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| Day two of the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford has been cancelled, organisers have said. | Day two of the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford has been cancelled, organisers have said. |
| For the first time in 38 years both days of the event have been called off after heavy rain left the airfield and car parks waterlogged. | For the first time in 38 years both days of the event have been called off after heavy rain left the airfield and car parks waterlogged. |
| Hundreds of planes and up to 150,000 people were expected to attend the event in Gloucestershire. | Hundreds of planes and up to 150,000 people were expected to attend the event in Gloucestershire. |
| The tattoo is staged in support of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust, a charity set up in 2005. | The tattoo is staged in support of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust, a charity set up in 2005. |
| At least we got to see the Raptor fly and that was awesome Steve Roden Plane enthusiasts Steve Roden, 52, and his wife Leslie, from Haughley in Suffolk, have been camped at the site since Tuesday. | |
| Mr Roden said they heard the announcement over the site radio and from their tent they could see the beer tent where all the heads dropped. | |
| "It just brings tears to my eyes," he said. | |
| "We just hope we can get onto our stand on Monday to watch them all leave." | |
| The weather forecast for Sunday is dry with bright sunny spells, but downpours earlier in the week have left the car park ground with deep ruts of mud. | |
| "At least we got to see the Raptor fly and that was awesome so I suppose we'll keep smiling and look forward to next year," Mr Roden said. |