Photos: RAF Flypast at 90th Anniversary of Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force Flypast during 90th anniversary celebrations at RAF Fairford
Pictures:	Avro Lancaster, BAE HS125, Chinook, Globemaster, Griffin, Harrier, Hawk, Hercules, Hurricane, KingAir, Merlin, Nimrod, Puma, Sea King, Sentinel R1, Sentry, Slingsby, Spitfire, Squirrel, Tornado, Tristar, Tucano, Tutor, Typhoon, VC-10
Airshow:	RIAT 2008 (Royal International Air Tattoo)
Location:	RAF Fairford (FFD/EGVA), United Kingdom
Date:	11 July 2008

On 11 July 2008 Royal Air Force aircraft flew in formation over RAF Fairford as HM Queen Elizabeth II presented new Colours to the Royal Air Force and the RAF Regiment as part of the 90th anniversary celebrations of formation of the RAF in 1918. The aircraft formations, together, involve a total of 90 aircraft, one for every year of the RAF’s existence to date. The total length of the formations was 35 miles.

The only formation bigger than this was the flypast marking the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, in 1990, when 168 aircraft flew over Buckingham Palace.

Click here for more information of the flying formats. (Source: RAF)

Merlin, Puma	Chinook	Sea King
Griffin, Squirrel	Slingsby, Tutor	BBMF: Avro Lancaster, Hurricane, Spitfire
Hercules, KingAir BAE HS125	Tucano	Hawk
E-3D Sentry, VC-10	Sentinel R1, Hawk	Nimrod, Hawk
Tristar, Hawk	Globemaster	Typhoon
Harrier GR.7	Tornado F.3	Tornado GR.4
Red Arrows

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Royal Air Force Flypast during 90th anniversary celebrations at RAF Fairford