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Fighter Town
This year there were found significantly less fighter planes at RAF Fairford then the years before. It used to be a rendezvous of all NATO fighter-jets, but 2012, only a few F-16, MIG-29 and Tornados were present.
Line Up of F-16 (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Special Markings (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
General Dynamics F-16A Falcon of the Belgium Air Force (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
General Dynamics F-16A Falcon of the Belgium Air Force (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
General Dynamics F-16A Falcon Norwegian Air Force(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
Line Up of F-16 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
General Dynamics F-16A Falcon Dutch Air Force (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
General Dynamics F-16A Falcon Dutch Air Force (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
General Dynamics F-16A Falcon Norwegian Air Force(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
General Dynamics F-16A Falcon Norwegian Air Force(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
General Dynamics F-16B Falcon Norwegian Air Force(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
General Dynamics F-16B Falcon Norwegian Air Force(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
General Dynamics F-16A Falcon Dutch Air Force(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
General Dynamics F-16A Falcon Norwegian Air Force(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
General Dynamics F-16A Falcon Belgium Air Force (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
General Dynamics F-16A Falcon Belgium Air Force (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
General Dynamics F-16A Falcon Belgium Air Force (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
General Dynamics F-16A Falcon Belgium Air Force (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
General Dynamics F-16A Falcon Belgium Air Force (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
General Dynamics F-16A Falcon Belgium Air Force (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
MIG-29 Fulcrum Polish Air Force Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
MIG-29 Fulcrum Polish Air Force Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
MIG-29 Fulcrum Polish Air Force Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
MIG-29 Fulcrum Polish Air Force Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
MIG-29 Fulcrum Polish Air Force (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
MIG-29 Fulcrum Slovakian Air Force (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
Panavia Tornado German Air Force (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Panavia Tornado German Air Force (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Mc Donnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II German Air Force (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
Mc Donnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle USAF (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
Mc Donnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle USAF (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
Armed British Police (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
EADS Typhoon F-1 Royal Air Force (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
EADS Typhoon F-1 Royal Air Force (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
EADS Typhoon F-1 Royal Air Force (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
EADS Typhoon F-1 Royal Air Force (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Saab Gripen of the Hungarian Air Force (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet US Navy (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet US Navy (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet US Navy (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
Pilatus PC-9 - Irisch version of a fighter (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
Dassault Super Etendard Aeronavale (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
Historic planes
Slightly lost where a few historic aircrafts at Fairford. With the Battle of Britain Flight (Avro Lancaster and two Spitfires) only a few venture into the air. The other participants were a Hawker Hunter and a BAC Strikemaster but they could only be admired in the exhibition.
Supermarine Spitfire Royal Air Force (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Avro Lancaster Royal AIr Force (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Avro Lancaster Royal AIr Force (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Avro Lancaster and two Supermarine Spitfire Royal AIr Force (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Hawker Hunter (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Avro Anson (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Bac Jet Provost (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Bac Strikemaster (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
De Havilland Dh-89 Dominie (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Gloster Meteor T-7 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
North American OV-10C Bronco (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Trainer
Short Tucano T-1 (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Short Tucano T-1 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Short Tucano T-1 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Short Tucano T-1 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Bae Hawk T-1 (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Bae Hawk T-1 (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Bae Hawk T-1 (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Bae Hawk T-1 (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Civil aviation
Oops; you have to get used
to it, to see civil aircrafts on a military air show. Maybe they got
lost or just didn’t recognize it was a military event?
Certainly the most interesting guests included a Boeing 757 and 767 of
DHL in their striking, yellow painting scheme, during their flyby of the
gray skies over southern England.
Beech King Air (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Dornier Do-228 (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Saab 2000 (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Fokker F-50 Friendship (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Boeing 757 DHL (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Boeing 757 DHL (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Boeing 767-400 DHL (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Bae 146-200 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Patrol and Surveilance Planes
Dassault Falcon 10 MER Aeronavale (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Breguet Atlantic Aeronavale (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Boeing E-8B Mercury Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Boeing E-3C Sentry (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Boeing E-3C Sentry (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Lockheed P-3C Orion US Navy (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Lockheed P-3C Orion US Navy (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Boeing EC-135 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Some Other Things ....
(Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Socata TBM 700 Armée de Terre (Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Bae Sea Harrier FA-2 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Columbian Air Force (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)
Aerobatic Teams
Of course, the Red Arrows
were at the air show too. Some other teams, however, were a surprise. Al
Fusan from Abu Dhabi offered on their Aeromacchi an impressive show.
Unmistakable was the fact that they are coached and trained by the
Frecce Tricolori. The team has only existed for two years.
Another innovation was the Korean team "Black Eagles" on their T-50B jet
trainers. The Black Eagles made 2012 a European tour and visited
various air shows. The flight demonstration of the Eagles was one of the
best we've ever seen. A superbly choreographed program with tight
formations and plenty of action surprised the thousands of visitors.
Consequently, they have been awarded for the best performance in 2012
with the King Hussein Memorial Sword. The Royal Jordanian Falcons
and the Patrouille Suisse were other teams who were present.
Unfortunately on short notice the Royal Saudi team with their Hawks had
to depart back home.
Black Eagles (Korea)
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
Patroullie de Suisse
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
Al Fursan
(Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
Royal Jordanian Falcons
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
Picture courtesy Andreas Herzog)
Red Arrows
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader )
(Picture courtesy AMichael E. Fader )
Surely the editorial-team of
WINGS-AVIATION will be back again. But this will probably in a few
years’ time the case, should the Air Tattoo still going on. However, we
would recommend a visit to all of our readers in southern England at RAF
Air Tattoo in Fairford.
The next Royal International Air Tattoo will open its doors on 20th &
21st July 2013. A special thanks goes to our host mother in Lechade,
Emma Horner, who has provided us every day with packed lunches for that
big air show.