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Jun 5th, 2004 at 2:05pm

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i just read that this year, they gonna celebrate D-Day...i think many of you would love to see this...here's a link to what i found: http://www.militaryairshows.co.uk/riatprjun01.htm

i'm going...you?  Wink
 

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Reply #1 - Jun 5th, 2004 at 3:00pm

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i hope to be able to go but i have two flights to the US to pay for in 2 months and my dad will be over 2 hours away from where i live. So it will be a last minute desicion. Hope so though
 
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Reply #2 - Jun 5th, 2004 at 9:16pm

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Have payed for my tickets and REALLY looking forward to it - it'll be the first time i've seen a B-52 in the flesh Grin

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Reply #3 - Jun 6th, 2004 at 3:18am

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I can't make it, anyone there please get lots of photos, especially of Spits Wink

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Reply #4 - Jun 6th, 2004 at 5:41am

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Have payed for my tickets and REALLY looking forward to it - it'll be the first time i've seen a B-52 in the flesh Grin

Thanx. Carl

yeah, the flying Buff is going to be awesome! the startup with the black smoke is already worth it!
 

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Reply #5 - Jun 6th, 2004 at 11:10am

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Indeed it shall - i'd love to see the F-117 flying WITH it rather than seperately Cheesy
That WOULD be awesome 8)

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Reply #6 - Jun 6th, 2004 at 2:11pm

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at Fairford everything is possible!  Wink
 

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Reply #7 - Jun 6th, 2004 at 6:32pm

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I was at Fairford last year ......... got in for nowt too ..... Unfortunately I had a falling out with the coach company that I drove for so wont be doing it this year  Embarrassed Embarrassed Cry
The one thing that amazed me was how the Americans had everything closed up and armed guards round. The Brits...... on the other hand .... "Ayup mate are ya a coach driver? ........ here see what this is like to drive!!" ... I was in and out of cockpits all day but alas and alack the camera I had then fataly malfunctioned in an intense rainstorm during the day and it fried the memory card.

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Reply #8 - Jun 12th, 2004 at 2:51pm

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now a B-2 has confirmed a fly over (again)...5 USAF bombers will be present as RIAT this year, three of them will fly!  8)
 

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Reply #9 - Jun 13th, 2004 at 12:54pm

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Thanks to a screw up i will now not be attending fairford, but will be in america, which will also mean i wont be able to attend any airshows this season Cry
 
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Reply #10 - Jun 15th, 2004 at 2:42pm

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well im most certainly ganna be there looking forward to seeing a brand spanking new F-18 Super Hornet boeing is bringing along sounds like its going to be in the flight display line up. Ill make sure i take me cam last time i took well over 200 pics im gonna go for more this year getting a bigger card for me cam.  Grin  Grin  Grin
 
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Reply #11 - Jun 15th, 2004 at 3:04pm

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very smart afsoc! i ordered a X-Drive image tank with 40Gb of hard drive! believe me, i can store many photos on that one...around 4000 i think when i shoot in RAW!  8)

Boeing is sending their Hornet test pilot Ricardo... or whatever his name is. he was on National Geographic in the 'test pilots' episode. he acted like a crazy fool, but he sure knows how to fly that bug!  Wink
 

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Reply #12 - Jun 16th, 2004 at 8:04am

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How much did you guys/gals pay for your tickets? - I paid £250.00 (2 @ £125.00 each)

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Reply #13 - Jun 16th, 2004 at 8:17am

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I'm going, I went in '97 as well, and it was great.  Grin
I'll try and post some photos, but no promises.
 

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Reply #14 - Jun 16th, 2004 at 11:23am

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How much did you guys/gals pay for your tickets? - I paid £250.00 (2 @ £125.00 each)

Thanx. Carl

i'm not sure, but that sounds expensive!!! i paid €330 including a charter flight from Schiphol so i can't compare, but still, £125 is alot!  Shocked
 

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Reply #15 - Jun 16th, 2004 at 11:49am

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did you get grandstand seating or something like that?? i have seen the tickets going for less than £50 on the gate
 
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Reply #16 - Jun 16th, 2004 at 1:05pm

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Nope - just the entrance - with a flight on a BA747 from Heathrow to Fairford  Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin

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Reply #17 - Jun 17th, 2004 at 2:29pm

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i was gonna say that seemed alot for a standard ticket so glad you said about the 747 bit!!!!!!! Grin. Im gettin mine from the echo only £28.95 the norm is £29.95 or 35 on the gate. but as we have seen you can go to town and spend more on other tickets.
 
