Aviation News — September 2017

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Right: The B-2A Spirit conducting a flyby on

the Sunday for the 70th anniversary of the

USAF celebrations. It was escorted by two

493rd FS F-15Cs. Air Tattoo photography

Below: Dassault Mirage 2000Ds 652/3-XN

and 618/3-XC of Couteau Delta make a high-

speed close formation pass during a tactical

demonstration routine.

Right: Czech Air Force L.159A 6053 painted to

represent a Spitfire from World War Two of the

Free Czechoslovak Air Force which flew as

part of the RAF. RIAT/Peter March

Below right: One of the highlights was the pair

of Hellenic Air Force F-4E Phantom IIs from

338 Mira. Greece is one of the last operators

of the Phantom along with Turkey, Iran and

South Korea. All photos Peter R Foster unless

stated

Above: One of the more unusual attendees was a Chinook CH-147F

of the Royal Canadian Air Force which arrived inside a CC-177.

Andrew Ratcliffe

Col Oleksander Oksanchenko of the 831st Guards

Tactical Aviation Brigade, Ukrainian Air Force flying a

Su-27P1M won the ‘As the Crow Flies’ award for his display.

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