What an honour! Meeting with 102yr old (today) RAF Veteran, Harry. He flew Hurricanes and Spitfires as well as for the RAF Meteorological flight. A Very Happy Birthday from the
@rafredarrows
@midlandsairfest
We also have the honour of meeting Charles Duke, of Apollo 16 mission where he was the 10th and youngest man to walk on the moon.
#STEM
,
#rafspacecommand
PDA 2022 complete. What a phenomenal effort by the entire
@rafredarrows
team. We can’t wait to bring the Red White and Blue all across the U.K. this summer.
Celebrating and honouring Her Majesty The Queen’s dedication and duty - this was the
#RedArrows
’ view over
#London
for today’s
#PlatinumJubilee
flypast. Image by SAC Abigail Drewett.
#RAF
All of us in the
@RoyalAirForce
,
@RoyalNavy
and
@BritishArmy
. who fly are indebted to those that supply and fit the incredible safety equipment that keeps us safe. 🙏🏻
You may have seen what happened to
@rafred_6
at the weekend.
The skill, teamwork and expertise of the
@rafredarrows
was on full display.
Let’s not forget those that make it happen, RAF Survival Equipment Technicians provide essential kit that protect our pilot’s lives daily.
1/2
This is why I love Duxford so much because of this....14 spitfires and 3 hurricanes today at
@IWMDuxford
for the big Wing Balbo in glorious skies
#BattleofBritain
Unfortunately, the East Coast sea fog beat us today meaning
@rafredarrows
were unable to display. The Team came anyway to give it go but it wasn’t to be. Thanks to everyone for coming out to support us and understanding why we couldn’t display. Hope to see you all again soon.
Fantastic crowds at Blackpool airshow. You were all great and we loved displaying for you. Thanks for your support and see you all again soon.
#BlackpoolAirShow
Well that’s a wrap. From how it all starts with our Public Display Authority back in May, to our final flight today being met by Circus 10s beat bud, Rupert, on our arrival. It’s been an eventful but cracking season with great memories.
Goodbye
#Greece
! Departure day for the
#RedArrows
from our pre-season training venue. It’s the first flight in red and blue coveralls for the 2022 pilots and engineers respectively. Thank you to the Hellenic Air Force, Greek authorities and local community for hosting us so well.
@rafredarrows
Engineers, The Blues putting in the extra hours to get us ready for the weekend. We couldn’t do, what we do without all our amazing support staff 💪🏻😍
4/5 of ENID perfecting their turns, reversals and rolls in the blue over RAF Scampton. Progressing well in winter training for Display Season 2023.
#smokeongo
#Eclat
Extremely honoured to be part of
@rafredarrows
and can’t wait for the season ahead. Huge thanks to Wg Cdr Collins for such a fantastic handover. I’m really looking forward to meeting everyone over the summer and bringing you another great show.
#Eclat
Loved that our new friends, the ROKAF Black Eagles won the award for Best Overall Flying Demo at
@airtattoo
. We wish them a safe and enjoyable journey home as they continue to wow the crowds across Europe, the Middle East and Asia enroute.
Delighted for our colleagues in the Black Eagles 🦅- Best Overall Flying Demonstration Award
@airtattoo
.
#RedArrows
have loved working with you during your UK tour. Safe transit home. 🇬🇧🇰🇷
#BlackEagles1953
As it says below, unfortunately the weather has not been kind today. The whole Team is gutted but safety must come first. I wasn’t even able to get in on the support helicopter.
Unfortunately, our display at the
@RivieraAirshow
won’t be going ahead today due to the weather conditions in
#Torbay
. There is extremely low cloud and very poor visibility, outside of the safety limits for display flying.
Lifting from RAF Marham with the
@rafredarrows
aircraft being prepared by Circus ready for
@ClactonAirshow
at 1300 hrs today. Myself and
@PhilipJDye
, Circus 10 are on our way with the help of an RAF Shawbury based CFS(H) Juno.
Sometimes this job juts blows me away. It was a real honour to meet John Farringdon, yesterday
@midlandsairfest
John turns 110 on Wednesday making him the second oldest man in the U.K. Happy Birthday, John from all
@rafredarrows
In all weathers,
@rafredarrows
photographers are there to capture the displays and practices. Here AS1 Abigail Drewett films Enid practicing Detonator.
#InternationalWomensDay
Can’t wait to bring the 2024 Season show. Lots to celebrate. RAFAT’s 60th display season and of course the return to our world famous diamond 9.
Smoke on Go. 🔴⚪️🔵
Unfortunately, due to a number of engineering issues, the
@rafredarrows
will not be able to perform at Sidmouth airshow and therefore will also not be
@Exeter_Airport
. We are extremely disappointed and can only apologise to everyone.
I’ve taken a break from Twitter for a while, but it’s great to be back!
What an honour to take command of such a dedicated and hard-working team of engineers, support staff and pilots.
We have arrived in Croatia for the first part of Exercise SPRINGHAWK. Great to capture the full compliment of
@rafredarrows
aircraft in transit. Pics by Circus 10 2023
@PhilipJDye
Cpl Phil Dye.
After a 3 trip day via Saudi Arabia, a sterling team effort to arrive in Bahrain. After some minor engineering work it’ll be a very well deserved few days rest for everyone.
