Royal International Air Tattoo 2017 Discussion Thread

[Rory76]

how about a certain fast pointy thing from Norway

Avalanche ?

Bit early, I'll just 'ave a breakfast.....

[grogresaurus77]

B-1, B-52. Happy Christmas.

[IanSSN7]

From Website:

The US Air Force has confirmed that two of its largest and most formidable aircraft will be flying into RAF Fairford, its only European airfield for heavy bombers, to take part in the Royal International Air Tattoo this summer.

The aircraft, a B-52H Stratofortress and a B-1B Lancer will join other US Air Force aircraft including the F-22 Raptor and Thunderbirds display team as part of celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the US Air Force. Also taking part in the airshow will be an historic P-40 Kittyhawk and P-51D Mustang, both of which flew with the US Army Air Force prior to the establishment of the US Air Force in 1947.

A long range strategic bomber, the B-52 entered service with the US military in the 1950s and became a frequent sight in the Cotswolds' skies during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, Operation Allied Force in 1999 and Operation Desert Storm in 1991 when they operated out of RAF Fairford. The first operational B-1B flew with the US Air Force in 1986 and provided the air arm with a long range bomber that was both fast and manoeuvrable. It was last seen at the Air Tattoo in 2009. The B-52H will come from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana and the B-1B from Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota.

The Air Tattoo's links with the US Air Force stretch back to 1972 when the Americans permitted the airshow to be staged at RAF Greenham Common, near Newbury. When the Air Tattoo had to find a new home in the 1980s, the US Air Force offered RAF Fairford and the first Air Tattoo was staged in the Cotswolds in 1985.

Reflecting this strong relationship, the Air Tattoo has staged a number of memorable celebrations marking key USAF anniversaries over the years and 2017 promises to be no different.

Air Tattoo spokesman Richard Arquati said: "The US Air Force has played an important role in our history and has helped us become the greatest military airshow in the world. We're both committed to ensuring that July's anniversary celebrations continue to be both memorable and exciting for what will undoubtedly be another sell-out airshow."

[welshandy]

B-1, B-52. Happy Christmas.

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Shame only static love to see them fly

[markranger]

Flying or Static?

[IanSSN7]

Flying or Static?

Static.

[Mark]

That's really made my day!!



Hoping and praying that they actually leave on the official departure day!!

[Gary]

Very nice to see them both back It's been way to long since the last B-1B was at the show

[MRTT]

Cracking additions, shaping up to be a good show!

[Voodoo1]

Great to see the big boys back! It's been too long, as a majority will agree it'd be great to see them flying but having them back is still great stuff, again well done Tom & the crew at DBH.

On a different note, the new scheme for the Midnight Hawks looks nice:
https://twitter.com/FinnishAirForce/sta ... 2733062144

There's still 2 months to go and surely there's more mouthwatering additions. If we get the Romanian MiG-21s and Polish MiG-29 again this year would be the best for over a decade!


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[jasonT1981]

With all the excitement over the last few week with large amounts of updates. I forgot tomorrow was Thursday, meaning another update

[Voodoo1]

With all the excitement over the last few week with large amounts of updates. I forgot tomorrow was Thursday, meaning another update

I'm not getting too excited, any update tomorrow will probably be a tame one in comparison to late... probably a mixture of RJF, Breitling Jet Team and a few other civvy types.


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[peasus911]

Trying to put together a plan to incorporate everything into my stay at Totterdown/Fairford. I have been extending my stay to the extent that I will now be arriving around lunchtime on the Friday at Totterdown till leaving Departures on the Monday. Every day has something special now. Must admit that the Saturday at Totterdown seems to be my favourite, Sunday is when I go into the show and spend a lot of time around the statics. Monday last year was my first year at Departures (chose to be at the end of the runway where the aircraft were starting their take offs. This year I have decided to move to the area where the aircraft get airborne, another tweak but still finding my feet. Every day seems to offer something different as well as different photo opportunities. The updates have got me excited already and as someone has already pointed out, we still have another two months to go.......

[MRTT]

As Voodoo said, wouldn't expect the update tomorrow to be anything amazing. I'd expect the confirmation of either the Hungarian Gripen or Turkish F-16 alongside a few Civvies. Would be nice to be proven wrong though!

[Wingnathan]

Anyone have an idea when the atc frequencies will be found out I know it's far but normally it's when the arrivals so will it be the same?


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[MRTT]

ATC frequencies are the same every year.

[Arkie603]

B-52 and B-1 Awesome!!! Should be flying
There celebrating the US Airforce.Get them in the air !!!

[Arkie603]

Just need a B-2 now lol would be a FULL heavy set

[Red Dragon]

The Poles have confirmed the MiG-29 for Sanicole today, so that to me indicates that there could be a possibility of some form of Polish announcement?

[grogresaurus77]

Royal Jordanian Falcons & C130H added today.