In Pictures: Leuchars Airshow

Thousands of people gathered in Fife for the RAF Leuchars airshow, watching planes such as the F16 take to the skies

About 100 aircraft were involved in the show from different parts of the world, including the B52 from the United States

Logan Moffat, two, from Perth, poses in front of a Cessna seaplane, making sure his young ears are protected from noisy aircraft

The Red Arrows display team was one of the crowd pullers of the day, its nine Hawks flying in perfect formations

The Battle of Britain Memorial flight had to be cancelled because of bad weather, but the Spitfire still managed to take to the skies

The charity Dreamz 4 U put a pig snout on this Tornado. The group raises money for sick, disabled and underprivileged children in Scotland

This restored Vulcan B2 bomber also fell victim to the weather. It could not take to the skies because of the cloud but did taxi down the runway

Lt Col Tim Schimming and Cpt Kevin Sparks are based at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. The JSTARS aircraft is involved in surveillance and battle management

Airshow visitors got the chance to look around this Hercules. Staff Sgt Bernie Winter and Flt Lt 'Seb' Coe welcomed them on board

The Grob Tutor is a training aircraft and is used by University Air Squadrons. Despite the poor visibility these planes managed to fly in pairs

Geoffrey and Wendy Elder, from New Zealand, came prepared for the drizzle. They dropped into the airshow during a tour around Scotland

The Black Cats - the Royal Navy's elite helicopter display team - showed off some fancy moves in this Lynx helicopter

Megan McCafferty, five, from Galston, was enjoying sitting in this Phantom known as Black Mike

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