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		FANS' PHOTOGRAPHS If you have captured an exciting or unusual shot of the Team and would like to have the chance for it to be displayed on our website, please email the image to rafat-pr-asst@scampton.raf.mod.uknospam (Please remove the 'nospam' from the email address when sending) and it may selected to be shown below. Images should be no larger than 500kb and have been taken within the last two months. Please state in your email your name and where and when the photo was taken. (Please note - We will endeavour to feature as many photographs as we can, but due to the large number of emails we receive we apologise in advance that we may not be able to feature every one sent in). Steven Winter took this picture at the Dawlish Display Click on the image for a larger view. Taken at the Dawlish Airshow on the 17th August by Richard Pittman Click on the image for a larger view. Dr Richard Hodder, taken at Cromer Click on the image for a larger view. Cromer Carnival on August 16th taken by Kirsty Hughes Click on the image for a larger view. Russell Davison took these photos at Fairford during RIAT this summer Click on the image for a larger view. This picture was taken by Andrew Reid from the end of the run way at Manston as the Reds returned from their display at the Thanet Airshow on the 17th June 2006 Click on the image for a larger view. Janet Fielding from Accrington captured the Team just before take off at Jersey Click on the image for a larger view. This picture was taken at the home of the Red Arrows by Lloyd Moore of Harrogate Click on the image for a larger view. Jonathan Stoneman kindly sent in this picture from Weymouth Carnival Click on the image for a larger view. Rodger Reading captured this interesting view from Weymouth Sea Front Click on the image for a larger view. Creative picture form Steve Clarke taken at RIAT. It shows Reds 6 and 7 in one of their daring crossovers with the rest of the Team in the background Click on the image for a larger view. Ian Brenton enjoyed the display at Bournemouth so much, he sent in this picture he took on the day! Click on the image for a larger view. Thomas and Sophie Williams in the Red Arrows model hawk at this years Southport Airshow Click on the image for a larger view. Picture of the Red Arrows flypast with the Airbus A380 taken by Ruth Bennett at the Farnborough International Airshow Click on the image for a larger view. The Red Arrows at the Pratica di Mare airport for the AMI Open Day, captured by Daniele Bettalico Click on the image for a larger view. Francesco Rogai took this wonderful shot in Pratica di Mare, Italy. Click on the image for a larger view. Taken by Antonio Castellucci, Rome at Pratica di Mare, on 17th September 2006. Click on the image for a larger view. 1st Mersea Brownies at their village carnival where the theme was the Queens 80th Birthday. The girls decided the best was to represent this was to dress up as the Red Arrows. The costumes are very impressive with the girls making their own hats and streamers, painting the RAF roundel on arrow shaped fabric and putting red, white and blue streamers all over the back to represent the Teams coloured smoke! Click on the image for a larger view. These images were taken by Chris Albutt at RAF Fairford. Click on the image for a larger view. A downloadable video clip of the Red Arrows and Blue Angels at Leeuwarden on 16th June 2006. Kindly made by Sven "Crusader" Potthast, who is a great fan of the Team! Click here to download the clip, which is a 2 Mb .wmv file. Simon & Fiona at their wedding reception on 16th June 2006 after the Reds display at Margate. Click on the image for a larger view. Steve Petch, taken from a small RIB boat off Bournemouth Pier during the 2006 Red Arrows display on 18th August Click on the image for a larger view. Red Arrows over Bournemouth Seafront taken by Adrian Whittingham Click on the image for a larger view. Another Seagull gets in on the act! By Mike Bartlett Click on the image for a larger view. Photo taken whilst James Power was stuck in a traffic jam as The Red Arrows were displaying at Bournemouth on 18th August Click on the image for a larger view. Capt James Campbell Smith managed to get the Reds in formations with a Seagull at Bournemouth! Click on the image for a larger view. Diamond 9 at Weymouth Carnival captured by Michelle Rumble, and daughter Sarah Click on the image for a larger view. One of Syncro's daring passes taken at Weymouth on 16 August 2006 by James Redman Click on the image for a larger view. Enid going into the Caterpillar at the Bowness Air Show in July. Taken by Graham Bradley Click on the image for a larger view. Taken as the Reds display over Windermere by Elaine Riley. At the Bowness Airshow in Cumbria on 30th July 2006 Click on the image for a larger view. Taken over Blackpool Airport in the back garden of Brian Wilkinson on 30th July as the Reds perform their spaghetti break manoeuvre before landing. Click on the image for a larger view. Taken by a slightly damp Rob Gallagher at Farnborough on the 22nd July 06 with his Canon 300D, 100 - 400 zoom camera Click on the image for a larger view. Pete Murray managed to capture this shot at this years Farnborough display Click on the image for a