Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2023

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Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2023

Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:01 pm

Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2023
Theme: SKYTANKER23
July 14th - 16th
RAF Fairford
Fairford, United Kingdom
https://www.airtattoo.com/

Featured Performers
- Belgian AF F-16 Fighting Falcon Demo
- Czech AF JAS-39 Gripen Demo
- Finnish AF F/A-18 Hornet Demo
- French AF Rafale C Demo
- French AF C-135FR Stratotanker Flybys *Friday only*
- German AF A400M Atlas Air-To-Air Refueling Flyby
- German AF Tornado IDS/ECR Air-To-Air Refueling Flyby
- German Army NH90 TTH Demo
- Italian AF C-27J Spartan Demo
- Italian AF F-2000 Typhoon Demo
- Italian AF HH-139 Search and Rescue Demo
- Italian AF T-346A Master Demo
- Italian Army A-129 Mangusta Demo
- RAF Red Arrows [Hawk T1 (x 8)]
- RAF Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight [Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster]
- RAF Typhoon FGR4 Demo
- RAF Chinook HC6A Demo
- RAF A400M Atlas Air-To-Air Refueling Flyby with Voyager KC3 *Friday only*
- RAF Voyager KC3 Air-To-Air Refueling Flyby
- RAF F-35B Lightning II Flybys
- RDAF F-16 Fighting Falcon Demo
- Royal Jordanian Falcons [Extra 330LX (x 4)]
- RSAF Saudi Hawks [Hawk Mk.65 (x 7)]
- Spanish AF Patrulla Águila [C.101 Aviojet (x 6)]
- Spanish Navy AV-8B Harrier II Demo
- Swedish AF JAS-39 Gripen Demo
- Swedish AF SAAB 105 (SK.60) Demo
- UAEAF Al Fursan [MB-339 (x 7)]
- USAF CV-22 Osprey Demo
- USAF B-52 Stratofortress Flybys
- USAF KC-135 Stratotanker Flybys
- USAF MC-130J Commando II Air-To-Air Refueling Flyby
- JAS-39E Gripen (SAAB)
- Me 262 Swallow (Flugmuseum Messerschmitt)
- Meteor T7(Mod) (Martin Baker)

Static Displays (Military)
- Belgian AF General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon (x 2)
- Belgian AF SIAI-Marchetti SF.260D
- British AAC Boeing Apache AH2
- British AAC Leonardo Wildcat AH1
- British AAC Westland Gazelle AH1 (x 2)
- Czech AF Aero Vodochody L-159 ALCA
- Czech AF Mil Mi-171Sh 'Hip'
- French AF Socata TBM-700
- German AF Airbus A400M
- German AF Eurofighter EF2000
- German AF Sikorsky CH-53G
- German Army NH90 TTH
- Hellenic AF McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II (x 2)
- Hungarian AF SAAB JAS-39C Gripen
- Irish Air Corps AgustaWestland AW139
- Irish Air Corps Eurocopter EC-135
- Italian AF AMX A-11A Ghibli (x 2)
- Italian AF Boeing KC-767A
- Italian AF Eurofighter F-2000A Typhoon
- Italian AF Gulfstream G550 CAEW
- Italian AF Leonardo C-27J Spartan
- Italian AF Leonardo HH-101A Caesar
- Italian AF Leonardo P-72A
- Italian AF Lockheed KC-130J Hercules
- Italian AF Panavia Tornado (x 2)
- Italian AF SIAI-Marchetti U-208A (x 2)
- Italian Army Dornier Do-228
- Italian Army Leonardo UH-169B
- Italian Navy McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+ Harrier II
- Lithuanian AF Leonardo C-27J Spartan
- NATO Airbus A330 MRTT
- Polish AF Sukhoi Su-22M 'Fitter'
- Portuguese AF Socata TB-30 Epsilon (x 2)
- Qatar Emiri AF Hawk Mk.167 (x 2)
- Qatar Emiri AF Eurofighter Typhoon
- Romanian AF Antonov An-26 'Curl'
- RAF Airbus Atlas C1
- RAF Airbus Helicopters Juno HT1 (x 2)
- RAF Airbus Helicopters Jupiter HT1
- RAF BAE Systems Hawk T2 (x 2)
- RAF Beechcraft Texan T1 (x 2)
- RAF Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
- RAF Boeing Poseidon MRA1
- RAF Embraer Phenom T1
- RAF Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
- RAF Eurofighter Typhoon T3
- RAF Grob Prefect T1 (x 2)
- RAF Grob Tutor T1 (x 2)
- RAF Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II
- RCAF CC-130J Hercules
- RCAF CP-140 Aurora
- RDAF General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon
- RJAF Lockheed C-130H Hercules
- Royal Navy Airbus Helicopters AS365 N2 Dauphin II
- Royal Navy Beechcraft Avenger T1
- Royal Navy Leonardo Merlin HC4
- Royal Netherlands AF Boeing CH-47F Chinook (x 2)
- Royal Netherlands AF General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon (x 2)
- Royal Netherlands AF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II (x 2)
- Royal Netherlands AF NH90 NFH
- RSAF Airbus A330 MRTT
- Slovakian AF LET L-410UVP Turbolet
- Spanish AF CASA C-295
- Spanish Navy McDonnell Douglas EAV-8B Harrier II
- Swedish AF SAAB JAS-39D Gripen
- Swedish AF SAAB SK.60
- USAF Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
- USAF Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
- USAF Boeing CV-22B Osprey
- USAF Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
- USAF General Dynamics F-16CJ Fighting Falcon (x 2)
- USAF Learjet C-21A
- USAF Lockheed U-2
- USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
- USAF Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando II
- USAF Lockheed Martin WC-130J Weatherbird
- USAF McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
- US Navy Boeing E-6B Mercury

