The Royal Air Force (RAF) has grounded all Hawk T1 aircraft as a precaution following Tuesday’s crash at RAF Valley. A Red Arrows Hawk T1A crashed at the airfield shortly after taking off killing RAF Engineer Jonathan Bayliss (41). The pilot, Red 3 David Stark, managed to eject and is [read more]
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has confirmed that Corporal Jonathan Bayliss was the engineer killed when the Red Arrows Hawk T1A aircraft he was flying in crashed at RAF Valley yesterday. Cpl Bayliss (41) was flying in the rear seat of Red 3 which was being flown by Red Arrows [read more]
The investigation into the fatal Red Arrows crash at RAF Valley is continuing today as air accident investigators try to piece together what happened. It was around 13:30hrs yesterday when the Red Arrows took off from RAF Valley to fly back to RAF Scampton, their home base. The Reds had been at [read more]
Emergency services are attending an incident at RAF Valley on Anglesey involving a Hawk aircraft. The aircraft, believed to be one of the Red Arrows, crashed on the airfield but the two persons on board. Group Captain Nick Tucker-Lowe confirmed that a Red Arrows Engineer has died in the accident. [read more]
The Royal Air Force aerobatics display team, The Red Arrows, wowed crowds on Barry Island yesterday. Despite weather looking questionable, hundreds turned out for the display which was organised by Barry Tourist Railway and was the penultimate display in Wales for the 2017 Red Arrows, their final one being at Rhyl [read more]
The leader of the RAF’s Red Arrows display team David Montenegro, better known as “Red One” recently sat down to talk about why rank doesn’t engender trust, it has to be earned. You lead the formation. What exactly does that entail? David Montenegro: I have the glory of being able [read more]
The Red Arrows are “here to stay” Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has confirmed today in a statement that also confirmed they will be getting new aircraft to replace the ageing BAe Hawks. The Reds, who are currently on a tour of China, are one of the most recognisable display [read more]
Everyone loves an air display and we’re no exception, that’s why we are giving you the low down on where to see The Red Arrows in Wales this year. At the moment there are two confirmed displays by the reds which means you have three opportunities to see them. June [read more]
At literally the 11th hour the timetable for the Wales National Airshow 2015 has been released. Unfortunately leaving it to the last minute (and charging £2 for it in advance) has resulted in the web site crashing multiple times. Never fear, we’re here to go give you the lowdown on [read more]
With just under a week to go before the bi-annual Wales National Airshow gets underway on Swansea sea front we bring you everything you need to know about whats flying and what to see. The RAF Red Arrows will be based at Cardiff Wales Airport (CWL) for the weekend as [read more]
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