larger view. Brian Jacobs took this picture at Farnborough from the North Eastern end of the runway Click on the image for a larger view. Enid and Red 8 performing the Goose at Farnborough, taken by Andrew Mugleston and friend Click on the image for a larger view. The Red Arrows in formation with a VC10 taken by young photographer Alex Turtle, aged 16 Click on the image for a larger view. Interesting shot of Syncro by Jamie Houghton at Riat 06 Click on the image for a larger view. Reds at RIAT, taking off for a flypast at Bristol captured by Simon Doldfield Click on the image for a larger view. Taken by David Pritchard from Hereford at RIAT Fairford on the 15th July 06 Click on the image for a larger view. Pictures taken at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on the 9th July 2006 by Richard Betts with a Canon 350D slr camera Click on the image for a larger view. Bill "Jock" Hastie with Red 9, Sqn Ldr Martin Higgins at RAF Manston. Jock was celebrating his 86th birthday on Sunday 13th August 2006. Click on the image for a larger view. Taken by Michael Carbery on 26 June at Salthill Click on the image for a larger view. Mika Vartiainen took this at Kauhava in Finland at the midnight summer festival on 23 June 06 Click on the image for a larger view. Peter Day took this picture of Enid (Reds 1 to 5) at Farnborough. Click on the image for a larger view. Richard Cousins took this shot of the jets on the ground at Farnborough Air Show. Click on the image for a larger view. Picture taken during the teams last fly past of the day at Farnborough on Sunday, 23 July 2006 by Simon Marston. Click on the image for a larger view. Arrival of the team to Windermere, captured by Mark Huggins. Click on the image for a larger view. John Thompson captured Enid during their spectacular rollbacks at this years Windermere show. Click on the image for a larger view. Taken at Windermere on 30 July 06 by Andy Hadcroft from Burnley. Click on the image for a larger view. Craig Anderson with Red 7, Flt Lt Jim Turner at Fairford. Click on the image for a larger view. Sea view shot at Sunderland's airshow by Thomas Dodd aged 16 Click on the image for a larger view. Taken by Ed Evans at Lake Windermere. Happy Birthday Ed! Click on the image for a larger view. Mark Huggins captured a wonderful landscape shot at the Lake Windermere show on 30 July 2006. Click on the image for a larger view. Brian Phipps managed to capture this colour smoke shot at Weston Super Mare. Click on the image for a larger view. Young Aidan Cowling sitting in the model Hawk, dreaming of becoming a future Red Arrows pilot at this years RIAT. Click on the image for a larger view. Reds in formation with VC10, taken by Andy Rosser. Click on the image for a larger view. Picture taken by Neil Watkins from Portsmouth at Fairford on Sunday 16th July 2006. The Red Arrows arriving in with a VC10, celebrating 40 years of service with the Royal Air Force. Click on the image for a larger view. Blue Angels flypast June 16th over Leeuwarden sent in by Erik Dekker. Click on the image for a larger view. Brian Phipps took this shot at Western Super Mare on 26 July 2006. Click on the image for a larger view. Ash Wignall got this picture from the Waddington Airshow at the beginning of July - it shows the Team at the beginning of their display. Click on the image for a larger view. Kevin Woodcock managed to get these pictures of the Team on 9 June 2006. These were taken at RAF Scampton when the Team had an ISP - In Season Practice. The Red Arrows fly an an ISP when there is a gap of 4 days or more between displays. Click on the image for a larger view. This picture was taken by Sarah Brigden from Horchurch at the Queen's Birthday Flypast with the Canberra PR9. Sarah even managed to get the Union Jack in the shot! Click on the image for a larger view. These images were taken by Steve Clarke on 8 July 2006 at a very wet and windy Blackpool Airshow Click on the image for a larger view. Chris Boyes managed to get this shot of the new Typhoon just as the Team were in Typhoon formation! The picture was taken on 8 July 2006 at RNAS Yeovilton Click on the image for a larger view. Steve Jenkins took these pictures at the Waddington International Airshow Click on the image for a larger view. Mark Lowe caught this shot of Synchro at RAF Waddington on 2 July 2006 Click on the image for a larger view. These photos were taken close to midnight in Finland when the Team were displaying at the Midnight Summer Festival. They were taken by Seppo Nygård Click on the image for a larger view. Just Before Gypo Break and Sychro Split. These images were taken by Mark Bennett at the Thanet (Kent) Airshow on 17 June 2006. Click on the image for a larger view. Adrian Drummond-Hill took these shots in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia during The Red Arrows recent tour of the Middle East Click on the image for a larger view. Harko Winter took this rare shot of the Team with the Blue Angels in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. The flypast was to celebrate 60 years of the Blue Angels Click on the image for a larger view. Angus Fanshawe took this picture at Silverstone on 11 June 2006 Click on the image for a larger view. This picture was taken by Martin Eames with a 30D camera at