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Reply #18 - Jun 17th, 2004 at 3:11pm

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Angry don't fool with us!  Smiley

last year i saw the 747 landing. while it was waiting to start his back track, we could come close i've never been before! the sound of the engines (at idle!) was enormous...man we were close.  8) i'm sure that if i had to 'p', i could reach for the tires!  Roll Eyes  Wink
 

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Reply #19 - Jun 17th, 2004 at 3:27pm

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I won't be going myself. Way too crowded for me. If anyone in the UK is interested I found out that you can purchase tickets from various local shops. These include Jessops Cameras, some Nationwide Building Societies & Waitrose supermakets. Shocked
Also some interesting deals for photographers. Check out the Park & View ticket. http://www.airtattoo.com/airtattoo/showcontent.asp?CollectionID=@0000000034&Pare...
 

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Reply #20 - Jun 19th, 2004 at 7:02am

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i wouldnt say last year was crowded just depends what day you go. If i can i go for sunday as most of the rush will have been on the saturday. But all depends on weather, last year it was a bit clowdy but when i got home i had really bad sunburn so make sure you take sun screen even if its clowdy, TRUST ME!!!!!  Cheesy
 
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Reply #21 - Jun 19th, 2004 at 8:59am

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buying tickes for the grandstand or other places to make good photos, is useless. with normal tickets you can come really close to the runway and take excellent pictures. you can also change place, close to the threshold, or in the middle to shoot aircraft when they are just airborne. when on the tribune, you are stick to you seat.
 

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Reply #22 - Jun 19th, 2004 at 6:49pm

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Thanks to a screw up i will now not be attending fairford, but will be in america, which will also mean i wont be able to attend any airshows this season

I dont know if your aware of this but. We actually have airshows here too. And Most of them are less than $10 . i'm not sure about the exchange rate but I'm thinkin its a dang site less than 50 pounds.
 
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Reply #23 - Jun 19th, 2004 at 8:04pm

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I dont know if your aware of this but. We actually have airshows here too. And Most of them are less than $10 . i'm not sure about the exchange rate but I'm thinkin its a dang site less than 50 pounds.

Me's thinkin your damn right, the current exchange rate (last I checked) was about $2 for every £1.
*rechecks last statement*
Shocked5 quid airshows, i wanna live in the USA Shocked
Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin

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Reply #24 - Jun 24th, 2004 at 10:56am

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can anyone tell me if it's possible to buy the RIAT 2003 DVD at this year's RIAT? and at what price?  Wink
 

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Reply #25 - Jun 24th, 2004 at 12:47pm

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I dont know if your aware of this but. We actually have airshows here too. And Most of them are less than $10 . i'm not sure about the exchange rate but I'm thinkin its a dang site less than 50 pounds.

There are air shows & then there are air shows. I believe RIAT is the biggest event of its kind in Europe. The standard ticket price of £29.95 (in advance) & £35 on the gate is a tad expensive but not excessive for an event of this kind. Tickets for the public days at the Farnborough Air Show are £25 this year. Tickets are sold through agencies like most music concerts these days.

My local air show at Shoreham (which I prefer to the bigger events) is about £10. All profits go to the RAFA charity.
 

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Reply #26 - Jun 24th, 2004 at 12:51pm

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Having been to farnborough before its one of those shows you have to be really willing to pay for. Remember its more for companies as its a trade show open to the public. Although a tad expensive i would say Fairfords show is a good deal for what you have got there.
Yeovil charges £15 on the day i believe, although last year it sure wasnt worth it, and i am thankful we bought in advance.
 
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Reply #27 - Jun 24th, 2004 at 12:59pm

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Sadly Farnborough is not what it used to be. I have many very fond memories of the show in the late 50s & early 60s when it was an annual event. Unfortunately no photos.

