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Air Show Report : Royal International Air Tattoo 2014

Royal International Air Tattoo 2014 - RAF Fairford

RIAT2014 photos by Jiun Yap, starting from the arrival and practise days up to and including Saturday's show day with the flying display.



Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) is considered by many enthusiasts to be the supreme military airshow in the world. The word “tattoo” is used traditionally in the military to mean “coming together”. This year’s RIAT lived up to it’s name by attracting the participation of more than 30 air arms from around the world. The main highlight of the show was the celebration of the 50th air display season for the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows. A special “pits day” was organized on the Friday before the weekend show to commemorate this special occasion. Another notable highlight was to be the international debut by the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II. Unfortunately an engine problem cancelled this much anticipated participation. Nevertheless, the airshow had other stars such as the Su-22 Fitters from the Polish Air Force, A-7 Corsair of the Hellenic Air Force and the numerous aerobatic teams from around Europe. Special thanks to the Italian and Swiss Air Force for sending a large contingent to take part in this air show. The gallery below shows the participating aircraft arriving at RAF Fairford on Wednesday and Thursday as well as the half day special airshow to commemorate Red Arrows’ 50th display season and the full day airshow on Saturday.

RJAF C-130
Tornado ECR
Tornado ECR
THK C-130
DHFS Squirrel HT1
SwAF C-130
THK C-130
Su-22M4 9102
Su-22M4 3612
RNLAF F-16
RNLAF F-16
RSV Tornado
EF-18B
JAS 39 227
JAS 39 213
King Air 350
PoAF C295M
RNLAF F-16
SoloTurk
SoloTurk
29R Typhoon
P166
EdA C295M
Red Arrows
Scorpion
Scorpion
Scorpion
A-7
A-7
TA-7
TA-7
Gripen
Gripen
Gripen
Gripen
AMI C-130J
RSV Tornado
RSV Tornado
RSV Tornado
RSV Tornado
C-27J
RAFO C-130J
AT-6
T-6C
PC-9M
AlphaJet
AlphaJet
Lynx HMA8
Luftwaffe EF2000
Swiss Citation XL
Bulldog
Bulldog
PatrSuisse
PatrSuisse
Swiss Beech 1900D
Hurricane
Chinook
Merlin ZH856
AAC Defender
Merlin ZH836
Saab 105OE
Breitling Jet Team
RNoAF C-130J
Luftwaffe A310 MRTT
FAP C295 MPA
Jet Provost
Luftwaffe C-160D
Patrouille Suisse
Patrouille Suisse
F-15E
Breitling Jet Team
Breitling Jet Team
RNLAF C-130
Hawk T2
Estonia L-39
Swiss Super Puma
Swiss Super Puma
Saab 105OE
Saab 105OE
Frecce Tricolori
Frecce Tricolori
Frecce Tricolori
Frecce Tricolori
Frecce Tricolori
Vampire
RDAF F-16B
RDAF F-16A
Hawk T1
Gnat XR992
Gnat XS111
6Sqn Typhoon
A400M
Seaking
Tornado GR4
BAF C-130
RNLAF F-16
C-27J
C-27J
LynxAH7
Tucano
Tucano
A400M
29R Typhoon
29R Typhoon
29R Typhoon
29R Typhoon
29R Typhoon
29R Typhoon
29R Typhoon
29R Typhoon
Swiss Super Puma
Swiss Super Puma
Red Arrows Anniversary Formation
Red Arrows Anniversary Formation
Red Arrows Anniversary Formation
Red Arrows
Red Arrows
Red Arrows
RSV Typhoon
RSV Typhoon
Hunter XL577
DHFS Griffin HT1
Patrouille de France
Patrouille de France
Super Hornet
Super Hornet
RSV Typhoon
RSV Typhoon
Chinook
Chinook
Chinook
Chinook
C-27J
SoloTurk
SoloTurk
SoloTurk
SoloTurk
SoloTurk
SoloTurk
Su-22
Su-22
Su-22
Su-22
Su-22
Su-22
Su-22
Su-22
Su-22
Su-22
Su-22
Su-22
Su-22
Su-22
Su-22
Su-22
Su-22
Frecce Tricolori
Frecce Tricolori
Frecce Tricolori
Frecce Tricolori
Frecce Tricolori
Frecce Tricolori
RSV AMX
RSV AMX
RSV AMX
RSV AMX
RJ Falcons
RJ Falcons
Super Hornet
Super Hornet
Super Hornet
Patrouille Suisse
Patrouille Suisse
Patrouille Suisse
RSV Tornado
RSV Tornado
RSV Tornado
RSV Tornado
RSV Tornado
RSV Tornado
Team Orlik
Team Orlik
Team Orlik
Team Orlik
Team Orlik
Team Orlik
Saab 105OE
Saab 105OE
Saab 105OE
AAC Apache
AAC Apache
Gripen
Gripen
Gripen
Red Arrows
Red Arrows
BAF F-16
BAF F-16
BAF F-16
BAF F-16
BAF F-16
BAF F-16
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
Breitling Jet Team
Breitling Jet Team
Breitling Jet Team
Breitling Jet Team
Breiling Wing Walkers
Breiling Wing Walkers
RNLAF F-16
RNLAF F-16
RNLAF F-16
RNLAF F-16
RNLAF F-16
RNLAF F-16
RNLAF F-16
Patrouille de France
Patrouille de France
Patrouille de France
Patrouille de France
Patrouille de France
Swiss F-18 Hornet
Swiss F-18 Hornet
Swiss F-18 Hornet
Swiss F-18 Hornet
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
D-Day Spitfire and Typhoon Formation
D-Day Typhoon
D-Day Typhoon
D-Day Typhoon
D-Day Typhoon
D-Day Typhoon
D-Day Typhoon

Photos by Jiun Yap ( view portfolio )



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First Published: 19 August 2014
Last Modified: 21 August 2014

21 Aug 2014 brief review added