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I think my last RIAT was at Cottesmore in 2000(the year I got married!) so here's some nostalgia from previous years.

I've just checked the ticket price and expected visitor list and glad I went back when it was at it's peak.

32+90 Fiat G.91 Luftwaffe July 1979 Greenham Common by Andy Bird, on Flickr

153 Etendard IVP French Navy July 1989 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

54 Su-30 Russian AF July 1997 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

81 An-30 Ukrainian AF July 2000 Cottesmore by Andy Bird, on Flickr

13186 C-130 Turkish AF July 1995 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

1874 Mig 21 Hungarian AF July 1993 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

0702 Mil 24 Czech AF July 1995 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

104761 CF-104G Canadian AF July 1981 Greenham Common by Andy Bird, on Flickr

XV574 Phantom FG.1 RAF July 1983 Greenham Common by Andy Bird, on Flickr

F-104G x 4 Luftwaffe July 1985 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

23 TU-95 Bear Russian Air Force Fairford 1994 by Andy Bird, on Flickr

38078 C-141 USAF July 1985 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

4 x F-4 Phantom RAF 1991 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

MM61893 C-47 Italian AF July 1985 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

3802 Su-22 Czech AF July 1995 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

A8-127 F-111 R Australian AF July 1993 Fairford by Andy Bird, on Flickr

Lovely set Andy including some great reminders of the few that I did.

Thanks for sharing these, some great memories there. Two days ago, it was fifty years to the day since my first IAT at Greenham Common. Looking through the log book, I think the only current types that are still around from those days are the RAF Puma, Belgian SF260 and USN P-3.

Superb set, Andy

Never to be repeated, I’m afraid

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

A sweetener for next weekend- thanks.

Superb set Andy. Particularly liking the Starfighter pics and that last one of the torching Swinger!

Great show,thanks for the memories.

nice set especially the Luftwaffe F104s and RAF Phantoms

Ahhhh . . From a time when there was COLOUR!! Not everything in grey. Some wonderful memories there.

Have only ever been to two (R)IATs 1991 and 1993.

Excellent set

Well done, Andy. This is another great set of memories. Let's hope the sun shines on us next week.

Great set Andy - thanks for sharing