That’s it. Our FINAL display of 2022 with a stunning location to finish, Sahl Hasheesh, Hurghada Airshow 2022. What a great display season for The
@rafredarrows
.
First eight-ship of the year for the 2024
#RedArrows
team today at RAF Waddington! Training for the diamond season continues, with the whole team focussed on gradually adding more aircraft to the formation and making preparations for the new show. Images by ASI Iwan Lewis. 💎
In 2016 I met an Air Cadet
@RAFScampton
called Alex Hewitt - he was visiting on an away day. 6 years later, SAC Hewitt is now a fully qualified RAF mechanical technician working on the
#RedArrows
. We went flying together this week. Best part of this job.
#Inspire
#aircadets
Thank you
#Croatia
! A brilliant first week of Exercise Springhawk has come to a close in
#Zadar
. It's the first time the team's pre-season training has been staged in the country. The
#RedArrows
now move to
#Greece
for the next phase of preparations for summer 2022.
@UKinCroatia
The Red Arrows were among 70 aircraft that flew over central London on Saturday for the Trooping the Colour ceremony, to mark the King's inaugural birthday parade.
Here's what the display looked like from inside one of the jets 🛦
Watch more here 👉
Congratulations to Turbo. One of my former students on the Hawk T2, RAF. Valley and an all round good egg. Can’t wait to see him out the mighty Typhoon through its paces.
@RAFTyphoonTeam
Enjoyed some Cornish hospitality today before Falmouth display. Nailed the Cornish cream tea combo, but have to say I prefer it the other way round. Sorry. 😂😂. Still tasted AMAZING 😍😍😍
Weather looks good, venue is set. We are ready to bring you another A+ performance on my home soil (ish) of North West England. Come say hi to me , Circus 10 and the
@rafredarrows
PR team both Saturday and Sunday
@SouthportAir
Great to be hosted by
@McLarenF1
and
@LandoNorris
Race engineer, Will to discuss the incredible similarities of how both our teams operate. An incredible opportunity. Thanks.
Back home with a roast in the oven after a fab few days
@BmthAirFest
…had the usual awful haze for the most part but did get a few cracking patches of sky too like this one for the
@rafredarrows
Detonator
The
#RedArrows
set off for home today, departing
#Egypt
with a colourful flypast over the Giza
#Pyramids
after a brief stop in
#Cairo
. Great image by team photographer AS1 Katrina Knox.
Great to conduct a STEM presentation to the
@BahrainBayan
school. The students showed great interest in what the
@rafredarrows
do and they also asked some great questions. Alway happy for a
#Red10selfie
Upcoming this weekend. Following a display at the IOM TT races on Tuesday evening, we are looking forward for the weekend for
@TeesAirshow
and
@cosfordairshow
. Come say hi to the full team
@rafredarrows
#RIAT22
has been great. We thoroughly enjoyed displaying and of course meeting everyone. Thanks for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you all soon.
It’s the final day of
@airtattoo
. Let’s look back at a Saturday which was full of great moments - taking inspiration from the big screen, space and the skies.
#RIAT
#RIAT22
#RedArrows
As our season slowly comes to an end, we still have a few more weeks to go and we are excited for this weekend with shows at Clacton, Sidmouth and Rhyl. Hope to see you all there.
Red Arrows = Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team. Team being the operative word. It takes a Team of over 130 personnel to put the 9 ac into the display, and every single person is integral to our success.
#Teamwork
#Eclat
#redarrows
Blues At Work: Next in the series taking you behind-the-scenes with our ground crew are members of our Operations team - crucial to
#RedArrows
mission support and flight planning.
My former aircraft from my training days, the T1 and my former aircraft from my instructor days, the T2 and my current aircraft from my
@rafredarrows
days, the T1. The full circle
What a show and what a way to start Display Season ‘22. A very warm welcome and response from our French cousins at Le Touquet coastal Air Display. We were blessed with cracking weather for a full show.
#eclat
A huge congratulations is in order for Flt Lt Adam O’Hare, who has achieved Public Display Authority for the 2022 Display Season! 👏🏻👏🏻 This year’s display is shaping up to be the very best yet and we can’t wait to see you all along the way! 😎🥳
@Leonardo_UK
@BAESystemsAir
@CromerCarnival
Sadly weather didn’t play in our favour today and was below our minimum safe limits to display.
@rafredarrows
did try and were able to fly down the coast for you all to see. Once again,we hate to disappoint and we know you understand. Thanks for coming to support
Celebrating the
#RedArrows
’ great friendship with our Croatian counterparts Krila Oluje (Wings of Storm) in the skies around Zadar. Wonderful pics of a mixed formation between the teams during pre-season training, emphasising the links between the UK &
#Croatia
, both
#NATO
allies
Before our flypast at the commonwealth games last night, we took part in an equally important local flypast at the International Bomber Command Centre
@IntBCC
.
#LestWeForget
No-one got a better view of the special Hawk 50th anniversary fly-past at
@airtattoo
than the
@rafredarrows
chase plane. Check out these amazing shots celebrating the jet which continues to prepare pilots across the globe for life in a fast jet cockpit.