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RIAT 2005 opened
for business today. The first aircraft to land was
the E-6 Mercury from the United States Air
Force. Infact, a large proportion of the arrivals
today were from the United States with the arrival
of two B-52Hs, a B-1B and two F-16CJs
for the flying display. Several of the star items
also turned up included the Greek Air Force RF-4E
Phantom and TA-7C Corsair II. Most spectacular
of the arrivals today was the Polish Air Force Su-22UM3K
sporting the most spectacular tiger scheme,
surely a candidate for best paint scheme! Elsewhere,
the Lockheed U-2S that arrived today won't
stay long, it's due out at 0400hrs tomorrow while
the real static example should arrive tomorrow.
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Today's
Arrivals (1750L)
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- B-52H
Stratofortess x 2 (USAF)
- E-6B
Mercury (USN)
- C-130J
(USCG)
- F-4F
Phamtom II x 2 (Luftwaffe)
- Mirage
2000C/B x 3 (FAF)
- C-130H
(Jord)
- C-5B
(USAF)
- B-1B
Lancer (USAF)
- U-2S
(USAF) due out 0400 14/07/2005
- F-16CJ
x 2 (USAF) Flying Display Aircraft
- Merlin
HM1 (RN)
- TA-7C
(Greek AF)
- RF-4E
(Greek AF)
- PC-21
- PC-12
x 2
- F-15E
x 2 (USAF)
- C-27J
Spartan
- G-222RM
(IAF)
- Extra
400
- Learjet
35C x 2 (Fin AF)
- F-18C
x 2 (Fin AF)
- AH-64D
x 3 (Neth AF)
- M-28
1R (Pol Navy)
- Royal
Jordanian Falcons
- T-43A
(USAF)
- Puma
HC1 (RAF) Tiger
- Nimrod
MR2 (RAF)
- Piaggio
P166/DL3 (IAF)
- Su-22UM3K
(Pol AF)
- A-310MRTT
(Luftwaffe)
- C-160
GABRIEL (FAF)
- CASA
CN235 (Pol AF)
- A-10A
x 2 (USAF)
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