THE Royal International Air Tattoo staged international celebrations for RAF centenary

A crowd of 185,000 enjoyed the celebrations for the centenary at RAF Fairford, in which 300 aircrafts representing 30 nations took part.

Among the display was the Lancaster bomber from the Battle of Britain, paying tribute to the 'Dambusters' Squadron by flying in formation with the squadron's current aircraft The Tornado.

In the days prior to the airshow, the first transatlantic flight made history, as Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) touched down.

Royal guests and guests from the world of politics also attended the show, including HRH Prince Michael of Kent, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and HRH The Princess Royal.

Air Tattoo Chief Executive Andy Armstrong said: "This year’s airshow has been many years in the planning and I think my team, including our amazing army of 1,500 volunteers, has really delivered something special to the nation.

"We’ve enjoyed some spectacular flying in glorious sunshine and a superb range of entertainment on the showground. Of course, it was disappointing we were unable to feature our planned RAF100 flypast on the Friday due to a localised weather front, however everyone understands that safety has to be our number one priority."

Next Year's Air Tattoo is set to take place on July 19-21, 2019.