For the second year in a row, the Royal International Air Tattoo, took place at RAF Cottesmore. The 30th anniversary of the world’s biggest military airshow couldn’t use its normal RAF Fairford location as the runway was getting a complete overhaul. Aviamagazine visited the show on Sunday 29 July 2001.
Static
Lots of interesting visitors of the static. The Italians brought two NH500Es, which are pretty rare, especially outside of Italy. The German Air Force brought 2 great “Tiger” Tornado’s, and it was the last time for the German MiG-29. Other highlights included a Maltese BN-2, South-Africa and Romanian C-130B.
ZH803 / R-128, Sea Harrier
ZH556 / AK, Tornado
ZG858, Harrier
ZG472 / 62, Harrier
XX840 / PS, Jaguar
XZ398 / FA, Jaguar
ZG797 / WB, Tornado
ZD746, Tornado
128, L-39
6824, MiG-21
G-PSST, Hunter
G-TBRD, T-33
60141 / 141, Sk60
XX341 / 1, Hawk
ZF379 / 379, Tucano
38+00, F-4
XX315, Hawk
29+11, MiG-29
39162 / 62, JAS39
506 / 5-OD, Mirage 2000
MM7126, AMX
MM6887 / 5-33, F-104
MM54254 / 4-36, TF-104
FF-3, F27
HN-420, F-18
HW-350, Hawk
94-0108, F-16
66, Super Etendard
ET-198, F-16
44+65, Tornado
46+44, Tornado
44+65, Tornado
46+44, Tornado
46+44, Tornado
84-0812 / HO, F-117
84-0812 / HO, F-117
84-0812 / HO, F-117
84-0812 / HO, F-117
84-0812 / HO, F-117
84-0812 / HO, F-117
82+02, AS532
2299 / CYU, AS532
73+45, UH-1
ZJ241 / L, Griffin
XZ922 / PW-701, Seaking
MM81291 / 72-28, NH500
Q-09, AH-64
ZH835 / CU-581, Merlin
ZJ123 / G, Merlin
MM81307 / 72-44, NH500
84+85, CH-53
73-1649, MH-53
73-1649, MH-53
ZZ172, C-17
XV241 / 41, Nimrod
ZD949, Tristar
67-0024, C-141
61-0032 / BD, B-52
61-0032 / BD, B-52
86-0138 / MO, B-1
161335 / PZ-355, P-3
86-0138 / MO, B-1
161000 / LF-000, P-3
1310, An-26
303, P-3
B-07 / LG, BN-2
1115, M-28
AS9516, BN-2
T.19B-09 / 35-27, CN-235
108 / YW, EMB-121
603, An-26
MM61952, PD808
XS731 / J, Dominie
F-249, G-1159
WH849, Canberra
83-4610, C-22
83-4610, C-22
73-1153 / RA, T-43
62-1844, C-130
63-7828, EC-130
347, C-130
MM62176 / 46-41, C-130
ZH882 / 882, Hercules
130310 / 310, CC-130
6150, C-130
408, C-130
57-2603, KC-135
57-1423, KC-135
58-0095, KC-135
58-0014, KC-135
62-3513 / MO, KC-135
164409, E-6
164409, E-6
Air show
In that days my equipment wasn’t that great. Apart from the Kodak film, I was also lacking lots of mm’s. So most of the airshow shots that day were take on landing and take-off. Another downside is the backlight during most of the show. Only on Sunday a B-2, straight from the US, made one pass.
XV105, VC10
39172 172, JAS-39
XV190 / 190, Hercules
L-12, PC-7
AT-26, Alpha Jet
HN-404, F-18
J-016, F-16
9526, MiG-21
9526, MiG-21
9526, MiG-21
ZE295 / AY, Tornado
38+10, F-4
E35 / 7-HY, Jaguar
E37 / 7-PM, Jaguar
XX117 / PA, Jaguar
XX301, Hawk
XX309 / 309, Hawk
XX320, Hawk
22, MiG-29
22, MiG-29
22, MiG-29
HB-RVP, Hunter
G-PRII, Hunter
HB-RVR, Hunter
G-KAXF, Hunter
HB-RVS, Hunter
HB-RVS, Hunter
86-0104 / MO, B-1
86-0104 / MO, B-1
86-0104 / MO, B-1
86-0104 / MO, B-1
86-0104 / MO, B-1
89-0127 / WM, B-2
89-0127 / WM, B-2
86-0821 / HO, F-117
86-0821 / HO, F-117
-, TS-11
-, TS-11
0709 / 4, TS-11
-, MB-339
MM54543 / 6, MB-339