ROYAL INTERNATIONAL AIR TATTOO - RIAT 2017

The most famous airshow in Europe celebrates 70 years of the USAF with the presence of Thunderbirds, F-22 Raptor and much more.

USAF F-22 Demo Team will fly to RIAT 17

The Royal International Air Tattoo - RIAT, one of the UK's premier outdoor events, returns this summer (14, 15, 16 July 2017) with a thrilling 7.5 hour flying display (4 hours on Friday).

The 2017 Air Tattoo will mark the 70th anniversary of the US Air Force and will also celebrate the 21st Century Partnerships that exist throughout the defence and aviation community. One way this is demonstrated is by the close relationship between the Air Tattoo, Royal Air Force and the US military, which enables the organiziation to stage this spectacular event at RAF Fairford each year.

The US Air Force will send to Fairford its spectacular Thunderbirds aerobatic team and F-22 Raptor Demo Team to mark the occasion of the USAF 70th anniversary.

Many other aircraft will be in air at the show, check the list below.

J105Öe - Austrian Air Force

F-16 Solo Display - Belgian Air Component

Sea King Mk48 - Belgian Air Component

Couteau Delta Tactical Demo Team (2x Mirage 2000D) - French Air Force

Dassault Rafale - French Air Force

F-16 Solo Turk - Turkish Air Force

JAS-39 Gripen - Czech Air Force

JAS-39 Gripen - Swedish Air Force

JAS-39 Gripen - Hungarian Air Force CANCELLED

L-159 ALCA (x 2) - Czech Air Force

Midnight Hawks - Finnish Air Force

C-27J Spartan - Italian Air Force

M-346 Master - Italian Air Force

Tornado A-200 - Italian Air Force

EF-18AM Hornet - Spanish Air Force

Patrouille Suisse - Swiss Air Force

Red Arrows - Royal Air Force

Typhoon FGR.4 - Royal Air Force

Lancaster BBMF - Royal Air Force

Spitfire (x 4)  BBMF - Royal Air Force

Chinook HC4 - Royal Air Force

WAH-64D Apache - UK Army

Thunderbirds - US Air Force

F-22 Raptor Demo Team - US Air Force (Solo Demo + Heritage flight with P-51)

CV-22B Osprey - US Air Force

F-15C Eagle - US Air Force Europe

F-15E Strike Eagle - US Air Force Europe

F-16C Fighting Falcon - US Air Force Europe

KC-135R Stratotanker - US Air Force Europe

C-130J Hercules - US Air Force Europe

Su-27 Flanker - Ukrainian Air Force

Royal Jordanian Falcons - Jordanian Air Force

WAH-64D Apache - UK Army

PC-9M - Slovenian Air Force

Breitlign Jet Team - French Civilian Aerobatic Team

P-51D Mustang - Civilian Historic

P-40 Kittyhawk - Civilian Historic

Source: RIAT