A Red Arrows Recap

Posted by Air Force Gift Shop on 20th Dec 2019

The Red Arrows have had an amazing and busy 2019. Not only have they put on a series of aerobatic displays, iconic flypasts and inspiring ground activities across the summer, they additionally went on a major 11-week tour of North America in August! At Air Force Gift Shop, we’re taking a moment to reflect and celebrate the skills of the team and share with you our favourite images and highlights from the past year.

Western Hawk ‘19 Tour

The tour was the biggest-ever visit by the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team to Canada and the United States and the first to North America in 11 years. With stops along the continent, the successful tour comprised of:

More than 20 displays
98 separate ground engagements
Involvement of 108 people, including pilots, engineers and support staff
12 Red Arrows Hawk aircraft and 1 Atlas A400M RAF transport aircraft

Each show demonstrated the creativity, engineering excellence and innovation behind the British RAF and Red Arrows which can be seen in the upcoming Channel Five documentary ‘Red Arrows: Take America’. This exciting documentary showcases the entire journey across the states. We can’t wait to watch.

Channel 5: Wednesday 8th January 2020 | Channel Five. Trailer: http://bit.ly/2sJtZo6

Royal International Air Tattoo Show

Known as the world’s greatest airshow, the Air Tattoo returned in July 2019 at RAF Fairford. The show, with the theme ‘Air & Space: Inspiring the Next Generation Air Force’ attracted over 170,000 visitors including British astronaut Maj Tim Peake and retired record-breaking RAF Harrier pilot, Tom Lecky-Thomson. In total, 245 aircraft from 39 air arms representing 25 nations took part in the event, providing the public with a chance to see military aircraft at its finest, with performances from the US Air Force F-16 Viper Demo Team to the Romanian Mikoyan MiG-21.To mark the 70th anniversary of NATO, a special flypast of eight nations took over the skies, providing a fitting tribute to the alliance. And to top off the weekend, the RAF Red Arrows performed a spectacular public display on the Sunday.

Here are a few amazing images captured from the show showing the iconic Red Arrows flying with a BOAC 747 plane!

We can’t wait to see what’s lined up for 2020! Here are some exciting shows happening in the New Year!

https://britishairshows.com/british-uk-airshows-2020-calendar-dates

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