Air Services
United Kingdom
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Founded 1st April 1918 following the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
COMBAT
EF-2000 TYPHOON FGR4
ZK315 @ RIAT 2016
ZK306 @ Danish Airshow 2018, Aalborg
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II
ZM137 @ RIAT 2016
SPECIAL TASK
Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint / Airseeker (SIGINT)
ZZ664 @ Waddington Airshow 2014
Boeing P-8 Poseidon MRA1
ZP801 @ Jersey Airshow 2021
ZP808 @ RIAT 2022
Beechcraft Shadow R1 (350CER) Super King Air
ZZ416 @ RAF Waddington 2023
ZZ417 @ RAF Waddington 2023
TANKER
Airbus Voyager
ZZ341 @ RIAT 2015
TRANSPORT
Airbus A400 ATLAS
ZM402 @ RIAT 2015
Boeing C‑17A Globemaster III
ZZ175 @ RIAT 2012
British Aerospace BAe 146 CC2
ZE701 @ Waddington 2012
ZE701 @ RIAT 2013
Envoy IV CC Mk1 / Dassault Falcon 900LX
G-ZAHS and G-ZABH @ Farnborough 2023 [ Operated by Centreline ]
Lockheed C‑130J Hercules
ZH877 @ RIAT 2012
ZH883 @ Cosford Airshow 2013
TRAINERS
EF-2000 TYPHOON T.3
ZK381 @ RAF Coningsby 2023
Beechcraft King Air
ZK456/P @ Koksijde 2011
ZK456/P @ Koksijde 2011
British Aerospace Hawk T1
XX339 @ TLP 2013, Albacete
XX285 @ TLP 2013, Albacete
British Aerospace Hawk T2
ZK027 @ RIAT 2016
ZK028 @ RIAT 2015
Embraer Phenom 100
ZM337 @ RIAT 2018
Grob Prefect T1
ZM306 @ Yeovilton International Airday 2018
ZM304 @ RIAT 2018
Grob Tutor T1
G-BYXN @ Southend Airshow 2012
G-BYXE @ RIAT 2015
Raytheon T-6C Texan II
ZM332 @ RIAT 2022
Grob Viking TX1
ZE-636 @ RIAT 2015
ZE-636 @ RIAT 2018
Grob Vigilant T1
ZH207 @ Abingdon Airshow 2014
HELICOPTERS
Boeing Chinook
ZA714 @ Waddington 2012
ZA874 @ Cosford Airshow 2013
Westland Puma HC2
XW214 @ RIAT 2015
Leonardo AW109SP GrandNew (A109SP)
GZ100 @ Sywell 2021
DEMONSTRATION TEAM
The RED ARROWS
1965 to present
9 x BAe Hawks
Base: RAF Scampton
RECENTLY RETIRED
Vickers VC10
1966 - 2013
Lockheed TriStar
1984 - 2013
Lockheed Hercules C130/K
1966 - 2013
Westland Sea King
1977 - 2015
Boeing E3-D SENTRY AEW1
1991 - 2021
AgustaWestland Merlin HC3
2001 to 2015
(transferred to Royal Navy)
Shorts Tucano
1988 - 2019
Raytheon SENTINEL R1/Astor
(ISTAR)
2008 - 2021
TORNADO GR4
1979 - 2019
