RAF 90th FLYPAST RIAT 2008

[edj66]

Back when we had an air force and enough pilots...

One flypast I am sorry I missed.

[frizstyler]

o this must be extremely expensive

[BeLLiNi1303]

you must be deaf! a formation flight of 9 eurofighters,it only takes 1 to shake the floor so i would love to see what 9 would do to the ground lol

[stephenpprice]

@BeLLiNi1303 Its not the Typhoons id be worried about, the GR4s and the Nimrod would be enough to break an eardrum!

[OTULP62]

why so jumpy

[JoeVetteman]

What do the British people mean by "tattoo"? Would anyone clarify for me?

[AHickenUK]

@JoeVetteman It's not used widely, more of a military term I believe for a large event, perhaps showcase which is public? They also have the Royal Military Tattoo

[JoeVetteman]

@AHickenUK Thank you my friend....really cool to see airshows in person huh? No matter where we may be,the thrill of seeing such beautiful airplanes doing a demo never ceases to amaze us all....I've been to a few myself......thank you for taking the time to answer my question.......I'm an USAF veteran....worked on C-5's most of the time,but I also helped fix F-15's,16's,and one B-1 at Dyess AFB....I even got a ride in a two-seat A-10!!!! What a neat treat that was!!!!

[AHickenUK]

@JoeVetteman No problem mate, glad to help. And a personal salute to you also, anyone who serves in the forces deserves to be recognised. Well done mate.

[AndyMaylor123]

Nosteraates how long did you spend on that world class joke?

[energycondensed]

what about Phantoms and lightnings???

[lifeonthebeach]

The finest airforce in the world, it would not matter if we had half this fleet, no force in the world could live with the royal air force, noboby.

[Nosteratees]

Very patriotic but sadly not true. The yanks have us beaten in almost every single way you could think of.

[AndyMaylor123]

@Nosteratees the americans have the technology but we have the skill and the proffesionalism dont

[Nosteratees]

Looks impressive until you realise that that's every single plane that the RAF has :D

[BeforeiScareYOU]

Thats not all of them they have to have planes on standby

[Ecthaelyon]

Yeah we are even relying ont he BBMF to do their part in Afghanistan O.o :D

P.S. I swear we rented half those aircraft from Budget Rentaplane just for the occasion. :D :D :D

[AndyMaylor123]

@Nosteratees no its not that 1/16th dont just make things up

[Nosteratees]

@AndyMaylor123 Yeah it's called a joke. Check back when you've grown a sense of humour.

[seenitdoneit]

thats got to be one of the best fly bys ever.

[Bugsy519]

Sorry what does RIAT - mean or stand for ?

[ukflybynight]

Royal International Air Tattoo, an air show that is currently held yearly in July at Fairford in Gloustershire. Next one 18th July 2009 so not long to wait!! :-)

[cloud101strife]

YAY, cnt w8 4 this year lmao XD

[motorcrosser12]

RIAT Coordinator's have just emailed me well like 10 minuets ago saying this year they are makeing it up for us because of last year being terenchal rain, so this year is going to be extra special so if i was you i would go.

[ukflybynight]

Don't worry, I booked my spot at the campsite back in February. Come rain or shine i'll be there!!!

[motorcrosser12]

lol same

[skydiverperu]

90 .. machines... (helicopters and planes ) .... WAS AMAZING

[darcula08]

that's the modt inviting flyby i've ever seen!!!

[klaspas]

Grrr, j'ai fait 2500Km pour rien, arrivé à minuit devant la porte de la base, la garde m'annonce que le "Air-show" est annulé, c'est fou, c'est rageant mais apparemment les parkings et une partie de l'aéroport ont été inondés. dommage ...

[Long23]

C'est Angleterre, avec temps anglais. Desole, mais nous n'avons pas l'ete dans notre pays.

[r32adt3db]

i like how you guys call it a fly 'past' instead of a flyby. sort of like saying alu-minium.

[ECAaxel]

are you american? if so i like how you say aluminum instead of aluminium when, many other elements (samarium, europium germanium, holmium) all end in "ium"

[liverpoolfc555]

we were gunna go with cdts but cos we couldnt get there we obviously didnt go. feel sorry for all those who went! at least you'll get ur money bk, i suppose thts sum consolation.

[b1cc2]

I won't be recieving my money back!! Here's the cost to my unit: 30 personnel/international tickets, hotels, cars, meals, and two B-1s!!

[AirSquirrel1]

B-1s?

i didnt get my money back and had to stay there for a week

[b1cc2]

Yup. We probably spent close to a million dollars bringing two B-1s. When we bring them somewhere, we lose the ability to use them for training purposes or war.

[AirSquirrel1]

i go to meet the crew in '07

[AirSquirrel1]

rephrase : I got to meet the crew in '07

had a good long chat about what they do

[footycanary]

Arrived at Fairford on Friday morning, stayed until Sunday, really gutted.

Still had fun though

Footy

[joelodgeludwick]

Yeah I was there as well on the Friday this was filmed being very sad standing in the mud and drowning under the torrential rains at this end of the air field, this fly past was something to behold thanks for filming it so I can show my mates what I'm talking about

oh also the F22 Raptor just defies the laws of physics!!!!

[bumbomb]

i have just returned from fairford, i was camping and it was a real bummer i arrived on saturday and heard it was cancelled

hope u hade a good day any way