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Friday morning was
a windy affair. Much of the day was taken up with
rehearsals as well as a corporate day. Many of the
aircraft taking part are also heading to Farnborough
next week. Headliners of the day were the Tornado
GR4 display crew who managed to have two unservicable
aircraft in the team. It appears the team may have
swapped an aircraft out of the static to allow them
a late trip to Farnborough to validate in time for
next week and hopefully complete a display intact
over Fairford! Star arrivals of the day were a pair
of French Mirage 2000D aircraft and also
a 3sqn Typhoon F2 which is sensibly parked
in the static. Speaking of Typhoons, watch out for
the Spanish EF2000 Typhoon over the weekend.
Not only did he nearly bust the crowdline but his
display is refreshingly different from the RAF display.
Also creeping in was a C-130E fropm USAFE
and a Irish CN235. Hopefully to be added
to the programme is a USAF MC-130H and a
team of US paratroops. No timings are known yet
and rumours persist that both days will see a VC-10
in formation with the Red Arrows. We will have to
wait and see. We wish everyone at RIAT a very enjoyable
weekend and espeacially all the RIAT team. Paul Johnson/Flightline
UK.
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Today's
Arrivals (as of 1700L)
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- PA-23
Aztec (Marshalls) - Departed
- Citation
II (Marshalls) - Departed
- Jetstream
T3 (RN) - Departed
- King
Air 200 (RAF) - Departed
- Typhoon
F2 (RAF) - For Static
- KC-135R
- (USAFE)
- Citiation
II (Omega) - Departed?
- Gulfstream
G450 (Gulfstream) - Frequent Visitor
- C-12J
(US Army)
- C-130E
Hercules (USAFE)
- King
Air 200 (Irish AC) - Departed
- C-21
Learjet (USAFE)
- MV-22B
Osprey x 2 (USMC/Boeing)
- AS355
Twin Squirrel (Lewis) - Departed
- PC-9B
(EIS)
- Griffin
HT1 (RAF)
- Islander
AL1 (AAC)
- BAE
125 (RAF) - Departed
- M346
(Aermacchi) - Rehearsal - Operating
from Farnborough
- Extra
300L (Ultimate High) - Static only
- KDC-10
(Omega)
- Mirage
2000D x 2 (French AF)
- Sptifire
PR19 (Rolls Royce) - Rehearsal -
Operating from Bristol
- Red
Arrows
- Typhoon
T1 (RAF) - Flying Spare
- MC-130H
(USAF) - Rehearsal
- Squirrel
HT1 x 2 (RAF)
- CN235
(Irish AC)
- Typhoon
F2 (RAF) - Flying Display
- Falcon
20 x 2 (FR Aviation) - Landed following
Rehearsal with FRADU Hawks
- Chinook
HC2 (RAF) - Flying Display
- Harrier
GR7A (RAF) - Flying Display
- Black
Cats
NOTE:
Arrivals continue into evening - Boeing
E-3D Sentry amongst others due to arrive.
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