Royal International Air Tattoo

RAF Fairford’s Royal International Air Tattoo 2010 promises to be one of the world’s biggest and best air shows, with hundreds of aircraft offering death-defying displays to crowds from across Gloucestershire and beyond.

The Royal International Air Tattoo 2010 is set to be one of the biggest air shows in the global calendar of aviation events, with almost 200,000 flying fans from across Gloucestershire and beyond due to converge at RAF Fairford for the two-day spectacular on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 July 2010.

While children are free of charge, adults tickets cost £37.50 are available from ticketmaster.co.uk.

As part of the special celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at the Air Tattoo 2010, it has been announced that the German Luftwaffe has been invited to join in the commemorative displays from all of the countries that participated in the historic events of 1940.

The Italian Air Force, which flew alongside the Luftwaffe, has also been invited to join in, with hope that all 17 countries who took part in the Battle of Britain will be represented – including Poland, New Zealand, Canada, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and Slovakia), Australia, Belgium, South Africa, France, Ireland, the US, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Palestine Mandate (now Israel), Barbados and Jamaica.