RIAT Fairford 17/18/19 July 2015 Air Tattoo

[Stratofreighter]

Yes, it is still more than seven months away , but here goes:

As taken from https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanAirshows

Airtattoo Info

Airtattoo published some info about what to expect from friday's show:

Standard Admission tickets for Friday 17 July allow entry into the event and access to:

- Part of the showground (Red, Blue zones only) from 7.30am to 6.00pm
- Flying display from 11am until 3.00pm (4 hours) with a mass flypast to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain
- Friday only 'Pit' area access to get close to aircraft and crews (when not operational)
- Static aircraft displays in areas open
- Public viewing lawns in open areas
- Trade stands and exhibitors in open areas
- Two Service Stations - Red and Blue
- Techno Zone, Vintage Village and RAF Village

Airtattoo also said: "We also hope that the futuristic Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II , which was due to take part in the 2014 airshow, will make its much heralded European display debut at RAF Fairford next summer.

Chief Executive Andy Armstrong said that with so much instability in the world, it was the ideal time to turn the spotlight on the important role air power has played and continues to play in making Britain and our allies around the world, safer.

He added: "Already, the response from international air arms has been extremely positive and we'll be looking to build on last summer's hugely successful event".

Super Earlybird tickets for friday cost £26

Earlybird prices will still not be cheap :
http://www.airtattoo.com/airshow/visiti ... ow-tickets

[aviodromefriend]

Super Earlybird tickets for friday cost £26

Earlybird prices will still not be cheap :
http://www.airtattoo.com/airshow/visiti ... ow-tickets

On the other hand, the shuttle busses will only be 2 Pounds return per day if booked in advance. That is only one third compared to the last two years! RIAT IS going cheap at some point

Combined Admission and Shuttle Bus
NEW FOR 2015 - TRAVEL BY BUS FROM SWINDON FOR ONLY £1 EACH WAY!

We are now offering a special discounted combined Air Tattoo admission ticket with return shuttle bus from Swindon Bus Station to RAF Fairford. This will be operating on Friday 17, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July 2015 and will only be an additional £2 per person (adult & child) per day when purchasing an admission ticket or free of charge child pass.

To enable easy access to the event we are opening a new dedicated Customer Entry Point (Yellow) at the eastern end of the showground which is for visitors that travel to the event by Shuttle Bus, Coach, by bike or on foot.

This must be purchased online prior to the event so please select 'Air Tattoo Admission with Shuttle Bus' when creating your ticket if you require this service. Your Air Tattoo e-ticket will also be your bus ticket and must be shown for your board the Bus.

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Please bear in mind, these are the INVITED countries, Over the years a lot of them never got any further than being invited!