It no longer interests me & I only go on trade days to keep my brother company now. The display on trade days is very short & disappointing compared with the public days.
 

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Reply #28 - Jun 24th, 2004 at 2:03pm

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Excuse the nostalgia. I just found these. This is the sort of thing we used to see every year at Farnborough.

Vulcan Scramble in 1960. Note the bobby on security duty with nothing more than a truncheon.
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A flypast of the 3 V-Bombers. I also saw a Victor loop & sonic booms were the order of the day. Wink
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The famous RAF Black Arrows during their 22-Hunter formation loop & barrel-roll at the 1958 show. This is still a world record.
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More memories here. http://www.f4aviation.co.uk/Oldstuff/FabFarnboro/farnboro.htm

Happy days. 8)
 

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Reply #29 - Jun 25th, 2004 at 5:34am

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OMG  Shocked Shocked Shocked  8) 8) 8)
 

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Reply #30 - Jul 18th, 2004 at 11:03am

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well guys, for me it's over. yesterday i went to the world's biggest military airshow...i waited a year for that and now, the waiting for RIAT 2005 has already started.

the weather was very good: clear skies most of the time. the flying display was amazing (better than last year). the static was also good, but not as good as in 2003 (for me).

like i said, i went with a charter from KLM. our flight was delayed so we arrived at 9:30am...and we had to leave the show very early so i missed some important displays.  Sad

i've made 1500 photos. i'll try to post some of them in the photos forum, but it will take some work to order them all...1500 is alot indeed!  Wink
 

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Reply #31 - Jul 18th, 2004 at 1:29pm

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Well, once again I was unable to go to RIAT this year. Cry But having said that, the highlight of the Airshow year for me is always last week's Flying Legends show. I much prefare vintage Warbirds to modern fast jets, but I always enjoy the big military shows and RAF Waddington is always high on my list of airshows every year. When RIAT was at RAF Cotesmore it was only about an hours drive from my house and being besides the A1 access was first class. I've spent many long hours sitting in RIAT traffic trying to get out of Fairford Angry Next year I really must make a retun visit to RIAT as it has now been three years and that is far too long.
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Reply #32 - Jul 18th, 2004 at 2:55pm

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Hawker, if you like warbirds, you had to visit Fairford man! during the 60 years of D-Day anniversary, i've seen 6 Thunderbolts, three Spitfires, a C-47 and one Lancaster flying and dropping/firing fake ammo! also a few Thunderbolts and a Hellcat were airborne during the show. i'll also post some shots of them...i have some really good ones of the static.  Wink
 

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Reply #33 - Jul 19th, 2004 at 6:15am

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i've seen 6 Thunderbolts,  . i'll also post some shots of them...i have some really good ones of the static.  Wink

You did mean Mustangs didn't you Wink Please post your pics. I love to see airshow photos Grin
 

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Reply #34 - Jul 20th, 2004 at 5:16am

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of course Mustangs...sorry  Embarrassed
 

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Reply #35 - Jul 25th, 2004 at 9:57am

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and the award goes to...

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King Hussain Memorial Sword (Best Overall):
Ricardo Traven and Boeing F-18F Super Hornet.

Lockheed Martin Cannestra Trophy (Best Overseas Flying Demonstration): Capt Yann Valet and Lt Fabrice Camliti (Mirage 2000C French AF).

Steedman Display Sword:
Flt Lts Tim Freeman and Neil Crawley, Tornado F3 from 56 (R) Sqn
Royal Air Force.

Sir Douglas Bader Trophy (Best Individual Flying Demonstration):
Will Curtis, Suzuki Su26 from Team Honda.

Paul Bowen Solo Jet Trophy:
Commandant John Vandebosch, Lockheed Martin F-16 MLU from 31 Tiger Sqn, Belgian Air Force.

As The Crow Flies (FRIAT Best Overall Flying Demonstration):
Ricardo Traven, Boeing F-18F Super Hornet

FRIAT Best Livery: Ricardo Traven, Boeing F-18F Super Hornet.


everybody thought R. Traven would get an award, but he finally got three of them!!! also the Belgian display pilot got one...well done guys!  Wink
 

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