RAF Cosford on 11 June 2006 Click on the image for a larger view. Duncan Williscroft took this picture on 11 June at RAF Cosford Click on the image for a larger view. Mr Martin Jones of Dudley took these pictures at RAF Cosford on 11 Jun 2006 Click on the image for a larger view. Ed Rosie took these pictures at Silverstone on 11 June 2006 just before the British Grand Prix Click on the image for a larger view. This picture was taken on 3 June 2006 at San Javier Murcia by Miguel A. Sánchez Click on the image for a larger view. Paul Morris from Exeter took these shots from the last tour display in Murcia, Spain at Aire 2006 Click on the image for a larger view. These pictures were taken from the Bahrain display by Chris Jones on the Manama Coniche Click on the image for a larger view. This picture was taken by MJ on Monday 29 May 2006 on the Corniche, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Click on the image for a larger view. British resident in Abu Dhabi Grahame T Bilbow took these fantastic shots of the Team on 26 May Click on the image for a larger view. These photos were taken of The Red Arrows display in Bahrain on 28 May 2006 by Ananya Basak Click on the image for a larger view. These photos were taken in Manama, Bahrain on 28 May 2006 by Kevin Sterling Click on the image for a larger view. Peter Cheney took these great pictures of The Red Arrows displaying in Muscat on Thursday 25 May 2006. The display took place over the Gulf of Oman at Qurum Beach. Click on the image for a larger view. These pictures were taken by Judith Anenberg on the Eilat's beach near the Israel-Jordan border on 19 May 2006. Click on the image for a larger view. These photos were taken recently at RAF Scampton by Danny Overton. They show the Team taking off and practising various parts of their display. Click on the image for a larger view. Duncan Williscroft took this photo of a Hawk engine on 27 January 2006 at RAF Scampton. Click on the image for a larger view. The photos were taken by Jon Norfield on Wednesday 15th February at RAF Scampton. The first one is of Red 7 low over the airfield performing double rolls, and the second one is of a Hawk landing. Click on the image for a larger view. This picture was sent in by Rob Willcocks. It is of his wife Jane, who celebrated her 40th birthday last week. It looks as if she is a bit of a fan! Happy Birthday Jane! Click on the image for a larger view. This photo was sent in by Laszlo Agoston. It was taken prior to the annual Red Arrows Concert held in Lincoln Cathedral in December. Money raised went to various charities, including the Red Arrows Appeal for Macmillan Cancer Relief. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo sent in by Derek Routen from Suffolk. Derek took this photo last Thursday as the Team performed a flypast over the funeral of Ray Hanna, a former Team member (see the 'News' section of this site). Click on the image for a larger view. Photos sent in by Elliott Atkins on a visit to RAF Scampton in December 2005. The photos show (in order): Flt Lt Dave Slow's helmet rests on the wing whilst he inspects his aircraft before flight; The Gypo Break; Reds 1-4 get airborne; The Mirror Pass; At the end of the day, the jets are placed back in the hangar. Click on the image for a larger view. Sent in by Steve Vincent from Preston. The photo shows the Team in formation with an American F-117 'Stealth' at the 2003 International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. The black jet is being flown by Sqn Ldr Richard Matthews who was a Red Arrow from 1995-97 and was on exchange with the USAF. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo sent in by Steve Payne. Steve took the photo in 1973 at the Kemble Airshow is Gloucester and it shows the Team's Gnats performing the 'Champagne Split'. Click on the image for a larger view. Photos sent in by Steve, taken at the Yorkshire Airshow at Elvington in June this year. The first shows Gypo section performing the manoeuvre 'Gypo Pass' where the Synchro Pair (Reds 6 and 7) cross in the middle whilst Reds 8 and 9 barrel roll around them. The second photo shows the Synchro Pair performing the 'Mirror Pass'. Click on each image for a larger view. Sent in by Richard Hurst, taken this June at the museum at RAF Cosford. The photo shows his daughter Annabel with her Red Arrows T-Shirt in front of a 1965 Red Arrows Gnat. Click on the image for a larger view. Sent in by Matthias Cutajar from Malta. Taken on the 23rd Sept 2005 as the Team arrive at Malta for the Airshow. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo sent in by Richard Shinton. The photo was taken in 1989 when Richard was an air cadet visiting the team during their pre-season practice in Cyprus. Note the Canberra in the background! Click on the image for a larger view. Photo taken by David Morgan of Caerleon at this year's display at Clacton-on-Sea before the storm came in and halted the display. The photo shows Gypo section performing 'The Corkscrew'. