Royal International Air Tattoo 2024 General Discussion Thread

[Red-Eye-Knight]

A Reds formation with the Gnats would be awesome to see.

[jasonT1981]

The Gnats have been very rarely seen since the tragic events of 2015. There have been static appearances, and very few flying displays - Duxford in 2018 and Midlands in 2019 are the most recent public displays I can think of. They do however still keep the two Gnats flying regularly, though it seems to mainly be trips from North Weald out to the coast and back.

Thanks, Newcastle NI had them in 2014 and it was a very good display.

It would be great to see them with the Reds. Not seen those Gnats since 2014 and really hoping to see them again.

[smudger]

I’ve seen that the blue angel’s schedule has RIAT weekend free, could we potentially see those over here? Always wanted to see them so fingers crossed

[somerset]

I’ve seen that the blue angel’s schedule has RIAT weekend free, could we potentially see those over here? Always wanted to see them so fingers crossed

I'm sure I've seen that the fly to close together to display in the UK and maybe europe as well

So probably a no

[Alf]

I’ve seen that the blue angel’s schedule has RIAT weekend free, could we potentially see those over here? Always wanted to see them so fingers crossed

I'm sure I've seen that the fly to close together to display in the UK and maybe europe as well

So probably a no

They were at Finningley in 1992 though.

[capercaillie]

I’ve seen that the blue angel’s schedule has RIAT weekend free, could we potentially see those over here? Always wanted to see them so fingers crossed

I'm sure I've seen that the fly to close together to display in the UK and maybe europe as well

So probably a no

All the way across the Atlantic like that as well. They wanted to be tied together like Marche Verte but the US authorities drew the line at that one!

[Nighthawke]

They passed through Lakenheath in 2006 too, but can't recall where from/to.

Found it - returning from Leeuwarden.

[GoldenPlane]

Pity that Norway and Netherlands retired their fleets of F-16s as they always had lovely paint schemes on them.

The Netherlands is retiring them in late September, so there's still a chance to see them at RIAT.

RNLAF should be present with 2 F-16AM’s.

Jordy

Currently we are planning in 4 airframes!

Jordy

[Red-Eye-Knight]

Nice one Hope they all have special schemes on them?

[GoldenPlane]

Nice one Hope they all have special schemes on them?

Just 1 aircraft will get a special tail. And we’re trying to take that one with us…

Jordy

[Red-Eye-Knight]

1 is better than none, Thanks for the update Jordy

[lynothehammer]

Great news, was kind of hoping we'd get a flypast from all the nations that attend of F16s, or is that just being greedy ?

[Boneyard1]

Yes! Cheers Jordy! Your posts are very much appreciated! Thank you!

[Supra]

& do we think the Special Tail will just fly-in & Fly-out of RIAT? Gonna be in the static line-up with the other 3 for sure!
I'm liking the idea of a mixed Nations F-16 Tribute Flypast or two x two. Need to get these attendees onboard soon Peter R.?

[airphotog19]

German NH90 has self confirmed

[Red-Eye-Knight]

This week we're pleased to confirm the attendance of our first F-16s for RIAT 2024, coming from the Royal Danish Air Force. They will be sending their F-16AM Fightning Falcon, with the solo display again flown by demo pilot 'TEO'. In addition to the flying jet, they will also bring at least one F-16 to join our static displays. As part of our theme celebrating 50 years of the F-16, supported by Lockheed Martin, our plan for all the static F-16s coming to RIAT 2024 is for them to be parked in a long line together, located at the western end of the showground in the Green Zone. This means the 'Viper line' static display will not be viewable on Friday, however location has been chosen as some operators have indicated their jets will not be able to arrive until Friday. It also means our Aircraft Engineering Team have sufficent time to ensure the long line of jets can be precisely parked in the most photogenic manner possible for visitors on Saturday & Sunday.

In addition to the F-16s, the Royal Danish Air Force will also be sending one of their CL-604 Challenger aircraft for static display, a type we haven't seen at RIAT for a number of years, so we're looking forward to welcoming this jet, which fulfills a number of roles including Maratime Patrol.

This week we've also heard from our friends in Germany, who are planning to return to RIAT with their aircraft, so we hope to recieve the formal confirmation in the coming weeks so we're able to share with you all.

Finally, we're looking forward to welcoming members of FRIAT to Douglas Bader House tomorrow, as we host the annual FRIAT Forum.

[Red-Eye-Knight]

Ongoing discussions


AIR ARM CURRENT STATUS
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE CONFIRMED
CZECH REPUBLIC AIR FORCE CONFIRMED
ROYAL DANISH AIR FORCE CONFIRMED
FINNISH AIR FORCE CONFIRMED
SPANISH AIR FORCE CONFIRMED
SPANISH NAVY CONFIRMED
AUSTRIAN AIR FORCE ONGOING
BELGIAN AIR COMPONENT ONGOING
FRENCH AIR AND SPACE FORCE ONGOING
GERMAN AIR FORCE ONGOING
GERMAN ARMY ONGOING
INDIAN NAVY ONGOING
ROYAL JORDANIAN AIR FORCE ONGOING
ROYAL MALAYSIAN AIR FORCE ONGOING
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION ONGOING
ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE ONGOING
ROYAL NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE ONGOING
POLISH LAND FORCES ONGOING
POLISH AIR FORCE ONGOING
QATAR EMIRI AIR FORCE ONGOING
ROYAL SAUDI AIR FORCE ONGOING
SERBIAN AIR FORCE & AIR DEFENCE ONGOING
SLOVAKIAN AIR FORCE ONGOING
SLOVENIAN ARMY AVIATION COMMAND ONGOING
SWEDISH AIR FORCE ONGOING
SWISS AIR FORCE ONGOING
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (RESERVES) ONGOING
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AIR COMBAT COMMAND ONGOING
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IN EUROPE AND AFRICA ONGOING
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND ONGOING
ZAMBIAN AIR FORCE ONGOING

[Red-Eye-Knight]

Not participating

EGYPTIAN AIR FORCE, GERMAN NAVY, ITALIAN ARMY, ITALIAN NAVY, JAPAN AIR SELF-DEFENSE FORCE, JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENSE FORCE, ROYAL AIR FORCE OF OMAN

[Gary]

Great to see the Danish F-16 back. Same with the CL-604. Hopefully they still have the pirate patch I missed out on last time they were on static.

[jasonT1981]

No Japan, that rules out the already very very small opertunity to see the Mitsubishi F-2