Thanks to better weather, but above all thanks to the participation of Romanian MiG-21 LanceR, the author's second visit to a RIAT away from its traditional venue was more pleasant than the previous event.
The most important reason for the author's visit was of course the presence of the MiG-21 LanceR, which could be seen as a two-seater in the flying display ...
... and in the C version in the static display.
Special colour schemes were shown, among others, on a Canadian F-18 and ...
... a Belgian Alpha Jet.
Several aerobatic teams provided plenty of (coloured) smoke in the sky, such as the Biało-Czerwone Iskry ...
... and the Frecce Tricolori.
The operational types that displayed – as the author prefers – without cute paint jobs included a German F-4F Phantom II ...
... and a USAF F-15C.
A special highlight ...
... of the flying programme ...
... was undoubtedly the display of the B-1B, ...
... which showed a manoeuvrability incredible for its size.
The B-2 only came by for a short flypast, ...
... while the Hungarian MiG-29 gave its usual dynamic display.
The F-117A could be seen both in the flying programme and in the static display, ...
... while the B-52 was only present on the ground.
Of course there were also helicopters to see, such as this British Apache ...
... and a long line of Sea Kings.
Numerous types that have since been retired were displayed on the ground, such as the Tornado ADV ...
... and F-104 Starfighter in the two-seat ...
... and single-seat versions.
Right next to them, with the AMX, another guest from Italy.
The support aircraft of the national delegations also enriched the static display, such as An-26s from Hungary ...
... and Poland, ...
... a C-130 Hercules from Romania and ...
... a C-141 Starlifter from the USA.
The hosts showed their then still new C-17s.
The trainers on display included Saab 105s from Sweden ...
