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Hallo all,

Sri Lanka should have been the 52nd nation participating at RIAT. Does someone knows if and where there is a list of the nations that ever participated at RIAT? (and in which year for the 1st time? for example: 51 - Algeria - 2009.)

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Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) - 1990
Algeria - 2009
Argentina - 1979
Australia - 1977
Austria - 1971
Belgium - 1972
Brazil - 1979
Bulgaria - 1995
Canada - 1973
Chile - 1983
Colombia - 2012
Czech Republic (prev Czechoslovakia) - 1991/separate 1993
Denmark - 1971
Estonia - 2004
Finland - 1994
France - 1971
Germany (prev West Germany) - 1973
Greece - 1989
Hungary - 1992
India - 1974? Liberator (Su30 & Il78 2007)
Ireland - 1996
Israel - 1979
Italy - 1976
Japan - 2012
Jordan - 1981
Kuwait - 1993
Latvia - 2003
Lithuania - 2002
Luxembourg (as NATO) - 1983
Malaysia - 1994
Malta - 2001
Morocco - 1987
Netherlands - 1971
New Zealand - 1979
Norway - 1971
Oman - 1991
Pakistan - 2006
Poland - 1995
Portugal - 1977
Romania - 2001
Russia - 1992
Saudi Arabia - 1979
Slovakia (prev Czechoslovakia) - 1991/separate 1993
Slovenia - 1999
South Africa - 1995
South Korea - 2012
Spain - 1977
Sweden - 1987
Switzerland - 1979
Turkey - 1991
Ukraine - 1996
United Kingdom - 1971
United States of America - 1971
Venezuela - 1979

I think thats all 51, will try and add some years for you at a later stage. :smile: Please quote corrections if anything wrong :smile:

Now updated 54 nations.
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Very nearly right mr C, though the yanks appeared in 1971 with a 4x WR F4D flypast. Only the UK, US and Dutch have been to every event, the French missed '72, Danes '72 and '73, (West) Germany '71, '72 and '89 to blemish their records.
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I thought Estonia made their RIAT debut in 2003?

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st24 wrote:Very nearly right mr C, though the yanks appeared in 1971 with a 4x WR F4D flypast. Only the UK, US and Dutch have been to every event, the French missed '72, Danes '72 and '73, (West) Germany '71, '72 and '89 to blemish their records.


Fair enough, I will adjust the list accordingly. :smile:
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As an interesting (or incredidbly boring - depending on your point of view) statistic, 32 of the 51 nations have at some point brought a Hercules for the display. Poland and Morocco both operate the type but have yet to bring one. :biggrin: or :sleepy:
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So this year we can add Columbia, South Korea and another one (for the record: only when they actually touched the runway :grin: ).

Was there in 2011 a new one?

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capercaillie wrote:As an interesting (or incredidbly boring - depending on your point of view) statistic, 32 of the 51 nations have at some point brought a Hercules for the display. Poland and Morocco both operate the type but have yet to bring one. :biggrin: or :sleepy:


Since about 70 nations' military arms operate the Herc, I suppose it is unsurprising...and boring!! :biggrin:
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whitecat wrote:So this year we can add Columbia, South Korea and another one (for the record: only when they actually touched the runway :grin: ).

Was there in 2011 a new one?


There we go Colombia, Japan and South Korea now increase the list to 54 nations. :biggrin:
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Now updated to all 56 nations... :cool:

Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) - 1990
Algeria - 2009
Argentina - 1979
Australia - 1977
Austria - 1971
Belgium - 1972
Brazil - 1979
Bulgaria - 1995
Canada - 1973
Chile - 1983
Colombia - 2012
Croatia - 2016
Czech Republic (prev Czechoslovakia) - 1991/separate 1993
Denmark - 1971
Estonia - 2004
Finland - 1994
France - 1971
Germany (prev West Germany) - 1973
Greece - 1989
Hungary - 1992
India - 1974? Liberator (Su30 & Il78 2007)
Ireland - 1996
Israel - 1979
Italy - 1976
Japan - 2012
Jordan - 1981
Kuwait - 1993
Latvia - 2003
Lithuania - 2002
Luxembourg (as NATO) - 1983
Malaysia - 1994
Malta - 2001
Morocco - 1987
Netherlands - 1971
New Zealand - 1979
Norway - 1971
Oman - 1991
Pakistan - 2006
Poland - 1995
Portugal - 1977
Qatar - 2015
Romania - 2001
Russia - 1992
Saudi Arabia - 1979
Slovakia (prev Czechoslovakia) - 1991/separate 1993
Slovenia - 1999
South Africa - 1995
South Korea - 2012
Spain - 1977
Sweden - 1987
Switzerland - 1979
Turkey - 1991
Ukraine - 1996
United Kingdom - 1971
United States of America - 1971
Venezuela - 1979

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Which nations have sent a c-130?

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edhunter wrote:Which nations have sent a c-130?


Slightly less in number have sent a C-130 than have sent a Hercules! :whistle:
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But all of them have sent a model 382.

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Anyone know which nation appeared the most years ago but has yet to return?
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Argentina?

Venezuela?

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I wondered about Argentina. Have they been back since 1979?
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CJS wrote:I wondered about Argentina. Have they been back since 1979?
I thought they sent some high ranked person post Corporate/Black Buck. At least it was mentioned in that book Airshow about organising RIAT when Paul Bowen was still alive and around, that relations between the UK and Argentina started to become less frozen when an Argentine general unexpectedly accepted an invitation to come to the show.
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aviodromefriend wrote:
CJS wrote:I wondered about Argentina. Have they been back since 1979?
I thought they sent some high ranked person post Corporate/Black Buck. At least it was mentioned in that book Airshow about organising RIAT when Paul Bowen was still alive and around, that relations between the UK and Argentina started to become less frozen when an Argentine general unexpectedly accepted an invitation to come to the show.

If we included generals and VIPs the country list may well be in 3 figures.
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Argentina sent a Hercules in 1979 and 1981, unsurprisingly not since, cannot think why?

Venezuela appeared with a C-130 and Canberra in 1979, I believe their only appearance and therefore the answer to the question.
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I bow down to your superior geekiness. :-P

And thank you. :-)
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CJS wrote:I bow down to your superior geekiness. :-P

And thank you. :-)


No, you bow down to my ability to use a search engine and look it up as you're clearly an idle let someone do it for me type. :butt:

It was a pleasure. :wave:

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I am outed indeed as a 'let someone else do it for me' type.

But a very grateful one. :-D

Thanks for the link too.
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The Swedish Air Force Historic Flight have RIAT and Jersey on their Calendar with a very much full line up for each.

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Finningley Boy wrote:The Swedish Air Force Historic Flight have RIAT and Jersey on their Calendar with a very much full line up for each.

FB :biggrin:


They're not coming. Its just a provisional and Riat have stated many times they can't justify the cost of bringing them over. :cuppa:
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^^^ Swedish Historic Flight is rapidly becoming the new 'German MiG-29'...

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