Air Tattoo 2010 

Nell McAndrew and Ricky Whittle launch Fairford Airshow

 

Celebrities Nell McAndrew and Ricky Whittle flew into RAF Fairford today for the official launch of the Royal International Air Tattoo, which takes place on 17 & 18 July.

 

The celebrity pair were joined pilots from the RAF and US Air Force - just days before England take on the USA in the World Cup - and special guest Wing Comander Bob Foster, who was reunited with the Hurricane he flew in the Battle of Britain in 1940.

This year's the Air Tattoo celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and will feature aircraft from that era as well as 300 others.

 

RIAT 2010 Launch

Nell McAndrew and Ricky Whittle

 

Nell McAndrew: with the World Cup alongside Capt Calvin 'Quake' Peterson from the USAF (left) and the RAF's Flt Lt Jim 'Woody' Woodward

  

Ricky Whittle: who arrived in a Griffin helicopter alongside his father, Harry (see pic. below), an RAF helicopter crew instructor

 

Wing Commander Bob Foster: standing next to R4118, the aircraft he flew in 1940 and the only airworthy Battle of Britain Hurricane