For the third year in succession was I again present at the largest military airshow in the world. The Royal International Air Tattoo on the RAF Fairford airbase, succeeded again in having a large and more than impressive line-up on both the static show and for the air display. This years Tattoo attracted in total, more than 320 aircraft from 24 countries representing 37 air arms. With again several big highlights, starting with the USAF Thunderbirds which are on a European tour in celebration of "60 Years USAF". Besides that was also after a 2 year absence, and maybe on display for his last appearance ever outside the USA, the always beautiful F-117A Stealth from the 8th FS "The Black Sheep" based at Holloman AFB. First time appearance ever on the RIAT was a delegation of three SU-30 Flankers (one flying and two static), one Il-78 Midas and a Hawk Mk.115 from the Indian Air Force. A very disappointing "fly-by" was performed with one SU-30 Flanker, at a far to high altitude and distance. However the pilot on the SU-30 is a operational pilot and not a display pilot, could the fly-by be a little lower and more towards the crowd line. Two main themes where picked for this years RIAT, with large static amounts of aircrafts for both themes. The first theme was the 60th Anniversary of The United States Air Force, with the "Thunderbirds", a F-117A Stealth, F-15E Strike Eagle and B-1B Lancer as the flying highlights. The other was the "Agile, Adaptable & Capable" theme, and presents a dynamic demonstration of 21st century air power. It attracted therefore military aircrafts from all over the world, including Canada, India, Brazil, USA and almost every European country. On Saturday the weather was mostly sunny with scattered clouds, ranging from snowy white to pitch black, which provided some very challenging light conditions to photograph with. Overall also this year again a great and impressive airshow, see you again next year...