The organisers of the ROYAL INTERNATIONAL AIR TATTOO have received a lot of criticism in the last few years - and this criticism wasn’t only coming from die-hard enthusiasts, who complained when THEIR, (desired), plane did not show up. Bad organisation, nothing really new on display, chaotic traffic regulation and, particularly, extremely high admission fees were only some of the points of criticism. A drastic decrease in the numbers of visitors last year was the result, and this was in spite of the really outstanding flying displays and especially the static displays. More than 168.000 visitors ensured themselves of the fact this year that the Air Tattoo’s organisers had done their homework. Perfect organisation connected with an attractive programme on the ground as well as in the air brought back the old title to the ROYAL INTERNATIONAL AIR TATTOO, which it held for many years: BIGGEST & BEST MILITARY AIRSHOW!
A further main topic of this year’s Air Tattoo was FIGHTER 04. However, here one saw the largest cut-backs, and if the Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet with the chief test pilot Ricardo Traven on the controls hadn’t rescued it, then this part of the RIAT 04 would have run off rather boringly. Of course that does not mean that the demonstrations of the Dutch and Belgian F-16MLU or those from the Swiss F/A-18 were boring, only one had seen ...... go to the report
Royal Int. Air Tattoo 2004 - Fighter 04
RAF Fairford
30 years Hawk
RAF Fairford
Exactly 30 years ago one of the world’s most successful advanced training aircraft, the BAE Hawk had its maiden flight. It was designed as a successor for the tiny little Folland Gnat; it also had an eye ...... go to the report
100 years Entente Cordiale
RAF Fairford
France and England, (and therefore Great Britain), have had a long and troubled common history, which has been shaped by much enmity and many wars over the centuries. In order to minimise the ...... go to the report
50 years Hercules
RAF Fairford
It is a fact which is hard to believe, that an airplane which celebrates its 50th Birthday can still be in production in its newest version. However, this applies to the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules. Exactly ...... go to the report
D-Day (60 Jahrfeier)
RAF Fairford
On June 6th 1944 the biggest landing operation of history started at the Atlantic coast of Normandy. Operation OVERLORD, the so called official designation, led to the end of the Third Reich, ...... go to the report
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