Question follow-through · 70335

RAF Fairford: Air Displays

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the Royal Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft flypast at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in July 2025 was cancelled.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
3 Sept 2025
Answer
3 Sept 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the Royal Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft flypast at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in July 2025 was cancelled.

  2. 3 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Royal Air Force's E-7 Wedgetail successfully conducted a flypast at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford on Saturday 19 July 2025.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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