Afghan Air Force Invited
Albanian Air Force Invited
Algerian Air Force Invited
Argentine Air Force Invited
Argentine Navy Invited
Royal Australian Air Force Invited
Royal Australian Army Invited
Royal Australian Navy Invited
Austrian Air Force Invited
Azerbaijani Air Force Invited
Royal Bahraini Air Force Invited
Bangladesh Air Force Invited
Barbados Defence Force Invited
Air Force of the Republic of Belarus Invited
Belgian Air Component Invited
Bolivian Air Force Invited
Armed Forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina Invited
Brazilian Air Force Invited
Brazilian Navy Invited
Royal Brunei Air Force Invited
Bulgarian Air Force Invited
Royal Canadian Air Force Invited
Chilean Air Force Invited
Chilean Navy Invited
Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Air Force Invited
Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Naval Air Force Invited
Civilian Invited
Colombian Air Force Invited
Croatian Air Force Invited
Cyprus National Guard Air Wing Invited
Czech Republic Air Force Invited
Royal Danish Air Force Invited
Ecuadorian Air Force Invited
Egyptian Air Force Invited
El Salvador Air Force Invited
Estonian Air Force Invited
Estonian Police and Border Guard Invited
Finnish Air Force Invited
Finnish Army Aviation Invited
French Air Force Invited
French Army Air Corps Invited
French Navy Invited
Georgian Air Force Invited
German Air Force Invited
German Army Aviation Invited
German Navy Invited
Ghana Air Force Invited
Hellenic Air Force Invited
Hellenic Army Invited
Hellenic Navy Invited
Hungarian Air Force Invited
Icelandic Coast Guard Invited
Indian Air Force Invited
Indian Navy Invited
Indonesian Air Force Invited
Iraqi Air Force Invited
Irish Air Corps Invited
Israeli Air and Space Force Invited
Italian Air Force Invited
Italian Army Invited
Italian Coastguard Invited
Italian Navy Invited
Japan Air Self Defense Force Invited
Japan Maritime Self Defence Force Invited
Royal Jordanian Air Force Invited
Kazakhstan Air Force Invited
Kenyan Air Force Invited
Republic of Korea Air Force Invited
Republic of Korea Navy Invited
Kuwait Air Force Invited
Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic Invited
Latvian Air Force Invited
Lebanese Air Force Invited
Libyan Air Force Invited
Lithuanian Air Force Invited
Luxembourg Armed Forces Invited
Macedonia Air Force Invited
Royal Malaysian Air Force Invited
Armed Forces of Malta Invited
Mexican Air Force Invited
Montenegrin Air Force Invited
Royal Moroccan Air Force Invited
NATO AEWC Force Invited
NATO Heavy Airlift Wing Invited
Royal Netherlands Air Force Invited
Royal Netherlands Navy Invited
Royal New Zealand Air Force Invited
Nigerian Air Force Invited
Royal Norwegian Air Force Invited
Royal Air Force of Oman Invited
Pakistan Air Force Invited
Pakistan Navy Invited
Peruvian Air Force Invited
Phillippine Air Force Invited
Polish Air Force Invited
Polish Land Forces Invited
Polish Navy Invited
Portuguese Air Force Invited
Portuguese Navy Invited
Qatar Emiri Air Force Invited
Republic of Yemen Air Force Invited
Romanian Air Force Invited
Royal Saudi Air Force Invited
Serbian Air Force Invited
Republic of Singapore Air Force Invited
Slovak Air Force Invited
Slovenian Air Force Invited
South African Air Force Invited
Republic of Korea Air Force Invited
Republic of Korea Navy Invited
Spanish Air Force Invited
Spanish Army Invited
Spanish Navy Invited
Swedish Air Force Invited
Swiss Air Force Invited
Tanzanian Air Force Invited
Royal Thai Air Force Invited
Tunisian Air Force Invited
Turkish Air Force Invited
Turkish Army Invited
Turkish Coastguard Invited
Turkish Navy Invited
Turkmenistan Defence Force Invited
UAE Air Force Defence Invited
Army Air Corps Invited
QinetiQ Invited
Royal Air Force Invited
Royal Navy Invited
US Air Force Invited
US Army Invited
US Coast Guard Invited
US Marine Corps Invited
US Navy Invited
Uruguayan Air Force Invited
Venezualan Air Force Invited
Vietnam Peoples Air Force Invited

[Thijs]

With 7 months to go the chit chat topic is already there

http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=111177

All off topic messages will be moved to this topic without notification.

Thijs

[spotterwilliam]

Vulcan confirmed flying

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[Stratofreighter]

Vulcan confirmed flying

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And the second participant to confirm its' attendance:
http://www.patrouillesuisse.ch/assets/p ... 5-ligh.pdf
The Swiss Pilatus PC-7 team.

[aviodromefriend]

And the second participant to confirm its' attendance:
http://www.patrouillesuisse.ch/assets/p ... 5-ligh.pdf
The Swiss Pilatus PC-7 team.

Also their Super Puma confirmed for the Flying Display. Source: RIAT newsletter.
Also mentioned: weekly updates from next Thursday

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Qatar C-130J-30

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Zeus
Breitling Wingwalkers (who didn't expect them?)
and a 20 ship warbird formation all confirmed by RIAT Air Ops at UKAR

Another one not mentioned here: BA A318

[Stratofreighter]

https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanAirsho ... =1&theater

According to a facebook post of the Ramex Delta display team they will fly at the Airtattoo and the NATO Days at Ostrava.

[Stratofreighter]

For the most up-to-date participants' list for RIAT 2015
the non-official
http://www.air-shows.org.uk/airshow-pre ... -fairford/
is probably the best choice right now.

"Whilst we are aware The Ramex Delta Tactical Display team and a number of other teams have announced on social media that they will be attending the Air Tattoo this summer, we await official confirmation."

[Stratofreighter]

http://www.air-shows.org.uk/airshow-pre ... -fairford/
lists the so far still not officially confirmed Polish Mil Mi-14 Haze and the An-28.

And apparently a confirmed Dutch AH-64D Apache flying demo as well!

