Royal International Air Tattoo 2006, RAF Fairford, 14th Jul'06 (Fri arrivals & practise)
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RAF Red Arrows
The team arrived about 1400 on Friday afternoon, Not 9, not 10 but 11 (2 spare a/c...!)
Then the run and break for landing started, unusual to see 11 jets...!
still breaking as they went past me at the end of the runway...
...then the mass formation taxi in for parking (and FUEL...!)
Close up of one of the 11 jets, gleaming as always
70-0274 Hercules USAFE
An arrival destined for the static park, from Ramstein in Germany (just great prop blurring...!)
ZD251 & ZD261 Lynx's R.Navy
The pair of "Black Cats" arrive and pirouette before hover taxiing
ZD251 takes a bow to the spotters enclosure and us and the firemen all watching...!
166673 F/A-18F USNavy
Ricardo Traven, in his office about to go for a spin, high G pull ups & push downs etc...!
166673 F/A-18F USNavy
Ricardo giving it some real stick on Friday display qualification, what a test pilot he really is...
...look at this closely. Rudders turned fully, elevators at an extreme angle also, he's going nose down, loads of negative G!!
86-0167 F15C Eagle USAFE
Another practise on the Friday evening, then again with the P-51 (just to sharpen the display??)