Skies Above RAF Fairford – In Focus

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Every year around mid July, the Royal Air Force hosts the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) airshow at RAF Fairford. This is one of the biggest airshow in the world with a packed flying program over the airshow weekend. A huge diverse types of aircraft participates every year. They come from some of the major air forces in the world with their modern aircrafts and also owners of historic aircrafts. So, visitors get a good mix of new and old technology.

This year, we spent 3 days circling the skies over this little area in England to bring these pictures of some of the aircraft that are there.

01. Royal Jordanian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules
02. Royal Jordanian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules
03. Spanish Air & Space Force Northrop SF-5M Freedom fighter
04. Spanish Air & Space Force Northrop SF-5M Freedom fighter
05. German Army NHIndustries NH90TTH
06. German Army NHIndustries NH90TTH
07. German Army NHIndustries NH90TTH
08. Finnish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet and Midnight Hawks
09. Finnish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet and Midnight Hawks
10. Finnish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet and Midnight Hawks
11. Finnish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
12. Finnish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
13. Finnish Air Force Midnight Hawks Display Team British Aerospace Hawk Mk.66
14. Finnish Air Force Midnight Hawks Display Team British Aerospace Hawk Mk.66
15. Spanish Navy Cessna Citation II
16. Spanish Navy Cessna Citation II
17. Swedish Air Force SAAB JAS-39C Gripen and JAS-39D Gripen
18. Swedish Air Force SAAB JAS-39D Gripen
19. Swedish Air Force SAAB JAS-39C Gripen and JAS-39D Gripen
20. Swedish Air Force SAAB JAS-39C Gripen and JAS-39D Gripen
21. Swedish Air Force SAAB JAS-39D Gripen
22. German Air Force Airbus A400M and Eurofighter EF2000
23. German Air Force Airbus A400M and Eurofighter EF2000
24. German Air Force Eurofighter EF2000
25. German Air Force Eurofighter EF2000
26. German Air Force Eurofighter EF2000
27. German Air Force Eurofighter EF2000
28. Czech Republic Air Force SAAB JAS-39C Gripen
29. Czech Republic Air Force SAAB JAS-39C Gripen
30. Royal Danish Air Force General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon
31. Royal Danish Air Force General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon and F-16BM Fighting Falcon
32. Royal Danish Airforce F16 Solo Display pilot Capt. Troels “TEO” Vang
33. Royal Danish Air Force General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon
34. German Air Force Sikorsky CH-53G
35. German Air Force Sikorsky CH-53G
36. Belgian Air Component General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon
37. Belgian Air Component General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon
38. Belgium Air Component F-16 Solo Display Pilot Senior Captain Steven “Vrieske” De Vries
39. French Air and Space Force Dassault Mirage 2000-5
40. French Air and Space Force Dassault Mirage 2000-5
41. French Air and Space Force Dassault Mirage 2000-5
42. French Air and Space Force Dassault Mirage 2000-5
43. French Air and Space Force Dassault Mirage 2000-5
44. Hellenic Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules
45. Hellenic Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules
46. Hellenic Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules
47. Irish Air Corps Airbus C295 MSA
48. Irish Air Corps Airbus C295 MSA
49. Romanian Air Force Leonardo C-27J Spartan
50. Romanian Air Force Leonardo C-27J Spartan
51. Slovenian Army Aviation Pilatus PC-9M Hudournik
52. Slovenian Army Aviation Pilatus PC-9M Hudournik
53. Italian Air Force Panavia A-200A Tornado
54. Italian Air Force Panavia A-200A Tornado
55. Italian Air Force Panavia A-200A Tornado
56. Royal Norwegian Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
57. Royal Norwegian Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
58. Hawker Hunter Aviation Hawker Hunter F.58
59. Hawker Hunter Aviation Hawker Hunter F.58
60. Hawker Hunter Aviation Hawker Hunter F.58 and USAFE Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
61. Hawker Hunter Aviation Hawker Hunter F.58 and USAFE Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
62. Hawker Hunter Aviation Hawker Hunter F.58 and USAFE Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
63. USAFE Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle
64. Royal Norwegian Air Force Leonardo AW101 SAR Queen
65. Royal Norwegian Air Force Leonardo AW101 SAR Queen
66. Royal Norwegian Air Force Leonardo AW101 SAR Queen
67. Irish Air Corps Eurocopter EC135
68. Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron De Havilland Vampire FB.52
69. Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron De Havilland Vampire FB.52
70. Royal Norwegian Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules
71. Royal Norwegian Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules
72. Slovak Air Force Leonardo C-27J Spartan
73. Slovak Air Force Leonardo C-27J Spartan
74. German Air Force Panavia Tornado IDS
75. German Air Force Panavia Tornado IDS
76. German Air Force Panavia Tornado IDS
77. Alizé Marine Bréguet 1050 Alizé
78. Alizé Marine Bréguet 1050 Alizé
79. Alizé Marine Bréguet 1050 Alizé
80. Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
81. Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
82. Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
83. Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
84. Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4

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