Alpha Delta 210 Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 34 minutes ago, Paul J said: Just been watching the YT arrivals footage from yesterday and today. Love the RCAF A310 in retro colours! And the Italian team as always are fascinating either displaying or just making a flash arrival! The Piaggio Avanti is nice. I remember one doing a display at one of the last visits I made to RIAT and the commentator saying something along the lines that it is a modern take of the Triplane due to all those flying surfaces. Wil try and watch tomorrows arrivals and practice on the same YT stream. Makes up for me not being able to go. Just as well as my left hand is so bad sometimes, especially when I am all 'adrenalised' that any pics I take will be wasted due to bad blurry images. The Italians are so supportive of RIAT and seem to send more aircraft than our own armed forces! Sorry to hear about your hand, Paul. I hope it improves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 Hello all. As threatened, here is a batch of images from Thursday, the second RIAT arrivals day. Some great arrivals and some excellent rehearsals - well worth £17! The WSO is raising his hat! Sorry for the number of images, but it was a busy day! I hope they have given you a flavour! 11 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Excellent pics, what a great variety to see! Love the Hind, impressive beast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Beautiful shots, thanks for posting! I'm going Saturday and Sunday and feel like a kid on Christmas Eve at the moment! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Great pictures, thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Superb pictures again, sir. Thanks very much for posting them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Excellent views Leigh. Don't worry about the amount of images, the more the merrier; especially for those of us who can't get to shows like this. There are quite a few broken links though and I bet they are helicopters, my favourite subjects. Any chance to get them fixed when you get back please? cheers, Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 12 hours ago, Parabat said: Excellent pics, what a great variety to see! Love the Hind, impressive beast. Thanks for the kind words, Parabat. If you love the Hind, you would have been in your element today - there were Czech and Hungarian examples in the flying display and the Hungarian one was being flown in an extremely dynamic manner! I've just got home, so will post some pictures tomorrow. 11 hours ago, F-32 said: Beautiful shots, thanks for posting! I'm going Saturday and Sunday and feel like a kid on Christmas Eve at the moment! Thanks very much, F-32. You're in for a traet - take plenty of water on Sunday! 6 hours ago, Stephen said: Great pictures, thanks for sharing. Thanks very much, Stephen. I'm pleased you enjoyed them. 6 hours ago, jackroadkill said: Superb pictures again, sir. Thanks very much for posting them. I am so pleased that you enjoyed the second batch as much as the first! I will post pictures from today on Saturday. (SPOILER ALERT: My favourite moment was seeing the USAF E-4B land after the flying display had finished.) 5 hours ago, bootneck said: Excellent views Leigh. Don't worry about the amount of images, the more the merrier; especially for those of us who can't get to shows like this. There are quite a few broken links though and I bet they are helicopters, my favourite subjects. Any chance to get them fixed when you get back please? cheers, Mike Hi Mike. I'm so pleased that you enjoyed them and didn't feel bombarded by the quantity! Sorry about the broken links, but I can see all the images on my Windows PC and two Android devices. Can you let me know the file numbers and I will take a look. There was some excellent helicopter action today, which I really enjoyed. (Pictures to come tomorrow!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Hello Leigh, the images have all loaded perfectly today, so it must have been my system causing the issue; and, yes they were helicopters! cheers,| Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 I saw the E4B the first time back in 1975 at Mildenhall. Same weekend that Lakenheath had a display... thre were about 7 or 8 German F-104 in the display!!!! Look forward to seeing more of your wonderful photography. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 42 minutes ago, bootneck said: Hello Leigh, the images have all loaded perfectly today, so it must have been my system causing the issue; and, yes they were helicopters! cheers,| Mike Pleased to here it, Mike! I'm reasonably good on aircraft recognition, but the H175M defeated me! Not a particularly nice looking helicopter! My absolute favourite was the the CH-53G! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 23 minutes ago, Paul J said: I saw the E4B the first time back in 1975 at Mildenhall. Same weekend that Lakenhrath had display... about 7 or 8 German F-104 in the display!!!! Look forward to seeing more of your wonderful photography. Wow! I wish I had seen that! I remember the German Navy Starfighters startling everyone at Greenham one year with a surprise (very) fast low pass! I'm just going through my shots from yesterday, so will post some this evening! I hope they don't disappoint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 Hello again! I really enjoyed my 3 days at Fairford and am already looking forward to 2023! Before the flying display started at 1100, there were several rehearsal/validation flights and some arrivals for the static display. Hungarian Hind rehearsal Team Zeus rehearsal about to fly over my head, before being reprimanded by the tower for being "Too close!" 'Baby Blue' Display Team rehearsal. The official aerobatic team of the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) consists of four Swedish built Saab T17 Supporters C-FGZE Top Aces McDonnell Douglas A-4N Skyhawk from Wittmund Typhoon FGR4 ZK372 from 12 Squadron - a unique joint RAF/Qatari Emiri Air Force unit The opening flypast Austrian QRA intercept demo Italian C-27J - impressive as ever! Finnish Hawk display was very dynamic The exciting post-show arrivals for the static display! Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoyed them! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 The hits keep coming... some excellent pics there AD, I keep scrolling down and keep getting rewarded by the variety and the quality of the pics, thank you for sharing these pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 11 minutes ago, Parabat said: The hits keep coming... some excellent pics there AD, I keep scrolling down and keep getting rewarded by the variety and the quality of the pics, thank you for sharing these pics. Thanks very much Parabat. I do believe that I'm blushing!😊 I must confess that naughty Zeus is my favourite shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Outstanding shots, and great to see for those of us not there! Lovely to see a Hunter flying, I just wish it was painted in RAF camo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Lord Riot said: Outstanding shots, and great to see for those of us not there! Lovely to see a Hunter flying, I just wish it was painted in RAF camo! Thanks very much, LR. I enjoyed this RIAT immensely because I saw most of the aircraft arrive and then watched the less busy show day on Friday. Highly recommended! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Great pics AD and thank you for sharing That Irish Air Corps PC-12 “280” won the Concours d’ Elegance award for best static display aircraft at the show, which is a great honour for all involved. Der 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dermo245 said: Great pics AD and thank you for sharing That Irish Air Corps PC-12 “280” won the Concours d’ Elegance award for best static display aircraft at the show, which is a great honour for all involved. Der Thanks very much, Dermo. I'm pleased that you enjoyed them. I'm not surprised that the PC-12 won the Concours d’ Elegance as it was gleaming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Excellent coverage, thank you for sharing with us. That Swedish jet trio reminds me of the British heritage display flight.... 😟 Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Britman said: Excellent coverage, thank you for sharing with us. That Swedish jet trio reminds me of the British heritage display flight.... 😟 Keith Thanks, Keith. I'm pleased that you enjoyed them! The Swedish jets were magnificent - such a shame that they weren't part of the weekend's flying display. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Fantastic set- thank you Leigh- what an amazing variety of aeroplanes this year hard to pick a favourite picture🙂 Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 11 minutes ago, ColinChipmunkfan said: Fantastic set- thank you Leigh- what an amazing variety of aeroplanes this year hard to pick a favourite picture🙂 Colin Thanks very much, Colin. I'm so pleased that you enjoyed them! After seeing the Black Eagles crewing in at Boscombe Down, I was delighted to see how positively the crowd reacted to them. They are so much more dynamic than the European teams that we are familiar with. Perhaps due to operating more powerful jets? My favourite aircraft was the E-4B, which despite being in service since the 1970s, I don't recall ever seeing before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Superb pictures again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, jackroadkill said: Superb pictures again! Thanks very much! I'm delighted that you enjoyed them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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