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We were thrilled to welcome The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis to #RIAT23 this afternoon! The family enjoyed meeting crews and young members of the public in our TechnoZone.
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Win a Blades flight for 2! @2Excel_Aviation are offering up two incredible flights with the Blades. Plus a family enclosure bonus! To enter simply like, share & tag who you would take for the experience of their life and why! @thebladesteam T&C's:
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He can be our wingman any time! Look who just arrived at #RIAT22 !
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The Me-262 made history today at RIAT displaying for the first time in the UK. #RIAT23 #RIAT
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A star of the show has arrived. The Me 262! #RIAT23 #RIAT
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The sun sets on #RIAT18 ...
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@mrdanwalker Dan, we'd love to offer Tony some tickets to this year's Air Tattoo. We just need to get them to him.
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Thank you for visiting the Air Tattoo! With over 245 aircraft from 39 air arms, representing 25 different nations; it really has been a fantastic show! What was your favourite moment from 2019? #RIAT19
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The Finnish F18 never disappoints at RIAT! 🙌 #RIAT #RIAT2024
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This weekend at #RIAT22 we're also honoured to host Col. Charles M. Duke Jr, former USAF fighter pilot and lunar module pilot on Apollo 16. Yes, this man has walked on the moon! 🌔
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We sincerely thank everyone who partook in this awe-inspiring weekend of aviation. From the pilots to the ground crew, volunteers, sponsors, and all our amazing attendees. We're already looking forward to RIAT 2024, where we'll have an opportunity to come together and be…
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It's happened! It's real! They're here!
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This year we were thrilled to welcome back the Spanish Navy Harriers to the Air Tattoo! We would love to see your pictures of the Harriers! Just comment below, and we will share our favourites with you next week.
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We're thrilled to welcome the debut of the United States Air Force E-4B! This is the first time the aircraft has appeared at an airshow outside the USA - so we'd like to say a big thanks to our friends in the USAF. 🇺🇸
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The Spanish Harriers are here! You'll get to see more of them this weekend...
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Day two of arrivals has begun! ✈️ We've just welcomed the Japanese Air Self Defense Force back to RAF Fairford with a C2 from the 2nd Tactical Airlift Group.
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🇺🇸 This weekend we're celebrating the 75th anniversary of the United States Air Force. On the ground you'll see a collection of current and former USAF fighters, including the F-15 and F-35! 🇺🇸
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Seeing the BBMF Heritage flight display was one of our highlights of 2018! Did you see this fantastic display?
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The Italians are here! 🇮🇹 @FrecceTricolori yesterday at this year's Air Tattoo! See them now!
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Thanks to @PlanesTV for this great @RoyalAirForce F-35B footage from today's flying display! If you don't have a ticket for tomorrow's show you can watch live at .
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Name a more iconic aircraft...
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We're ready to kick off the third and final day of #RIAT22 ! Have a great day if you're on your way to RAF Fairford.
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And... That's a wrap for today! We hope you enjoyed the show today, we look forward to doing it all again tomorrow 😎
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A warm welcome to this magnificent F15E Strike Eagle. What are you looking out for on day two of arrivals at #RIAT22 ?
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The flying display is go! The @rafredarrows have kicked things off with this great flypast with a Poseidon MRA1 from @RAFLossiemouth ! #RIAT22
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The Japanese Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) today confirmed their attendance at RIAT with the newly built Kawasaki C-2 transporter! This will be the aircraft’s first visit to the Air Tattoo and we're thankful to our friends in Japan for supporting #RAF100 with this addition!
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We love the paintwork on this German Tornado. What do you think?
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185,000 people, 302 aircraft, 43 air arms from 30 nations. #RAF100 at #RIAT18 is done! Post show press release here:
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We're delighted that @British_Airways has found a slot in it's busy schedule for a Boeing 747, painted in its iconic British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) livery, to perform a flypast with the Red Arrows on Saturday 20 July! READ:
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It's only 180 days until the first aircraft lands for #RIAT2022 ! We are excited and as you can imagine, over the past few months, our team has been super busy getting everything in place. Next month, we will be announcing our first confirmed aircraft - so watch this space!
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We've had some rather impressive aircraft arrivals in the past half an hour!
