On the Friday of our visit to Lacock Neil and myself went to Fairford for the Royal International Air display – RIAT. We had made arrangements to meet Graham there, which turned out to be easier than I had expected. As members of the Civil Service Motoring Association we could use their hospitality area e.g. free tea, coffee and elevated stand
View from the stand
This particular Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 has special 29 Squadron "XXX" markings on the fin and Squadron markings on the canards or fore planes.
The Red Arrows lined up and all ready to go. On the right the new tail plane livery marking their 50th year
Red Arrows Display
Spectators – no one I know
Patrouille Acrobatique de France
The aircraft used is the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet which is a light attack jet and advanced trainer aircraft co-manufactured by Dornier of Germany and Dassault-Breguet of France.
Another view from the CSMA stand
F-16AM Fighting Falcon of the Royal Norwegian Air force - 338 Skvadron
We had a really good day albeit a long one. This is the first time displays have been held on a Friday, but the crowds poured in. Doesn’t anybody work on a Friday?
Very impressive. Good clear photos - was that with your little one or big one? D
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