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The final day of the Royal International Air Tattoo is the Departures Day. It attracts the most crowd of aviation enthusiasts and spotters attending compared to the other days of the airshow. On this day, all the aircraft that took part in the flying and the static displays return to their bases.
RIAT 2023 was graced by many rare visitors such as the Polish Air Force Su-22 Fitter, 4 AV-8B Harriers of the Spanish and Italian Navy, Hellenic Air Force F-4E Phantom II, Messerschmitt Me-262 and 4 Tornadoes from the Italian and German Air Forces. There are just too many types to mention, we saw about 240 aircraft departing this year.
Here, we have present about 80% of the departing aircraft in the rough sequence that they took off.
01 German Air Force NH90 TTH
02 RNLAF Boeing CH-47F Chinook
03 Airbus Helicopters H175M
04 Royal Air Force Westland Gazelle AH.1
05 Royal Navy Leonardo Merlin HC.4
06 Hungarian Air Force Dassault Falcon 7X
07 Italian Army Leonardo UH-169B
08 Italian Army Agusta AH-129D Mangusta
09 Irish Air Corps Eurocopter EC-135
10 Irish Air Corps AgustaWestland AW139
11 RNLAF NH90 NFH
12 Italian Air Force SIAI-Marchetti S 208M
13 Italian Air Force SIAI-Marchetti S 208M
14 German Air Force Sikorsky CH-53G
15 North American T-6D Texan
16 Aeromere F8L Falco III
17 Piaggio P-149D
18 Italian Army Dornier Do-228
19 Royal Navy Airbus Helicopters AS365 N2 Dauphin II
20 Royal Air Force “The Red Arrows”
21 Fiat G46
22 Czech Air Force Mil Mi-171 Hip
23 Sikorsky S-92A
24 Italian Air Force Eurofighter F-2000A Typhoon
25 Italian Air Force McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+ Harrier II
26 Italian Air Force McDonnell Douglas TAV-8B+ Harrier II
27 Diamond DA62 MPP
28 Beech 200 King Air
29 Royal Netherlands Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
30 Royal Netherlands Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
31 Royal Netherlands Air Force General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon
32 Royal Netherlands Air Force General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon
33 Italian Air Force Eurofighter F-2000A Typhoon
34 Italian Air Force Leonardo T-346A Master
35 Belgium Air Component General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon
36 Hellenic Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II
37 German Air Force Eurofighter EF2000
38 German Air Force Eurofighter EF2000
39 Cranfield University SAAB 340B
40 Czech Air Force CASA C-295M
41 Belgian Air Component F-16AM General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon
42 Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II
43 Hungarian Air Force SAAB JAS-39C Gripen
44 Royal Danish Air Force General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon
45 Qatar Emiri Air Force BAE Systems Hawk Mk.167
46 Royal Saudi Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules
47 German Air Force Panavia Tornado ECR
48 French Air & Space Force Dassault Rafale C
49 French Air &; Space Force Dassault Rafale B
50 Finnish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
51 Finnish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
52 De Havilland Vampire FB.52
53 Royal Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
54 Gloster Meteor T.7(Mod)
55 Polish Air Force Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter
56 Qatar Emiri Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon
57 Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4
58 German Air Force Panavia Tornado IDS
59 Belgian Air Component Airbus A400M
60 Hawker Hunter Mk.58
61 Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet A
62 Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon T.3
63 Italian Air Force Panavia A-200A Tornado
64 Italian Air Force Panavia A-200A Tornado
65 Pilatus PC-21
66 SAAB JAS-39E Gripens
67 German Air Force Airbus A400M
68 Royal Air Force Boeing Chinook HC.6
69 Spanish Air & Space Force CASA C-295M
70 Czech Air Force Aero Vodochody L-159 ALCA
71 Czech Air Force SAAB JAS-39C Gripen
72 Italian Air Force Lockheed KC-130J Hercules
73 NATO Airbus A330 MRTT
74 Belgian Air Component F-16AM Solo Display Dream Viper
75 Belgian Air Component F-16AM Solo Display Dream Viper
76 Belgian Air Component General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon
77 Italian Air Force Leonardo P-72A
78 Royal Air Fore Beechcraft Texan T.1
79 Slovak Air Force LET L-410 UVP Turbolet
80 Italian Air Force Gulfstream E-550A CAEW
81 Airbus Heritage Flight Messerschmidt Me 262
82 Avro RJ70
83 Royal Air Force BAE Systems Hawk T.2
84 North American P-51D Mustang
85 Royal Jordanian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules
86 Italian Air Force Piaggio P-180 Avanti
87 Italian Air Force Leonardo C-27J Spartan
88 SAAB GlobalEye
89 SAAB GlobalEye
90 Romanian Air Force Antonov An-26 Curl
91 Royal Danish Air Force General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon
92 Royal Danish Air Force General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon
93 Italian Air Force AMX A-11A Ghibli
94 Italian Air Force AMX A-11A Ghibli
95 Draken Europe Dassault Falcon 20
96 Gulfstream G500
97 Royal Canadian Air Force Lockheed Martin CC-130J Hercules
98 Royal Air Force Airbus Helicopters Jupiter HT.1
99 Royal Air Force Airbus Helicopters Juno HT.1
100 French Air & Space Force CASA CN-235
101 Westland Wasp HAS.1
102 Westland Sea King Mk.48
103 USAF U-2
104 USAF Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
105 USAF Boeing CV-22B Osprey
106 USAF Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
107 United Arab Emirates Air Force Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules
108 Swedish Air Force SAAB SK.60
109 Spanish Navy Cessna 650 Citation VII
110 Spanish Navy McDonnell Douglas EAV-8B Matador II
111 Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX
112 Swedish Air Force SAAB JAS-39C Gripen
113 Swedish Air Force SAAB JAS-39C Gripen
114 Swedish Air Force SAAB JAS-39D Gripen
115 Royal Air Force Boeing Poseidon MRA.1
116 Metrea Strategic Mobility Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
117 USAF Lockheed WC-130J Weatherbird
118 Royal Saudi Air Force Airbus A330 MRTT
119 Royal Saudi Air Force Airbus A330 MRTT