The following morning, 14 November, it was an early rise for our first day at BIAS2018. After picking up our passes for the show we set foot on Sakhir Air Base. Static consisted of a number of Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) aircraft, a number of civil aircraft and a large amount of USAF, USMC and US Navy aircraft. The flight line showed the Russian Knights, as well as the RAF Typhoon display team, Frecce Tricolori, Al-Fursan and some United Arab Emirates aircraft.
As the sun is only favorable until 11.00 at show ground, we headed for a spot outside the base for the flying display. Opening of the show consisted of a fly-by of three RBAF F-16s and three RBAF F-5s. After that, several of the aforementioned aircraft took to the sky for their display. Not operating from Sakhir but participating were a B-1B (boring fly-over) and a VMFA-211 F-35B (some fly-by’s). From our spot, photography was good, and we were able to get some good shots of the performing aircraft. With the sun setting around 17.00, we are back at our hotel around 18.00 for a meal and some well-deserved sleep.
