The Jon Egging Trust (JET), a trust set up in memory of the Red Arrows pilot who lost his life at the Bournemouth Airshow in 2011, has received a funding boost from US aerospace giant Northrop Grumman. The funding will support over 200 young people across the UK through its [read more]
The Red Arrows display at the Rhyl airshow today was brought to an abrupt end when Red 6, Sqdn Ldr Gregor Oston, aircraft was hit by a bird. Witnesses saw the Royal Air Force (RAF) BAe Hawk T1 suddenly break away from the display after it was hit in the [read more]
Head of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Chief of the Air Staff Sir Mike Wigston has written to all personnel saying that he will address concerns around recruitment, bullying and sexual harassment as a priority after a spate of recent high-profile resignations and allegations. Earlier this month a senior female [read more]
If you are in Cardiff or the Isle of Wight today then you have the chance to see the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT), The Red Arrows as they streak across the sky with their iconic red white and blue smoke. In Cardiff, the Red Arrows will do a [read more]
The first and only female Red Arrows pilot has been awarded made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queens birthday honours. Kirsty Murphy, who now flies for The Blades Aerobatic Team, spent 17 years in the Royal Air Force flying fast jets before being appointed to the [read more]
The home of the Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows is to be put up for sale by the end of next year the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced. It was announced in 2018 that RAF Scampton was one of several air bases to be closed [read more]
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows returned to their UK home at RAF Scampton earlier this week after gaining their Public Display Authority (PDA) for 2021. The team has been undergoing pre-season training in Greece to perfect their routines and before this years display routines were [read more]
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT), The Red Arrows, have announced a new Red 1 for 2021. Squadron Leader Tom Bould, a former frontline Typhoon Pilot, takes over the role from outgoing Red 1 Martin Pert on the 12th October. 39-year-old Tom Bould hails from Bradford, West Yorkshire joined [read more]
Today marks the 80th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle’s famous speech to the French people from London in a bid to build support for the resistance against the German occupation of France in World War II and the occasion is being marked by a historic flypast. For the first time [read more]
The Royal Air Force Aerboatics Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows will fly over london tomorrow in formation for their French counterparts, La Patrouille de France. The historic flypast will take place to mark 80 years since Charles De Gaulle’s historic speech to Occupied France from London in order to rally [read more]
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