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The World’s Greatest AWE-INSPIRING Airshow #RIAT22 15th -17th July. Book now 🎟 #AllTheSightsandSounds #Airshow #FamilyFun #DaysOut ✈️ Original 🎥 @PlanesTV
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Air Tattoo 2017 comes to a close - thank you to everybody who came! Read our post-show news story here:
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We're gearing up for another busy day of arrivals today! Yesterday we welcomed the German A400M to RAF Fairford!
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Not even the bad weather could stop this Danish F-16 from putting on a show for the crowd. Thanks to everyone who braved the rain today and we look forward to seeing so many of you back tomorrow! #RIAT #RIAT23
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F-35 is here! #RIAT18
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The RAF Tornado first entered service in 1979. Can you believe it's been a year since it was retired from duty? We would love to see your pictures of this iconic aircraft in the comments below...
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Join us at RIAT 2024 as we celebrate 75 years of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 🎉 We can't wait to honour the contributions they have delivered and continue to bring across Europe 🌎 #RIAT #RIAT2024
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The 2019 Air Tattoo is off to a 'jump-start' thanks to confirmation from the @Armada_esp that their iconic Harrier is to make a very welcome and rare appearance to fly in this summer's airshow! You don't want to miss this! Book Your Tickets Here:
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We're excited to announce that the themes for RIAT 2024 are: - Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Pushing the boundaries of air and space - Celebrating NATO’s 75th anniversary Read the full press release by clicking here:
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Welcome to the Air Tattoo @JASDF_PAO ! #KawasakiC2 #RIAT18
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Highlight today - @rafredarrows & @AFThunderbirds flypast! Don't miss out on tomorrow's 8-hour flying, watch live:
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A dramatic flypast featuring more than 50 aircraft from the Royal Air Force will launch RAF centenary celebrations at this summer's Air Tattoo! Read more:
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Seeing the 617 Squadron flypast was a 2018 highlight for us! Was it for you?
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The astronaut has landed! @astro_timpeake has flown with @RAFRed1 and the @rafredarrows . #RIAT19
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Stop press! Ukrainian Air Force SU-27 Flanker for #RIAT17 flying on Sat/Sun! Joined by a static SU-27 & IL-76! Info:
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What a beautiful sight of the show taken today! Can you spot yourself? 😉 #RIAT19
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We loved seeing your pictures of the Red Arrows and the British Airways A380 this week! Our favourites were from Max Stevens Facebook, Daniel Scholefield from Twitter and lucas_aviation_photography from Instagram!
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Three weeks ago the Red Arrows flew with a @British_Airways   @BoeingAirplanes  747 at the Air Tattoo. Reply below with your pictures of this iconic British moment.
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The first arrival joined us just after 9am - we're officially an airshow! You can still book your tickets for Friday and Sunday now at #RIAT #RIAT23
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What a fantastic image! We want to see your images of the brilliant A400M in the comments below... Photo credit: Slawek Hesja Krajniewski
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Can you remember seeing the F-22 at the Air Tattoo in 2017? Share your pictures with us in the comments below and, as a separate challenge, can you tell us why the Raptor's canopy looks gold?
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No caption can describe the beauty of the Flanker! #RIAT19
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Happy Birthday to His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, we can't wait to see you all enjoying the #airtattoo again! First official engagement for #PrinceGeorge in 2016. #RIAT @RoyalFamily @KensingtonRoyal @rafredarrows @RAFRedArrowsOC @RoyalAirForce
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The Italians showing us how it's done at #RIAT18 ! Share your amazing images of @FrecceTricolori in the comments below!
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The WC-130J Weatherbird from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, in some weather! There's a massive line up of static aircraft to take in this year, including some rare ones! #RIAT23 #RIAT
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Today we launch the Virtual Air Tattoo, a free online live-streamed event on Sat 18 and Sun 19 July, giving a flavour of the real event planned for 2020 with virtual flying displays, interviews and never seen before footage. More HERE: #VirtualAirTattoo
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Did today's #RAF100 flypast in London get you in the mood to celebrate the @RoyalAirForce ? Join us on Friday at the Air Tattoo for another flypast and 7.5+ hour flying display! Book now:
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We can't believe it has been 3 months since #RIAT18 ! Who's excited for #RIAT19 ?
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Who's soaring into Monday morning like this Swedish Gripen?
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"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." Winston Churchill. Today marks Battle of Britain Day - paying tribute to The Few, who fought to save Britain in the skies 77 years ago.
