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70th Anniversary of Battle of Britain Flypast at RAF Fairford

Pictures:	Boeing 757, British Aerospace Hawk, CCF Harvard, Dassault Mirage 2000, Hawker Hurricane, Hispano HA-1112 Buchon, McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, Messerschmitt Bf-109, Nord 1002 Pingouin (Messerschmitt Bf-108), Panavia Tornado F.3, General Dynamics (SABCA) F-16AM Fighting Falcon, Supermarine Spitfire
Airshow:	RIAT 2010 (Royal International Air Tattoo)
Location:	RAF Fairford (FFD/EGVA), United Kingdom
Date:	17 - 18 July 2010

70th Anniversary of Battle of Britain

Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) commemorates 70th Anniversary of Battle of Britain

The Skies over RAF Fairford have been filled with the sights and sound of Second World War fighter planes as part of the Royal International Air Tattoo's Battle of Britain commemorations.

Nearly a dozen Spitfires and Hurricanes, along with a trio of German aircraft from the same era, have been performing in a series of flypasts. Their incredible displays mark the 70th anniversary of the epic air battle waged between the RAF's Fighter Command and the German Luftwaffe in the skies over Southern England during the summer of 1940.

As the aircraft took to the skies, the evocative sound of piston engines filled the air. Joining this priceless collection were their more-modern brethren from countries who contributed pilots to fight in the Battle of Britain, as well as aircraft from RAF squadrons which took part in the battle. The modern-day flypasts included fighters from the United States, Belgium and France while a 757 transport plane all the way from New Zealand also took part in the flying display.

Text compiled from RIAT Media Centre

Hawk T.1 Tornado F.3	Hawk T.1	Messerschmitt Bf-109 Hurricane Spitfire
Messerschmitt Bf-109 Hurricane Spitfire	Hurricane Spitfire	Hurricane Spitfire Messerschmitt Bf-108
Hurricane Spitfire	Boeing 757 F-15C Eagle	F-16AM Fighting Falcon Mirage 2000
Spitfire Hurricane Messerschmitt Bf-109	Spitfire Hurricane Messerschmitt Bf-109	Spitfire Hurricane

Participating aircraft and serial no./registration in the Flypast celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Battle of Britain:

Boeing 757-2K2 (NZ7572 / 72)
British Aerospace Hawk T.1A (XX324)
British Aerospace Hawk T.1W (XX312)
British Aerospace Hawk T.1W (XX338)
British Aerospace Hawk T.1W (XX349)
British Aerospace Hawk T.2 (ZK032)
Dassault Mirage 2000B (528/115-KS)
Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 (G-HUPW / R4118/UP-W)
Hawker Hurricane Mk.12A (G-HURI / Z5140/HA-C)
Hawker Hurricane Mk.2B (G-HHII / BE505/XP-L)
Hawker Hurricane Mk.2C (LF363 / YB-W)
Hispano HA-1112-M1L Buchon (Messerschmitt Bf-109G-2) (G-BWUE / 10)
McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (86-0174 / LN)
McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (86-0175 / LN)
Messerschmitt Bf-109G-4 (D-FWME / 7)
Nord 1002 Pingouin II (Messerschmitt Bf-108) (G-ETME / 14)
Panavia Tornado F.3 (ZE341 / GO)
General Dynamics (SABCA) F-16AM Fighting Falcon (FA-103)
General Dynamics (SABCA) F-16AM Fighting Falcon (FA-110)
Supermarine 329 Spitfire Mk.2A (P7350 / QJ-K)
Supermarine 349 Spitfire LF5B (G-MKVB / BM597/JH-C)
Supermarine 361 Spitfire HF9E (G-PMNF / TA805/FX-M)
Supermarine 361 Spitfire LF16E (G-OXVI / TD248/CR-S)
Supermarine 361 Spitfire LF9C (MK356 / UF-Q)
Supermarine 361 Spitfire LF9E (G-IXCC / PL344/TL-B)
Supermarine 509 Spitfire T9C (G-CCCA / QV-I)

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