Seamus Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Evening all, Thought I'd begin my coverage of RIAT with a selection of images from the two arrival days. Wednesday proved a frustrating affair with the switch to RWY 09, resulting in hazy approach shots, but the quality of trade up to that point more than made up for it. Thursday saw the usual West end frustrations, but again, it was a case of quality over quantity, though we were all incredibly grateful to ATC bringing the Flanker up our way after the initial communication difficulties! Rockwell B-1B Lancer 85-0060/EL US Air Force RAF Fairford 12/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed U-2S 80-1067 US Air Force RAF Fairford 12/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Panavia Tornado IDS CSX 7041 Italian Air Force RAF Fairford 12/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 60-0022/LA US Air Force RAF Fairford 12/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas EF-18M Hornet C15-14/15-01 Spanish Air Force RAF Fairford 12/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II 01508 Hellenic Air Force RAF Fairford 12/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed C-130E Hercules 153 Pakistan Air Force RAF Fairford 12/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Aero L-159 ALCA 6053 Czech Air Force RAF Fairford 12/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000D 602/3-XJ Armee de L'Air RAF Fairford 12/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale C 133/4-GL Armee de L'Air RAF Fairford 12/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Rockwell B-1B Lancer 85-0060/EL US Air Force RAF Fairford 12/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Panavia Tornado IDS CSX 7041 Italian Air Force RAF Fairford 12/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Saab JAS-39C Gripen 39244 Czech Air Force RAF Fairford 12/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Aero L-159 ALCA 6060 Czech Air Force RAF Fairford 12/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16CM Fighting Falcon 'The Thunderbirds' US Air Force RAF Fairford 12/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sukhoi Su-27UBM1 Flanker 71 BLUE Ukrainian Air Force RAF Fairford 13/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor 09-4180/FF US Air Force RAF Fairford 13/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Westland Sea King Mk 41 89+70 German Navy RAF Fairford 13/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr NHI NH90 TTH NH-214 Finnish Army RAF Fairford 13/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing CH-147F Chinook 304 Royal Canadian Air Force RAF Fairford 13/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Ilyushin Il-76MD Candid 78820 Ukrainian Air Force RAF Fairford 13/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Panavia Tornado GR4 ZG750/128 Royal Air Force RAF Fairford 13/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sukhoi Su-27UBM1 Flanker 71 BLUE Ukrainian Air Force RAF Fairford 13/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16CM Fighting Falcon 90-0813/SP US Air Force RAF Fairford 13/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA-132 Belgian Air Component RAF Fairford 13/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Transall C-160D 51+01 German Air Force RAF Fairford 13/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor 09-4180/FF US Air Force RAF Fairford 13/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing CH-147F Chinook 304 Royal Canadian Air Force RAF Fairford 13/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Panavia Tornado ECR 46+54 German Air Force RAF Fairford 13/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sukhoi Su-27UBM1 Flanker 71 BLUE Ukrainian Air Force RAF Fairford 13/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Will update with the showdays in due course, the backlog is pretty substantial! Thanks for looking, comments welcomed Shaun 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Very nice mate Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon382 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Some stunning pictures, I for one am grateful to you for posting them. I really must get more organised and get to RIAT again one year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Looks like you had the perfect position and made the most of it. First class shots and looking forward to seeing some more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) Thanks chaps, much appreciated Moving on with my coverage, here's a selection from the Friday and Saturday. I thoroughly enjoyed the Friday, a nice and relaxed day out with some excellent flying, and in sunshine! Saturday was a more frustrating affair given the poor weather, and whilst it's understandable to lose displays due to the low cloud, I can;t help feel the Raptor should have at least got up to do its own weather check. I'm sure there's a valid reason why it didn't/couldn't get airborne, but there was a lot of people left disappointed to see one of the star items turn back off the runway... Regardless, a terrific day of flying, with the Flanker the star item, and another ridiculous demo from the ever incredible Rafale, but special mention must go to the Czech Gripen and Tornado for displaying in horrendous conditions. Dassault Mirage 2000D 652/3-XN Armee de L'Air RAF Fairford 14/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor 09-4180/FF US Air Force RAF Fairford 14/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor 09-4180/FF US Air Force RAF Fairford 14/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000D 652/3-XN Armee de L'Air RAF Fairford 14/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 86-0174/LN US Air Force RAF Fairford 04/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16CM Fighting Falcon 96-0083/SP US Air Force RAF Fairford 14/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr British Aerospace Hawk T1A 'The Red Arrows' Royal Air Force RAF Fairford 14/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey 12-0061 US Air Force RAF Fairford 14/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Avro Lancaster BI PA474 Royal Air Force RAF Fairford 14/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr British Aerospace Hawk T1A 'The Red Arrows' Royal Air Force RAF Fairford 14/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon 'The Thunderbirds' US Air Force RAF Fairford 14/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor 09-4180/FF US Air Force RAF Fairford 14/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Airbus A400M Atlas EC-404 RAF Fairford 14/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 ZK352/BV Royal Air Force RAF Fairford 14/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 58-0118/D US Air Force RAF Fairford 14/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000D 652/3-XN Armee de L'Air RAF Fairford 15/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale C 133/4-GL Armee de L'AirRAF Fairford 15/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sukhoi Su-27P1M Flanker 58 BLUE Ukrainian Air Force RAF Fairford 15/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Airbus A400M Atlas EC-404 RAF Fairford 15/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon 'The Thunderbirds' US Air Force RAF Fairford 15/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Panavia Tornado IDS CSX 7041 Italian Air Force RAF Fairford 15/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sukhoi Su-27P1M Flanker 58 BLUE Ukrainian Air Force RAF Fairford 15/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Leonardo T-346A Master MM55220/61-16 Italian Air Force RAF Fairford 15/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale C 133/4-GL Armee de L'AirRAF Fairford 15/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000D 618/3-XC