Static Displays (Civilian)
- Aermacchi MB.326E (Private Owner)
- Aermacchi MB.326K (Private Owner)
- Aeromere Falco F8L
- Aérospatiale Gazelle (Private Owner)
- Agusta A109S Grand (QinetiQ)
- Airbus Helicopters H175M (Airbus Helicopters)
- American General AG-5B Tiger (Private Operator)
- Avro RJ70 (QinetiQ)
- BAC Jet Provost T3a (Newcastle Jet Provost Group)
- Beechcraft 200 Super King Air (2Excel Aviation)
- Beechcraft G18S (Private Operator)
- Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker (Metrea)
- Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander (Cranfield Aerospace Solutions)
- Cessna 172S Skyhawk (Flying Scholarships for Disabled People)
- Cessna SkyCourier (Textron Aviation)
- Cirrus SR22T (Private Owner)
- Comco Ikarus C42C (RAF Microlight Flying Association)
- Dassault Falcon 20 (Draken Europe)
- Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet (Top Aces)
- De Havilland Vampire FB.52 (Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron)
- DHC Chipmunk T10 (x 2) (Private Owner)
- DHC-6 Twin Otter Guardian 400 (De Havilland Canada)
- Diamond DA62 MPP (2Excel Aviation)
- Evektor EV-97 Eurostar (RAF Microlight Flying Association)
- FIAT G.46 (x 3) (Private Owner)
- FIAT G.91R (Private Owner)
- Gulfstream G500 (Gulfstream)
- Hawker Hunter Mk.58 (Hawker Hunter Aviation)
- Leonardo AW189 (Bristow Helicopters)
- Max Holste MH1521 Broussard (Private Owner)
- North American Harvard Mk. IV (Flying Legends GmbH)
- North American P-51D Mustang (Flying Legends GmbH)
- North American P-51D Mustang (Rolls Royce Heritage Flight)
- North American T-6 Texan (x 2) (Private Operator)
- Piaggio P-149D (x 2) (Private Operator)
- Piaggio P-166C (Private Operator)
- Pilatus PC-21 (Pilatus Aircraft Ltd)
- Piper PA-31 Navajo (2Excel / Leonardo)
- Pipistel Velis Electro (AeroVolt)
- Reims-Cessna F152 (Halton Aero Club)
- Reims-Cessna FR172H (Private Owner)
- SAAB 340B (Cranfield University)
- SAAB GlobalEye AEW&C (SAAB)
- SAAB JAS-39E Gripen (SAAB)
- Scottish Aviation Bulldog MK.124 (Private Operator)
- Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1 (Private Owner)
- Sequoia Falco F8L (Private Owner)
- SIAI-Marchetti SF.260AM (Private Operator)
- Sikorsky S-92A (Bristow Helicopters)
- Slingsby T66 Nipper (Aerial Vocations Limited)
- Stinson Reliant (Navy Wings)
- Supermarine Seafire XVII (Navy Wings)
- Supermarine Spitfire XIX (x 2) (Rolls Royce Heritage Flight)
- Tecnam P2008JC (RAF Waddington Flying Club)
- Vans RV-12 (Southampton University Aviation Society)
- Westland Lynx AH7 (Project Lynx)
- Westland Scout AH1 (Historic Army Aircraft Flight)
- Westland Sea King Mk.48 (Historic Helicopters)
- Westland Wasp HAS1(Navy Wings)
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:56 am

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Dec 16, 2022 3:26 am

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Dec 29, 2022 12:29 pm

TICKET UPGRADES NOW AVAILABLE
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Dec 29, 2022 1:02 pm

Looks like there's a possibility that RIAT might get either the F-16, F-22 or F-35A Demo Team for this coming year's show.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:13 pm

Self-confirmation by the USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team. The F-35A Demo Team is also slated to perform Heritage Flights the same weekend at Flying Legends.

https://www.acc.af.mil/Home/Aerial-Even ... -schedule/
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:51 pm

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons from 312 Squadron of the Royal Netherlands Air Force self-confirmed for static display.

https://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic ... 62#p933862
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Post by NicoHackx_001 » Sun Jan 22, 2023 10:19 pm

Hopelijk dit jaar een grote delegatie USA aircraft (zowel Air Force, maar ook US Army & US Navy/Marines) maar ook wat Aziatische jets, Jet Teams (Black Eagles/Blue Impulse & Tankers erbij (India, Japan, Korea,...) & deelnemers uit Oceanië (Nieuw-Zeeland & Australië)
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Feb 02, 2023 1:30 pm

The theme for this year's Air Tattoo is SKYTANKER23.

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