Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 View fullsize Displaying in their last home show before a North American tour, the Red Arrows perform a formation take-off View fullsize More rain, more planes - this time, one of the oldest C-130s still in use, a B version from the French Air Force View fullsize The most anticipated visitor in 2019 - the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II from the Spanish Navy View fullsize And, they didn't just bring one! Both sported special tail art for their visit to RIAT. View fullsize A Boeing E-3A Sentry, in NATO service, smokes its way across the sky....What was that about the Paris Accords? View fullsize A face only a mother could love....and even then, I'm not so sure. View fullsize The Belgian Air Force Demo Team's F-16 "Dark Falcon" leads a trio for a special D-Day 75th Anniversary Tribute View fullsize Captain Stefan Darte, better known by his excellent callsign, Vador, putting the F-16AM through it's paces View fullsize The USAF F-16 Demo Team showing off in a plane borrowed from the 480th Fighter Squadron. View fullsize A trio of F-15E Strike Eagles from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath View fullsize The Red Arrows in all their glory View fullsize A special treat for the 100th anniversary of British Airways, their BOAC liveried 747-400 accompanied the Red Arrows. Little did we know what the next year would bring for BA, civil aviation, and the venerable 747 View fullsize Still, we can look back on the 100th anniversary flypast as a great tribute to the Queen of the Skies. View fullsize Even the Coastguard made the journey to Gloucestershire, no doubt over concerns with flooding! View fullsize A French Army Puma making a rare airshow appearance View fullsize A contender for 2019s best livery, this Danish F-16 celebrates the 800th anniversary of the "Dannebrog" - the cloth of the Danes. View fullsize Although retired from RAF service, the Panavia Tornado lives on with the Luftwaffe View fullsize Mostly serving as a canvas for scheme after scheme View fullsize Speaking of Luftwaffe special schemes, this Eurofighter sports a livery deemed the best of 2019, honouring the Red Baron View fullsize Making a welcome return to RIAT, a pair of digital camo Sukhoi Su-27s View fullsize An F-15E Strike Eagle departing after the show had finished View fullsize A rare and very welcome visit from a pair of Turkish Air Force F-4 Phantom IIs. Starting with this one with a special 60 years of service tail. View fullsize And continuing with this one, celebrating 70 years of NATO! View fullsize A glorious view of an iconic jet View fullsize A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III from the NATO Strategic Airlift Capability wing in Hungary. View fullsize Even though it left much much later than anything else, waiting for the BUFF to leave was worth it!