Notes:

Just landed for RIAT 05. Those small patches on the nose were in actual fact a sort of silicone sealer patched over chipped paint, to protect the uncovered skin, more so, over salt water long operations ?

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Aircraft

XV226 - British Aerospace Nimrod MR.2 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Paul Stam XV226
1,573 2 0 British Aerospace Nimrod MR.2
XV226 - British Aerospace Nimrod MR.2 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Dutch XV226
1,650 3 0 British Aerospace Nimrod MR.2
XV226 - British Aerospace Nimrod MR.2 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Dutch XV226
1,790 3 0 British Aerospace Nimrod MR.2

Photo location

XE688 - Hawker Hunter Mk.72 - Hawker Hunter Aviation

On static display at RIAT 2022

Sam Pedley XE688
48 0 0 Hawker Hunter Mk.72
11-0058 - Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

During its Saturday solo display

Benjamin Smith 11-0058
139 1 0 Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey
MM81392 - Agusta A129CBT Mangusta - Italy - Army

During it's Saturday show display

Benjamin Smith MM81392
123 1 0 Agusta A129CBT Mangusta

Photographer

4046 - Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon - Poland - Air Force

Cleaning up for a go around during the Malta Airshow 2023 arrivals

Alan Cordina 4046
555 1 0 Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon
88-0025 - General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon - Turkey - Air Force

Malta Airshow 2023 departures

Alan Cordina 88-0025
1,377 18 1 General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon
17-0080 - Airbus A400M - Turkey - Air Force

Departing spectacularly from the Malta Airshow 2023

Alan Cordina 17-0080
4,704 94 3 Airbus A400M

Registration

XV226

Photo Date

Jul 14, 2005

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Notes

Just landed for RIAT 05. Those small patches on the nose were in actual fact a sort of silicone sealer patched over chipped paint, to protect the uncovered skin, more so, over salt water long operations ?

Camera

XV226 - British Aerospace Nimrod MR.2 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Paul Stam XV226
1,573 2 0 British Aerospace Nimrod MR.2
XV226 - British Aerospace Nimrod MR.2 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Dutch XV226
1,650 3 0 British Aerospace Nimrod MR.2
XV226 - British Aerospace Nimrod MR.2 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Dutch XV226
1,790 3 0 British Aerospace Nimrod MR.2
XE688 - Hawker Hunter Mk.72 - Hawker Hunter Aviation

On static display at RIAT 2022

Sam Pedley XE688
48 0 0 Hawker Hunter Mk.72
11-0058 - Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

During its Saturday solo display

Benjamin Smith 11-0058
139 1 0 Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey
MM81392 - Agusta A129CBT Mangusta - Italy - Army

During it's Saturday show display

Benjamin Smith MM81392
123 1 0 Agusta A129CBT Mangusta
4046 - Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon - Poland - Air Force

Cleaning up for a go around during the Malta Airshow 2023 arrivals

Alan Cordina 4046
555 1 0 Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon
88-0025 - General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon - Turkey - Air Force

Malta Airshow 2023 departures

Alan Cordina 88-0025
1,377 18 1 General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon
17-0080 - Airbus A400M - Turkey - Air Force

Departing spectacularly from the Malta Airshow 2023

Alan Cordina 17-0080
4,704 94 3 Airbus A400M
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