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And apparently a confirmed Dutch AH-64D Apache flying demo as well!

In today's update together with a lot of other Dutch participants (no F-16s though). Confirmed by RIAT as at today:
Civilian
A318 British Airways Airliner Static
Blenheim L6739 (G-BPIV) Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCO) Light Bomber - Night Fighter Flying
Buchon G-AWHK Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCO) Fighter Flying
Extra 300L x 4 Royal Jordanian Falcons Aerobatic Team Flying
Hurricane AE977 Biggin Hill Heritage Fighter Flying
Hurricane llb BE505 Hangar 11 Collection Fighter Flying
Hurricane R4118 Peter Vacher Fighter Fighter Flying
Robinson R44 Alan Smith Helicopter Support
Seafire XVIII Tim Manna (John Beattie) Fighter Flying
Spitfire 1 N3200 Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCO) Fighter Flying
Spitfire 1 P9374 Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCO) Fighter Flying
Spitfire IX MH434 OFMC Duxford Fighter Flying
Spitfire IX MK912 Biggin Hill Heritage Fighter Flying
Spitfire IX TA805 Biggin Hill Heritage Fighter Flying
Spitfire PR.XIX Rolls-Royce Fighter Flying
Spitfire Vc EE602 Biggin Hill Heritage Fighter Flying
Vulcan XH558 VTST Heavy Bomber Flying

Denmark
Royal Danish Air Force
CL604 Challenger Esk721 VIP Transport Static

Finland
Finnish Air Force
F/A-18C TBC Fighter Flying

Greece
Hellenic Air Force
F-16 Demo Team 'Zeus' 115 Combat Wing Fighter Flying

NATO
E-3A Sentry AEW&CF Airborne Early Warning Control Static

Netherlands
Royal Netherlands Air Force
AH-64D Apache 301 Sqn Helicopter Flying
C-130H Hercules 336 Sqn Transport Static
CH-47D/F Chinook 298 Sqn Helicopter Static
Do-228 334 Sqn Maritime Patrol Static
KDC-10 334 Sqn Transport Static

Qatar
Qatar Emiri Air Force
C-130J-30 Hercules Transport Squadron Transport Static

Slovenia
Slovenian Air Force
Let L-410 Turbolet 15th Wing Transport Static
Pilatus PC-9M Swift 15th Wing Light Attack Flying
Pilatus PC-9M Swift 15th Wing Light Attack Static

Spain
Spanish Air Force
CASA C-101 Aviojet x7 Patrulla Aguila Aerobatic Team Flying

Sweden
Swedish Air Force
JAS 39C Gripen x2 TBC Fighter Flying
JAS 39C/D Gripen TBC Fighter Static

Switzerland
Swiss Air Force
Pilatus NCPC-7 PC-7 Team Aerobatic Team Flying
Super Puma TBC Helicopter Flying

United Kingdom
Royal Air Force
Bell Griffin HT.1 60(R) Squadron Helicopter Static
Grob Tutor Birmingham UAS Basic Trainer Static
Hawk T.1 208(R) Squadron Advanced Trainer Static
Hawk T.2 IV(R) Squadron Advanced Trainer Static
Hawk T.2 x 2 4(R) Squadron Advanced Trainer Flying
Hawk x 9 Red Arrows Aerobatic Team Flying
Hurricane IIc PZ865 BBMF Fighter Flying
Hurricane LF363 BBMF Fighter Flying
King Air 200 45(R) Squadron Advanced Trainer Static
Lancaster BBMF Heavy Bomber Flying
Sea King HAR3 22 Squadron Helicopter Static
Spitfire II P7350 BBMF Fighter Flying
Spitfire IX MK356 BBMF Fighter Flying
Spitfire LF.XVI TE311 BBMF Fighter Flying
Spitfire Vb AB910 BBMF Fighter Flying
Tornado GR4 15(R) Squadron Fighter - Ground Attack Static
Tucano T.1 72(R) Squadron Advanced Trainer Static
Typhoon FGR4 29(R) Squadron Fighter Flying

[jp 74]

Till now the confirmed list looks pretty bad....

http://www.airtattoo.com/airshow/visiti ... -confirmed

[Stratofreighter]

Till now the confirmed list looks pretty bad....

http://www.airtattoo.com/airshow/visiti ... -confirmed

The Thursday-update of 30 April is still not published yet. But indeed, I wouldn't hold my breath...