Flt Lt Matt Barker gets airborne for his display at RIAT 2009 in his 208(R) Sqdn specially painted Hawk celebrating 90 years of the RAF Benevolant Fund (RAFBE)
The 2006 208(R) Sqdn RAF Hawk display jets were painted in this special sheme celebrating one million UK Hawk hours flown along with 85 years of the 4th FTS, the 2006 diplay was flown by Flt Lt Martin Pert
This Tornado GR4 is seen wearing XIII Sqdn 90th Anniversary markings,the Sqdn was originally formed at Gosport on the 10th January 1915, hopefully 2010 will see the Squadron paint a jet up in a 95th Anniversary special scheme
This Tornado GR4 is seen wearing IX(B)Sqdn 90th Anniversary markings,9 Sqdn were originally formed at Saint-Omer in France on Dec 8th 1914, hopefully 2010 will see the Squadron paint a jet up in a 95th Anniversary special scheme
Still probably my favorite low level shot to date, A 31 Sqdn 'Goldstars' GR4 took an unusual line through the Valley pulling out as he got to us reflecting the lake on the underside of the jet and creating slight traces of vapour over the wings.
Through the pass in the last light of the day, we heard "Gauntlet 58" carry out a PD at RAF Valley and hoped he would come our way, literally two minutes after this was taken, we heard him pull out of low level RTB Boscombe, result
Probably the worst weather I have ever shot in on a visit to the loop, wind and rain howling through the Valley causing the wingtip streamers from "Trek 31" A 492nd FS 'Madhatters' Mudhen to create some unusual patterns in its wake
The star of the 2009 Legends show was Christophe Jacquard's "Butcher Bird" Flug Werk FW-190, although a modern new build, its was superb to see this iconic aircraft take to the skies for a display