Royal International Air Tattoo 2014 highlights

Here are some of the highlights of RAF Fairford’s Royal International Air Tattoo 2014.

Even though the F-35B Lightning II aircraft could not cross the Pond to take part in the world’s biggest military airshow, the Royal International Air Tattoo 2014 at RAF Fairford, UK, Jul. 17 – 19 did not fail to attract some interesting visitors.

Here are some of those military aircraft and display teams, shot during their demo flights, arrival or departure, by photographer Estelle Calleja.

Last Greek’s A-7 Special Color “Olympus”

Army Air Corps AH-64 Apache

Italian Air Force AMX ACOL

Italian Air Force C-27J

Belgian Air Force F-16 Demo

Frecce Tricolori aerobatic demo team

Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon

Patrouille de France

Patrouille Suisse

Swiss Air Force F/A-18

Turkish Air Force F-16 demo “Solo Türk”

Spanish Air Force F/A-18

Polish Air Force Su-22

Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet

All images by Estelle Calleja

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