RIAT 2018 show days

[shaggy22]

For the first time RIAT this year was a 3 full day show of 8 or so hours, also on this day a special RAF tribute was organised, however the great British weather reared it's ugly head & just before the RAF 100 flypast was meant to be forming up a thunderstorm developed over the area, Fairford itself was spared the worst but the formation area was smack in the middle so it was cancelled sadly. This is from the Friday

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EDA C-295M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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PolAF F-16C Block52+ by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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PolAF F-16C Block52+ by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Couteau Delta by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Couteau Delta by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Couteau Delta by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Couteau Delta by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF BBMF Lancaster by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF BBMF by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF G-115E Tutor by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Airbus DS A400M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Airbus DS A400M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Red Arrows by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF F-35A Lightning II by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF F-35A Lightning II by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Swiss F/A-18C & PC-7 Team by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Swiss Air Force F/A-18C Hornet by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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PC-7 Team by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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CzAF JAS 39C Gripen by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RCAF CF-188 Hornet by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RCAF CF-188 Hornet by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Chinook HC6A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ItAF T346 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Aeronavale Rafale M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Aeronavale Rafale M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Solo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Norwegian Historic Flight Vampires by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Norwegian Historic Flight Vampires by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ItAF F-2000 Typhoon by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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FiAF F/A-18C Hornet by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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AdlA Rafale C by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Frecce Tricolori by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Frecce Tricolori by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF CV22 Osprey by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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UkrAF Su27P1M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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UkrAF Su27P1M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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UkrAF Su27P1M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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UkrAF Su27P1M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Typhoon FGR4 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

More on flickr & facebook as usual

[shaggy22]

Day 2 of 3 from RIAT & this time the weather was back to what it has been all summer here really, plenty of sunshine & big fluffy clouds. This includes a surprise visit & flypast from a USAF B-2 & the RAF BBMF Trenchard plus formation as well as a 617Sqn tribute of the Lancaster, Tornado GR4 & F-35B, all of which were just superb but for me the 617Sqn tribute really was special. It will most likely be the last time I'll see an RAF Tornado before they are shortly retired.

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Hellenic Air Force F-16C Bk52+ by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Aeronavale Rafale M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Aeronavale Rafale M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF Heritage Flight by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF Heritage Flight by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Typhoon FGR4 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Typhoon FGR4 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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PolAF F-16C Bk52+ by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Norwegian Air Force Historical Flight Vampires by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Red Arrows by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Patrulla Aguilla by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF BBMF by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF BBMF by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF BBMF by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF BBMF by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Typhoons by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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617Sqn tribute by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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617Sqn tribute by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Tornado GR4 & F-35B by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Tornado GR4 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Tornado GR4 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF F-35B by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RCAF CF-188A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RCAF CF-188A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Great War Display Team by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Great War Display Team by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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UkrAF Su-27P1M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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UkrAF Su-27P1M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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UkrAF Su-27P1M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Chinook HC6A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF B-2A & F-15C by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF B-2A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Airbus DS A400M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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BAC F-16A MLU by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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BAC F-16A MLU by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Swiss Air Force PC-7 Team & F/A-18C by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Swiss Air Force F/A-18C by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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PC-7 Team by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Couteau Delta by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Couteau Delta by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Couteau Delta by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Frecce Tricolori by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ItAF F-2000A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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AdlA Rafale C by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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FiAF F/A-18C by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

The rest of the set are on Flickr & Facebook

[shaggy22]

Final show day, even better weather this time around & with a couple of departures to Farnborough to boot. I've added a few of the static as well that I didn't get to see arrive like the MQ-9B, made the first ever transatlantic flight by a drone to make it to the show, an RAAF E-7, RAF RC-135W, USAF HC-130P/N, HH-60G, RCAF CH-146 & a few others I like.

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USAF HC-130 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RJAF C130H by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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JASDF C2 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Sopwith Camel by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAAF E-7 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RCAF CH146 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF RC135W by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Tornado GR4 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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GA MQ-9B Protector RQ1 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF HH60G by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Embraer KC390 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Embraer KC390 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Solo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ItAF F2000A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Patrulla Aguilla by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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AdlA Rafale C by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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AdlA Rafale C by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Finnish Army NH-90 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Finnish Army NH-90 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Frecce Tricolori by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Hellenic Air Force F-16C Bk52+ by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF Heritage Flight by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ItAF C27J by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF G115E Tutor by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Norwegian Historic Flight Vampires by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF BBMF by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF BBMF by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Typhoons by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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617Sqn Tribute by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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617Sqn Tribute by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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617Sqn Tribute by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF F35B by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RCAF CF-188A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RCAF CF-188A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Royal Jordanian Falcons by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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BAC F-16A MLU by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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BAC F-16A MLU by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Red Arrows by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Airbus DS A400M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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SweAF JAS39C by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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UkrAF Su27P1M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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UkrAF Su27P1M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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UkrAF Su27P1M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

For some reason Flickr refused to upload all the shots this time so the rest are all on my Facebook page as usual. as always comments & criticism welcome. Thanks for looking

[Mark_Fox]

Thanks for sharing. Really great work!