Armee de L'Air RAF Fairford 15/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sukhoi Su-27P1M Flanker 58 BLUE Ukrainian Air Force RAF Fairford 15/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Saab JAS-39C Gripen 39215 Swedish Air Force RAF Fairford 15/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000D 652/3-XN Armee de L'Air RAF Fairford 15/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey 12-0058 US Air Force RAF Fairford 15/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon 'The Thunderbirds' US Air Force RAF Fairford 15/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sunday and Monday will follow in due course... Thanks for looking, comments welcomed Shaun Edited July 23, 2017 by Seamus 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Rounding off my set, here's a selection from the Sunday and Monday. I think Sunday was just about the best flying display I've attended since the glory days of the late 90s, just terrific variety and quality throughout, not the least the Flanker, which gave me my moment of the year as it launched into the air in some delicious light, whilst special mention must go to the Spanish Hornet, which was absolutely mental! Monday was a terrific day, seeing everything off for another year in glorious sunshine, with the Eagle drivers taking the award for deaprtures of the day, wonderful stuff! Sukhoi Su-27P1M Flanker 58 BLUE Ukrainian Air Force RAF Fairford 16/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sukhoi Su-27P1M Flanker 58 BLUE Ukrainian Air Force RAF Fairford 16/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit 'Spirit of Pennsylvania' 93-1087/WM RAF Fairford 16/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas EF-18M Hornet C15-39/15-26 Spanish Air Force RAF Fairford 16/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Westland WAH-64D Apache AH1 ZJ230 Army Air Corps RAF Fairford 16/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor 09-4180/FF US Air Force RAF Fairford 16/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas EF-18M Hornet C15-39/15-26 Spanish Air Force RAF Fairford 16/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor 09-4180/FF US Air Force RAF Fairford 16/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000D 652/3-XN Armee de L'Air RAF Fairford 16/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sukhoi Su-27P1M Flanker 58 BLUE Ukrainian Air Force RAF Fairford 16/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Westland Sea King Mk 48 RS-02Belgian Air Component RAF Fairford 16/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr British Aerospace Hawk Mk 51 'The Midnight Hawks' Finnish Air Force RAF Fairford 16/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor 09-4180/FF US Air Force RAF Fairford 16/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit 'Spirit of Pennsylvania' 93-1087/WM RAF Fairford 16/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sukhoi Su-27P1M Flanker 58 BLUE Ukrainian Air Force RAF Fairford 16/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 86-0156/LN US Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II 01618 Hellenic Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sukhoi Su-27UBM1 Flanker 71 BLUE Ukrainian Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale C 133/4-GL Armee de L'Air RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Panavia Tornado IDS CSX 7041 Italian Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sukhoi Su-27UBM1 Flanker 71 BLUE Ukrainian Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing CC-177 Globemaster III 177703 Royal Canadian Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr mg][/url]Lockheed U-2S 80-1073 US Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon J-511 Royal Netherlands Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing E-7A Wedgetail A30-006 Royal Australian Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Ilyushin Il-76MD Candid 78820 Ukrainian Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules (Shimshon) 667 Israeli Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Dornier Alpha Jet E E42/705-TA Armee de L'Air RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II 01508 Hellenic Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Westland Lynx Mk 88 83+25 German Navy RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA-70 Belgian Air Component RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing KC-767J 87-3601 Japanese Air Self Defence Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Panavia Tornado ECR 46+54 German Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA-123 Belgian Air Component RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter Typhoon S 30+26 German Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing CH-147F Chinook 147304 Royal Canadian Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16CM Fighting Falcon 91-0412/SP US Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 84-0027/LN US Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Transall C-160D 51+01 German Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon 'The Thunderbirds' US Air Force RAF Fairford 17/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Thanks for looking, I appreciate that's pretty extensive coverage, but it's always hard to whittle down six days worth of shots, especially when there are so many highlights. As ever, comments welcomed. Cheers, Shaun 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polybebber Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 What a stunning set of pictures - I've enjoyed every single one. Thanks for posting !!!! Lothar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Shaun each one better than the last. The backdrop to the Apache is perfect. Stunning and many many thanks for sharing them all. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Brilliant pictures thanks very much for posting. Love the flanker shots and yeah the Apache flame shot is awesome. I have just shown my fiancée the photos and informed her we are going next year...she agreed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 You are a seriously talented photographer. Thanks for sharing them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Brilliant pictures and looked like a great show, gutted I couldn't make it this year due to work. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Yep. Wot they said. Terrific stuff. Many thanks. BTW, have you guys seen this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Stunned by all those lovely pics. I think I'll let you take mine for me in future 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 Thanks very much for the additional comments chaps, I'm glad they were of interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Stunning photos, The rear seater in the Flanker seems to have a better view than the pilot, not many two seaters you can say that about 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armored76 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Beautiful images!!! Thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 That "Bone"is special Pete,thank you for posting. Seamus,a brilliant collection almost makes me want to build something modern! At the moment I have Britannia's coming off the line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 That is a fantastic collection, great work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haroldk Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Awesome photos. Thanks for sharing. Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Beautiful work, superb shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheezi Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 All great shots Shaun. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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