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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2016 MIL

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FFD Monday 27th June visitor,

87-0117 KC-10A 60th AMW CLEAN52 ETA (....)

With TABORxx Flt. There is speculation the chicks are F-35s, but I could not possibly comment.....
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2016 MIL

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On fightercontrol.co.uk they talk about 3 F35 (2x MC and 1 Raf)today eta 19:05 local and 2 usaf F35 on thursday.
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2016 MIL

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Lockheed Martin earlier mentioned today as likely arrival date for the F-35s, so....
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Re: RIAT 8/9/10 July 2016 Air Tattoo Fairford. Participants,

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Today's update:

New Zealand B757 Static
Irish CN235 Static
BAe Systems EUFI Flying
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Re: RIAT 8/9/10 July 2016 Air Tattoo Fairford. Participants,

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Additional confirmation in form of JASDF KC-767 (s)
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Re: RIAT 8/9/10 July 2016 Air Tattoo Fairford. Participants,

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Just arrived at FFD: 1 RAF F-35B and two USMC F-35Cs!
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Re: RIAT 8/9/10 July 2016 Air Tattoo Fairford. Participants,

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maurits wrote:Just arrived at FFD: 1 RAF F-35B and two USMC F-35Cs!
USMC F-35C?

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Re: RIAT 8/9/10 July 2016 Air Tattoo Fairford. Participants,

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Canberra TT.18 wrote:
maurits wrote:Just arrived at FFD: 1 RAF F-35B and two USMC F-35Cs!
USMC F-35C?

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Is certainly possible, the USMC has a couple of F-35Cs, flying along the USN F-35Cs with VFA-101.
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Re: RIAT 8/9/10 July 2016 Air Tattoo Fairford. Participants,

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I know there is a couple of USMC F-35C, but there was always talk about USMC F-35B coming over.
eg. Is there a F-35C display?

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Re: RIAT 8/9/10 July 2016 Air Tattoo Fairford. Participants,

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Correction USMC F-35Bs are 169027/VM18 & 168726/BM-28 &, RAF 17 (R)OTEsqn ZM137.
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Re: RIAT 8/9/10 July 2016 Air Tattoo Fairford. Participants,

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Just saw sort film on marines facebook of the 3 landing at RAF Fairford. one Lightning clearly has code 19 on the nose.
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Re: RIAT 8/9/10 July 2016 Air Tattoo Fairford. Participants,

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tails of the USMC F-35B's are VM-18 and VM-19 of VMFAT-501
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Re: RIAT 8/9/10 July 2016 Air Tattoo Fairford. Participants,

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frank kramer wrote:tails of the USMC F-35B's are VM-18 and VM-19 of VMFAT-501
168727 VM-19
168728 VM-18
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Re: RIAT 8/9/10 July 2016 Air Tattoo Fairford. Participants,

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Shouldn't VM-18 be 168726?
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Re: RIAT 8/9/10 July 2016 Air Tattoo Fairford. Participants,

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frank kramer wrote:Shouldn't VM-18 be 168726?
Correct Frank, and confirmed on a picture
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