RIAT 2017

My favourite images from the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo.

A400M Atlas vortices after takeoff
A400M Atlas seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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German Air Force Eurofighter EF2000/T
Eurofighter EF2000/T from the German Air Force seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Midnight Hawks taking off in formation
Midnight Hawks from the Finnish Air Force seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire.
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Patrouille Suisse section take off
Patrouille Suisse (flying F-5E Tiger II) seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Royal Jordanian Air Force C-130H Hercules Petra tail
C-130H from the Royal Jordanian Air Force seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen raises its landing gear
JAS 39 Gripen from the Swedish Air Force seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Front view of Pinky
Tornado GR.4 (coloured in Operation Granby camouflage) from the Royal Air Force seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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The Thunderbirds in tight formation
The Thunderbirds display team the seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Italian Air Force M-346 Master slows after landing
M-346 Master from the Italian Air Force seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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USAF CV-22B Osprey
CV-22B Osprey from the USAF seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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USAF C-130J-30 Super Hercules
USAF C-130J-30 Super Hercules take part in a special USAF 70th anniversary flypast at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Thunderbird 5 taxis back down the runway
The Thunderbirds display team the seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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A400M Atlas climbs steeply after takeoff
A400M Atlas seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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A400M Atlas banks after takeoff
A400M Atlas seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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A Red Arrow recovers on the runway after displaying
The Royal Air Force aerobatic display team (The Red Arrows) at at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire.
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B-17 Flying Fortress square crop
B-17 Flying Fortress from the USAF seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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A400M Atlas slows after landing
A400M Atlas seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-17 Flying Fortress from the USAF seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Nose of the Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker
Su-27 Flanker from the Ukrainian Air Force seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford.
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USAF KC-135R square crop
Square crop of KC-135R from the USAF seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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F-22 Raptor taking to the skies
The USAF F-22 Raptor the seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Thunderbird 6 keeps low after taking off
The Thunderbirds display team the seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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German Air Force Transall C-160D on finals into Fairford
Tiger coloured tail of a Spanish EF-18AM Hornet seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Soloturk trails his braking chute
Soloturk trails a landing chute after displaying in the skies above RAF Fairford during the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo.
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Army Air Corps WAH-64D Apache
WAH-64D Apache from the Army Air Corps seen during a demonstration using pyrotechnics at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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USAF B-1 Lancer
B-1 Lancer from the USAF seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Belgian F-16 solo display climbs into the sky
Belgian F-16 Demonstration Aircraft "Blizzard" seen performing at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen pulling away after takeoff
JAS 39 Gripen from the Swedish Air Force seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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USAF F-16C pair
F-16C from the USAF seen next to a tanker at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen taking off
JAS 39 Gripen from the Swedish Air Force seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Swedish flag in the JAS 39 Gripen after landing
JAS 39 Gripen from the Swedish Air Force seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Italian Air Force C-27J Spartan taking off
C-27J Spartan from the Italian Air Force seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Tail of a USAF Thunderbird jet
The Thunderbirds display team the seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Royal Navy Merlin
Royal Navy Merlin up close at at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
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RAF Lancaster up close
Lancaster from the Royal Air Force seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire - the largest military airshow in the world.
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Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker side on
Su-27 Flanker from the Ukrainian Air Force seen at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford.
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Special USAF 70th annivery flypast
The USAF display team, The Thunderbirds flying in formation with the RAF Red Arrows at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford to celebrate the USAF 70th anniversary.
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