Royal International Air Tattoo 2024 General Discussion Thread

[Canberra TT.18]

I have been to many air shows in my time and the only aircraft I have not seen up close and personal which I hoped would be at this air show is the AC-130 Gunship.

They are very rare at IAT/RIAT
I have only 2 AC-130s logged over the years, last one in 1994. Can't remember one for the last 20 years.

[DAVEBRAD]

a quick question please, do we get to know before hand whats due on the friday, and in what order after the display is ended at 1500hrs. I,ve a long train journey back up north, and it would help to judge when to go for the shuttle... tia.

[Unknown74]

Only ever seen AC-130s at Mildenhall Air Fete....

[sschofield]

Mmm, can't see the Turkish and Greeks being put together!

They flew (F-16s) together and parked next to each other on the ramp at Ocean Sky in October last year without issue, I'm sure they will manage!

[pg1610]

Only ever seen AC-130s at Mildenhall Air Fete....

I have the following at Fairford

55-0011 1987
53-3129 1994
90-0166 1996

[65thAgressor]

I went to the Nellis air show in 2017. They had a AC-130 on static,and open to the public. Let's just say it's an eye opener as to how much they can get in there.

[thevulcan]

Good afternoon all it's almost time. RIAT posted an interesting social media post this morning saying the Hellenic F-4's are enroute and to be prepared for electrifying action. Now this could be referring to the show as a whole but an interesting aircraft to pick out. Perhaps they are possibly flying now. I'm happy to just have them on the ground. But I thought it might be worth mentioning here.

[Thunder]

Any flying display by a Hellenic F-4 would be confined to a few fly bys and a couple of turns, don’t think they’ve had a F-4 display for years. Still an F-4 flying is not to be missed.

[thevulcan]

Completely agree thunder a couple of passes would be amazing. Again not confirmed by RIAT but just an interesting post on their socials this morning.

[np1991]

Think you're reading too much into I'm afraid

[jamesg23]

Only ever seen AC-130s at Mildenhall Air Fete....

I have the following at Fairford

55-0011 1987
53-3129 1994
90-0166 1996

Was there one at riat when held at cottesmore? I remember a number of interesting hercs there and seem to recall an AC130.

[MikeN]

Does the RAF or any British Miliary branch have an AC-130 Gunship or any similar type aircraft?

[Seacat192]

Nothing at all

[Seahornet1]

Does the RAF or any British Miliary branch have an AC-130 Gunship or any similar type aircraft?

Well, the nearest thing to a 'gunship' in UK service that I can think of: When we see the Chinook display, they sometimes have a heavy machine gun mounted on the ramp. Not quite in the AC-130 league, though!

[James Cutting]

[LeeHathaway]

Portuguese KC-390 and F-16’s listed as cancelled on the RIAT website

[airtyphoon]

Canadian CF-18 Demonstration team are getting ready to cross the Atlantic from Goose bay.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/xkvQKHTwC7Hqe3kt/?

Shame about those Portuguese F-16’s , they were my highlight.

[thevulcan]

Seems we are getting all four Qatari F15QA's

https://euro-sd.com/2024/07/major-news/ ... rnborough/

[MikeN]

No B-1s unless they arrive at the last minute.

[Mike]

Seems we are getting all four Qatari F15QA's

https://euro-sd.com/2024/07/major-news/ ... rnborough/

It doesn't say that all four will be at Fairford, I hope they are though.