The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows will move to RAF Waddington in 2022. The team and famous Red Hawks are currently based at RAF Scampton but the base is due to be closed and sold off in cost-cutting [read more]
The start of the VE Day celebrations began this morning with a series of flypasts by the Royal Air Force around the UK. In London, the RAF Red Arrows carried out a flypast over Westminster with their famous 9 red jets overflying the capital. The flypast was caught on camera [read more]
In case you hadn’t noticed its Victory in Europe (VE) day tomorrow and it marks 75 years since the end of World War II in Europe and the defeat of Hitler and Naziism. This gives the nation a chance to celebrate albeit under unsual conditions. Plans for street parties have [read more]
An inquiry has found that fatigue and reduced situational awareness contributed to the crash of a Red Arrows BAe Hawk at RAF Valley last year in which an engineer was killed. The Special Inquiry Panel found that Flight Lieutenant David Stark, who survived the accident, had a daily routine that [read more]
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT), The Red Arrows, have gone Cosmic in the USA as they flew with the former Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747, “Cosmic Girl”. The 747 recently left the Virgin Atlantic fleet to start her new life as the launch platform for Virgin Orbit‘s LauncherOne system. [read more]
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) ‘The Red Arrows’ are to fly alongside 3 other American display teams to fly over New York on Thursday 22nd August. The nine iconic red BAe Hawk T1’s will fly with the US Navy (USN) display team, the Blue Angels, FA/18 Hornets, The [read more]
A BAe Hawk T1 belonging to the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) ‘The Red Arrows’ has suffered a tyre burst when landing at Farnborough Airport (FAB/EGLF). According to local sources touched down around lunchtime today and during the landing roll of the Hawks main tyres burst. Emergency services were [read more]
The Ministry of Defence is preparing to sell RAF Scampton, home of The Red Arrows, as part of a plan to cut costs across the defence estate. The Lincolnshire base is earmarked for sale by 2022 along with North Yorkshire air base, RAF Linton-on-Ouse which is currently used as a flight [read more]
Former Red 10 and longest-serving Red Arrows member, Mike Ling MBE has returned to the team for 2018. Mike will take up the position of Red 3 for 2018 as Flight Lieutenant David Stark recovers from injuries sustained in a crash at RAF Valley last month. His return to the team comes [read more]
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows have announced their display schedule for 2018. The Red Arrows are the public face of the RAF and represent the speed, agility and precision of the Royal Air Force, the team is the public face of the service. They act [read more]
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