Airport: RAF Fairford [FFD/EGVA]
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Royal International Air Tattoo 2019.
Operated by 814 NAS based at Culdrose.
Delivered to the Royal Navy as ZH840 on 24Jul02 as a HM1 and later converted to a HM2..
International Air Tattoo - 1985.
899 NAS.
Delivered on 13Jan59 to the FAA. Converted to a T8M when it was fitted with the Blue Fox radar used in the Sea Harrier FRS1. Last flight with 899 NAS was on 25Jun93 and it was WFU. It spent some years at Buntingthorpe before being sold onto the US civil register as N419ZS in Feb00.
Royal International Air Tattoo - 2018.
Operated by Airbus this will be come the RAF's 22nd and final Atlas ZM421.
International Air Tattoo 1989.
Registered new in France as F-BHOO on 09Jun58. Deregistered on 25Jun03.
The HD 34 was an aerial survey aircraft with 8 built for the IGN.
Royal International Air Tattoo - 2019.
Doing their spectacular smoke screen before taking off for their display.
International Air Tattoo - 1985.
Operated by 57 Squadron.
Delivered to the RAF on 31May63 as a B2 and converted to a K2 Tanker in 1972. Last flight 01Nov93 to Brize Norton where it became a ground trainer as 9215M. Scrapped Aug95 with the nose being preserved.
Nose on is 55 Squadron XL188.
International Air Tattoo 1991.
One of three visiting for the air show.
Delivered new to KLM cityhopper as PH-KVB on 31Jul90. To Air Baltic as YL-BAV on 17Nov05. To OE-LRJ 01Mar16 and stored at BGY by 20Apr16. Reregistered to AirCelt as G-LJRA on 22Feb17 but remained at BGY cancelled as PWFU on 21Dec17 and scrapped.
International Air Tattoo - 2018.
Operated by 665 Squadron based at Aldergrove in Northern Ireland.
Delivered to the AAC on 17Sep80.
International Air Tattoo 1989.
Operated by Gruppo 22.
Delivered to the Spanish Air Force on 26May83. Now preserved in Palma Majorca.
International Air Tattoo 1989.
Operated by the TOEU - Tornado Operational Evaluation Unit.
Delivered to the RAF on 22Dec88. Written off on 10Jan96. Collided with ZE166. Both crews ejected.
Royal International Air Tattoo - 2018.
Operated by 814 NAS based at Culdrose.
Delivered to the Royal Navy on 03Feb00.
International Air Tattoo 1989.
Operated by RAE Bedford.
Delivered to the RAF on 26May83. Last flight was on 13Dec05. Sold in 2012. To Bruntingthorpe 01Oct13. To St Athan 27Oct18.
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Royal International Air Tattoo - 2017.
Nice warbird in EC2 markings. First registered as F-AZXV on 14Nov13.
International Air Tattoo - 1985.
Delivered to the Royal Air Force on 09Oct53. Last flight 27Jul92 to the RAF Museum Cosford for display.
International Air Tattoo - 1985.
Empire Test Pilots School.
Delivered to the Royal Air Force on 29Jul58. Crashed at Boscombe Down 06Aug98. Both crew banged out ok. Nose preserved at Norwich Museum.
International Air Tattoo 1989.
Built by Avro.
Operated by RAE Bedford based at Thurleigh.
Delivered to the RAF on 06Nov53. Transported by road to Bournemouth Hurn 31Mar96 for use by Flight refueling then transferred to the fire dump.
Royal International Air Tattoo 2019.
In fake US Army Air Force markings as a C-45 registered 44-36784 which was really a serial allocated to a cancelled contract for A-26C Invaders.
This aircraft was not built until 1959 when it was registered N9606R. Subsequent registrations were N788MW, C-GJKA then to N45CF on 27May08.
BAe Typhoon demonstrator. The agility of the Eurofighter Typhoon displayed at RIAT 2016. Loaded or unloaded this aircraft delivers.