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- Sun Jul 13, 2025 9:44 am
- Forum: RIAT
- Topic: Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 General Discussion Thread
- Replies: 404
- Views: 104256
Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 General Discussion Thread
I can see both your points i guess we wait and see.
- Sun Jul 13, 2025 9:21 am
- Forum: RIAT
- Topic: Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 General Discussion Thread
- Replies: 404
- Views: 104256
Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 General Discussion Thread
Returning to the Air Tattoo for the first time since 2018, Ellsworth AFB will be providing a B-1B for static display at RIAT25. In addition, a second example will be performing flypasts on Friday and Saturday as part of the flying display. This is the description on the website for the flying examp...
- Sun Jul 13, 2025 8:51 am
- Forum: RIAT
- Topic: Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 General Discussion Thread
- Replies: 404
- Views: 104256
Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 General Discussion Thread
Hi all, I have just had a read of the confirmed aircraft list and it states a flying and static B1B from Ellsworth AFB and a static aircraft from Dyess AFB. So potentially 3 B1's that we might be getting. Could of course be a typo or mistake on the website but I think it would make sense for Ellswor...
- Tue Jul 08, 2025 6:32 pm
- Forum: RAF Brize Norton
- Topic: Brize closure
- Replies: 4
- Views: 726
Re: Brize closure
I believe the runway is being done in sections with at least half length avaliable for the majority of the work which means all types are able to operate from Brize if needed.
- Tue Jul 08, 2025 4:56 pm
- Forum: RAF Brize Norton
- Topic: Brize closure
- Replies: 4
- Views: 726
Re: Brize closure
Slightly exaggerated Brize is closing next year for a year while they resurface the runway and all of the taxiway surfaces.
- Thu Jun 19, 2025 7:37 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Prestwick to host Voyager fleet (Brize Runway works)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4521
Re: Prestwick to host Voyager fleet (Brize Runway works)
The work is beginning now with the concrete plants being set up on the sports field.
- Sat Jun 14, 2025 10:15 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Prestwick to host Voyager fleet (Brize Runway works)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4521
Re: Prestwick to host Voyager fleet (Brize Runway works)
Probably not NorvilleRogers the pan would certainly need to be strengthened.
- Fri Jun 13, 2025 9:19 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Prestwick to host Voyager fleet (Brize Runway works)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4521
Re: Prestwick to host Voyager fleet (Brize Runway works)
Wittering will be A400's I believe or C17's
- Sun Jun 08, 2025 2:21 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Strategic Defence Review - 2025
- Replies: 185
- Views: 24010
Re: Strategic Defence Review - 2025
Honington has HAS.
- Sat Jun 07, 2025 12:24 pm
- Forum: Cosford
- Topic: RAF Cosford Air Show 2025
- Replies: 160
- Views: 43380
Re: RAF Cosford Air Show 2025
Chinook role demo is rehearsing at 14:00
- Sat Jun 07, 2025 9:19 am
- Forum: Cosford
- Topic: RAF Cosford Air Show 2025
- Replies: 160
- Views: 43380
Re: RAF Cosford Air Show 2025
Polish said yesterday that they probably will not go again today as the weather looks bad.
- Thu Jun 05, 2025 4:56 pm
- Forum: RIAT
- Topic: Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 General Discussion Thread
- Replies: 404
- Views: 104256
Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 General Discussion Thread
I'd also just like to add that we aren't keeping the star item a secret to spite other people but air ops have told us to not leak anything as the paperwork is still in the process of being signed off.
- Thu Jun 05, 2025 1:21 pm
- Forum: RIAT
- Topic: Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 General Discussion Thread
- Replies: 404
- Views: 104256
Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 General Discussion Thread
Based off a post on UKAR this was not the FRIAT hint announcement so something else may be in the pipeline.
Cracking update though lots of interesting types let's hope the French Navy get to complete their displays after 2018's last minute tasking.
Cracking update though lots of interesting types let's hope the French Navy get to complete their displays after 2018's last minute tasking.
- Mon Jun 02, 2025 8:46 pm
- Forum: Cosford
- Topic: RAF Cosford Air Show 2025
- Replies: 160
- Views: 43380
Re: RAF Cosford Air Show 2025
Typhoon is operating from Liverpool for the weekend.
- Sun Jun 01, 2025 6:14 pm
- Forum: RIAT
- Topic: Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 General Discussion Thread
- Replies: 404
- Views: 104256
Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 General Discussion Thread
RIAT 2012 had a C-5M present and was the last time one attended the show.
C-5B?
C-5B?
- Fri May 30, 2025 5:42 pm
- Forum: Cosford
- Topic: RAF Cosford Air Show 2025
- Replies: 160
- Views: 43380
Re: RAF Cosford Air Show 2025
Probably Brize for the jets then.
- Tue May 13, 2025 12:58 pm
- Forum: RAF Fairford
- Topic: Exercise 5-21 May?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11361
Re: Exercise 5-21 May?
should be on for the whole of this week and next.
- Sun May 11, 2025 10:06 am
- Forum: RAF Fairford
- Topic: Exercise 5-21 May?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11361
Re: Exercise 5-21 May?
3 Ospreys and 3 MC-130Js all parked on the northern loop by the B2 hangars.
- Mon May 05, 2025 12:31 pm
- Forum: RAF Fairford
- Topic: Exercise 5-21 May?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11361
Re: Exercise 5-21 May?
A pair of ospreys up out of mildenhall to fairford?
- Mon May 05, 2025 11:27 am
- Forum: RAF Fairford
- Topic: Exercise 5-21 May?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11361
Re: Exercise 5-21 May?
B1's with that many munitions...