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THE ROYAL INTERNATIONAL AIR TATTOO 2002

 Saturday 20th - Sunday 21st July
RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire

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2 Videos of the amazing display by 2 Royal Navy Sea Harriers

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It wasn't all high speed high tech - one of the best displays was 4 "wing walkers" on 4 Stearman trainers

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A remarkable display by the Royal Netherlands Air Force demonstrating the power and versatility of the F16

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TATTOO TAKES OFF 

Salute to Bomber Crews 

Tattoo visitors, airshow organisers and participants observed a minute’s silence on both days in honour of bomber aircrew who lost their lives in two world wars and the conflicts that followed. Pride of place was taken by Royal Air Force Bomber Command veterans representing 617 (Dambusters) Squadron and other illustrious RAF squadrons, joined on Saturday by General Robert Burns of the US Eighth Air Force. Eighty-five year-old General Burns, who served in England during World War II, was flown from Florida to the UK by British Airways to be at an event that also commemorated the 60th anniversary of the ‘Mighty Eighth’. 

In one of RIAT’s biggest-ever displays of 1940s aeroplanes, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster, together with the world’s only airworthy Blenheim bomber, the famous Sally B B-17 Flying Fortress and P-51 Mustang and P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, flew an evocative tribute that brought tears to the eyes of many of the veterans. Modern US Air Force F-16s and an RAF Tornado GR4 also performed in the RIAT Salute to Bomber Crews. 

Tattoo Highlights 
Top Gun Tornado pilot Squadron Leader Colin McGregor, older brother to actor Ewan McGregor, stole the limelight with a scorching 10 minute solo display in the RAF’s front-line jet, flying with female navigator Flight Lieutenant Andi McCall. An F-117A Stealth Nighthawk, Harrier ‘Jump Jets’ and F-15s brought awesome air power to Fairford, but there were also helicopter routines, light aircraft and elegant gliders in the flying display. 

As billed, the flamboyant Frecce Tricolori performed to the voice of the great Pavarotti and the RAF Red Arrows introduced several new sequences to their celebrated display. Other aerobatic thrills were provided by La Patrouille de France, Spain’s Patrulla Aguila, Patrouille Suisse, the Royal Jordanian Falcons and Los Halcones from Chile. The South American’s Extra 300s arrived in crates aboard a B-707 and were reassembled to appear at RIAT. 

Many had predicted that, post 11 September, the US Air Force would have little or no participation in RIAT. This fear proved unfounded with the world’s largest air force also flying B-52 and B-1B bombers at the show and lining up KC-135 tankers and vast transport aircraft including the C-5 Galaxy - the world’s biggest - in the static park. 

Tattoo Flying Display Trophies 

The King Hussein Memorial Sword (Best Overall) 
Lieutenants Francois Breton and Guillaume Coeffin of 3/33 Squadron, French Air Force, flew two Mirage F1s to victory as the best pilots of RIAT 2002. 

The Lockheed Martin Cannestra Trophy (Best Overseas Participant) 
The elegant Royal Jordanian Falcons won this category, but Special Mention goes to Heritage Flight P-51 Mustang and P-47 Thunderbolt fighters. 

The Steedman Display Sword (Best UK Participant) 
The ‘As the Crow Flies’ Trophy (awarded by the Friends of RIAT) 
A double win for Royal Navy pilots Lieutenant Commander Rob Schwab and Lieutenant Will Hynett of 899 Squadron at RNAS Yelvilton flying two Sea Harrier FA2s. 

The Shell Oil UK ‘Sir Douglas Bader Trophy’ (Best Individual Flying Display) 
Captain Rick Van Der Delden of 312 Squadron, Royal Netherlands Air Force at Volkel Air Base coaxed the very best from his F-16 to win this award. 

The Solo Jet Aerobatic Trophy (Best Single Jet Demonstration) 
A win for the Royal Air Force and Flight Lieutenant Tony Cann of 20 Squadron, RAF Wittering, in a Harrier GR7 display that proved one of the most popular of RIAT 2002. 

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