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Right: The B-2A Spirit conducting a flyby on
the Sunday for the 70th anniversary of the
USAF celebrations. It was escorted by two
493rd FS F-15Cs. Air Tattoo photography
Below: Dassault Mirage 2000Ds 652/3-XN
and 618/3-XC of Couteau Delta make a high-
speed close formation pass during a tactical
demonstration routine.
Right: Czech Air Force L.159A 6053 painted to
represent a Spitfire from World War Two of the
Free Czechoslovak Air Force which flew as
part of the RAF. RIAT/Peter March
Below right: One of the highlights was the pair
of Hellenic Air Force F-4E Phantom IIs from
338 Mira. Greece is one of the last operators
of the Phantom along with Turkey, Iran and
South Korea. All photos Peter R Foster unless
stated
Above: One of the more unusual attendees was a Chinook CH-147F
of the Royal Canadian Air Force which arrived inside a CC-177.
Andrew Ratcliffe
Col Oleksander Oksanchenko of the 831st Guards
Tactical Aviation Brigade, Ukrainian Air Force flying a
Su-27P1M won the ‘As the Crow Flies’ award for his display.
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