At least when I went to air displays all those years ago, the spectator line wasn't the province of fat men in silly hats, cargo shorts and camouflaged waistcoats covered in badges, toting hugely expensive camera equipment as they wobble about on little aluminium stepladders.
It might come as a surprise to some to learn that air displays are not put on solely for the benefit of snappers.
RAF F-35B participation at RIAT will undoubtedly have been the best that could be achieved under the constraints of ongoing operations and the relative low levels of experience on type.