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The countdown begins!
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We can't believe that it was just one week ago that we opened up the gates to RAF Fairford! Comment below if you still have the RIAT blues like us!
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Who's coming to the Air Tattoo this year? #RIAT2019
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We're working with our Met Office colleagues and are monitoring the weather forecast for this weekend. Whilst we plan to deliver a full display programme, safety is paramount. 1/2
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Here’s a weekend surprise for you all! A Romanian Air Force MiG-21 LanceR will appear in the Air Tattoo flying display this summer, alongside a C-27J Spartan in the static display!
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We're also pleased to confirm the amazingly agile @AirbusDefence A400M in the flying display! #RIAT19
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From one astronaut to another! @astro_timpeake took to the skies and flew around #RIAT22 in a Gazelle helicopter earlier! #AirTattoo
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Is there any better sound than this? 😍 #RIAT #RIAT2024
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This #ThrowbackThursday we're looking back at the Avro Vulcan XH558 arriving at RAF Fairford on Friday 15th July 2011!
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"When you go home, tell them of us and say, for their tomorrow we gave our today." Today we honour the brave servicemen and women who have both served and sacrificed to protect our country. #RemembranceDay2018
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The Royal International Air Tattoo and the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust extend our deepest condolences to the Royal Family at this time. We have very happy memories of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visiting us on the occasion of the Royal Air Force 90th Anniversary in 2008.
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We always love re-watching a flying display from a past RIAT! Today, you're in luck! We're sharing this fantastic display from 2017. It's the Italian Tornado!
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Upside down with @BAFf16display ! Can you see yourself? #RIAT18
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Just wow... Another incredible scene from #RIAT18 !
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Hot off the press! Turkish Air Force confirmed with two F-4E Phantoms on static! You can imagine our delight when our Head of Air Operations told us this fantastic news! Book your tickets here: Photo © @KevDaws01
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The Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 at this year's Air Tattoo! Who's already counting down the days until next year? We definitely are!
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100 years ago today the @RoyalAirForce was formed as the World’s first independent air force. We are very proud of our relationship with the RAF and look forward to bringing you a truly international celebration of its 100th anniversary at this year’s Air Tattoo #RIAT18
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To celebrate #WorldPhotographyDay we'd love to see your most impressive images, like this @Airbus A400M snapped by Sławek Krajniewski. Reply with your best!
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. @astro_timpeake had a great day at the Air Tattoo with the @rafredarrows today! You can still come and see him at the show tomorrow for his Q and A with @carolvorders ! Book your Friday tickets here:
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We want to cheer you up on a Monday! So here is the fantastic Battle of Britain Memorial flight at RIAT 2018. Book your 2019 tickets here:
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During #RIAT18 the @usairforce and @afglobalstrike surprised visitors with a B-2 Spirit Flypast! Did you see it?
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Who saw the Ukrainian Su-27 take to the skies at this year's Air Tattoo? We would love to see your own photos in the comments below!
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Bank Holiday aircraft announcement! The @usairforce have confirmed that the B-52 ‘Stratofortress’ and the B-1 Lancer will be on static display at this year’s Air Tattoo.
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Truly an international celebration! 🇮🇹🇬🇧🇺🇸
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Did you see the Tornado this week? #FarewellTornado
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Today marks four years since the final flight of Vulcan XH558. Here she is flying at the 2015 Air Tattoo, just a few months before her final retirement.
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The days are getting longer - it’s getting closer! 🌦️ #RIAT #RIAT23
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It was brilliant to see @ItalianAirForce celebrating its 100th anniversary at RIAT! Photo Credits: Aviaition PhotoCrew #RIAT23 #RIAT
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🇺🇦 Ukraine Confirmed! 🇺🇦 An Su-27P from the Ukrainian Air Force will be flying at #RIAT18 , with an Su-27UB and Il-76MD on static display! Saturday now 95% sold out; book here:
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This video of the B-2 Spirit at the Air Tattoo is certain to brighten up your Monday! The B-2 first flew over 30 years ago and we've been lucky to see them on the ground and in the skies at the Air Tattoo.
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It's not long to go until the flying display starts! Don't forget to make use of water, sun screen and shade around the airfield. We have free water bowsers around the site. We hope you have a great day at #RIAT22 !
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