2006 07 12 RIAT Fairford arrival day 1

RIAT 2006 opened for business with the tradition first arrival by a USAF ACC B-52H Stratofortress.  Stars of the day were from Greece and Turkey. The Hellenic Air Force came with a pair of A-7E Corsair II, one of which was the example in a spectacular tiger scheme while the other wore tradition camoflage. The Turkish F-4E Phantom IIs turned up a matter of minutes later. Making a UK show debut was the Royal Danish Air Force EH101 Merlin in full search and rescue markings.

B-52H  USAF  60-0052/LA

KC-130T  US Marines  165352/NY

P-51D  The Fighter Collection  G-CBNM

B707-368C  Australian Air Force  A20-261

Tornado GR4  Royal Air Force  ZA552/XI

C-130H  Jordanian Air Force  346

A-7E  Hellenic Air Force  158825

A-7E  Hellenic Air Force  160867

Jas-39B  Swedish Air Force   39814/814

F-15E and F-15C  USAF  91-0334/LN, 86-0172/LN,
                                                    86-0175/LN and 86-0167/LN

F-15C  USAF  86-0167/LN

F-15E  USAF  91-0334/LN

F-15C  USAF  86-0172/LN

Dominie T1  Royal Air Force  XS739

F-4E  Turkish Air Force  68-0374

F-4E  Turkish Air Force  68-0342

F-4E  Turkish Air Force  68-0374

Atlantique 2  French Navy  6

M-14  Polish Navy  1114