), It was scheduled for the Air Base (BA) 11, based in Beja.
They were expected in Beja 3.000 Military, 100 aircraft 20 squad, coming from 14 countries, and 12 NATO and two guests, Switzerland and Austria. This would be the third time the BA11 receives the "TIGER MEET", the other two occurred in 1996 and 2002 and the first time held in Portugal, ran the year 1987 and took place at the BA6, no Montijo.
The organization belonged to Squad 301-Jaguars, da BA 5, Monte Real, having the announcement was made in May last year, days after the coronation of the issue of winners 2019, which took place at the BA 118, I Mont-de-Marsn, on France, news that was released in 31 May 2019 by Lidador News.
The most visible advertising aspect of the NATO Tiger Association is the "Tiger Meet", during which members squads gather for exercises, conferences and social gatherings.
On 17 May, It would be the day of "Open Base", Integrated birthday celebrations of the Air Force (FAP), which would over several parallel activities in the city. The spotters days are now marked for the days 9 and 15 July 2020.
They are provided for various activities, as:
5 July 2020 
Opening ceremony NTM 2020;
9 July 2020 Spotters Day with 1500 participants;
12 July 2020 Air Festival with the presence of various military aircraft and acrobatic patrols;
15 July 2020 Spotters Day com1500 participants;
Tiger Safari to 120 participants;
16 July 2020 Closing ceremony NTM 2020.
Editing 2019 the "NTM" in France, marked the return, 8 years later, 301 jaguars, the Squares, who represented the FAP which won the Silver Tiger Trophy to Portuguese.
After nine days of competition the lusos military collected the Silver Tiger and also the Tiger Spirit Award (Tiger Spirit Award).
To have a real dimension of the "TIGER MEET" (https://www.natotigers.org/tiger-meets), last year at the base of Mont-de-Marsn, on France, attended, 24 stations, and 14 Participants in flights, 4 as observers, 2 as visitors and 4 as external participants, only the Portuguese squad were present 31 Military.
Teixeira Correia
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