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo sent in by Gemma Jones from Stockport as the team were transiting to Blackpool. The Team often transit at low-level to their display venues to maximise the amount of people that get to see them, and also to perform flypasts of various events if they are en-route. Click on the image for a larger view. Sent in by Arthur Wright from Lincoln. The photo shows the 2006 Team taxiing back after their morning practice on the 4th Nov 2005. Click on the image for a larger view. Sent in by Dean Colmer from Hampshire, taken at this year's display over the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The photo shows the team performing the 'Vixen Break'. Click on the image for a larger view. Sent in by John Sweet from Brighton, taken at this year's Waddington International Air Show on the 3rd July. The picture shows Red 7, Flt Lt Si Stevens, performing the manoeuvre 'Double Rolls'. Note the Vortices streaming from the wingtips, as Flt Lt Stevens pulls 'G' in the manoeuvre. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo sent in by Red Arrows fan Simon Ramsden from Germany. Simon took this photo at this year's Kemble Airshow, and shows Gypo section performing a manoeuvre called the 'Mirror Roll'. Click on the image for a larger view. Sent in by D Harris from Taunton, taken at this year's Dawlish display in August. The photo shows Gypo formation performing the 'Gypo Break'. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo sent in by Shona Sharp of her son Ethan 'Wingding' Sharp (aged 5) dressed up for Hallowe'en. Looks like the Reds' training now starts young! Click on the image for a larger view. Photo taken by Mark Jarvis at the Eastbourne Air Show in August. The photo shows Enid formation performing the 'Rollbacks'. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo sent in by Red Arrows fan Tom Allen, taken at this year's Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford. The photo shows Red 8, Flt Lt Jez Griggs, making his final approach to land after the display. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo sent in by aircraft fanatic Wes Pead from Sleaford, taken at this year's Waddington Airshow in July. The photo shows Enid formation crossing in front of Gypo, following the 5-4 split at the top of the 'Lancaster ¼ Clover' manoeuvre. Click on the image for a larger view. Sent in by Andy Wood from this year's Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. The picture shows the Synchro pair finishing the manoeuvre 'The Cyclone'. Click on the image for a larger view. Sent in by John McNaughton from East Sussex, taken at this year's Eastbourne Airshow in August. The photo shows Enid and Gypo formation splitting during the second half of the show. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo sent in by aircraft fanatic Ed Jackson from Worchester. Taken at this year's Waddington Air Show in July, the photo shows Enid formation perfoming the manoeuvre 'The Rollbacks'. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo sent in by Neil Watkin from Portsmouth. Neil took the shot at this year's Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford, and shows the team arriving with 3 Spitfires. Click on the image for a larger view. Sent in by Jo Wynne from Alloa. The photo was taken at this year's Leuchars Airshow in September and shows the team in the formation 'Concorde'. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo taken by Chris Lloyd, taken at RAF Shawbury in August this year. The photo shows the Team breaking to land at the end of their display. Click on the image for a larger view. Sent in by Elliott Atkins from Cheltenham. Photo taken at the Kemble Air Day in June this year. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo sent in by aircraft fanatic Gareth Austin, taken at this year's Dawlish Airshow in August. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo taken by Oliver Spiteri at this year's Malta International Airshow in September. The picture shows Gypo formation about to commence the 'Mirror Roll' whilst Enid cross in front having just completed 'The Caterpillar'. Click on the image for a larger view. Photos taken by Tim Clark at this year's Malta International Airshow. The airshow was especially memorable for Tim as he and his son got the chance to meet the team before the display. The photos show the Synchro Pair from the front, about to commence the 'Cyclone' manoeuvre. Flt Lt Si Stevens (Red 7) is shown trailing red smoke and Sqn Ldr Dan Simmons (Red 6) is trailing Blue smoke. Click on the images for a larger view. Sent in by Jonny Beech (aged 13) taken at this year's Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford. The photo shows Reds 6 & 7 in a manoeuvre called 'Double Rolls'. Click on the image for a larger view. Sent in by Ian Forshaw. This photo won the RAF Photographers photographic competition in the category 'Best Digital image'. Click on the image for a larger view. Sent in by Magdalena Tomczewska-Olas. Photo taken of the Team in 'Big Battle' at this year's Radom Airshow in Poland. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo taken by Henry Spiteri from Malta. Photo shows the Team departing Malta on the 26th Sept on their way back to the UK. In the back of each aircraft you can see the Circus members of the team who fly in the rear seats for the transits to and from displays. For more information on the Circus, please visit http://www.raf.mod.uk/reds/circus.html. Click on the image for a larger view. Sent in by Peter Winfield from Sheffield, taken at this year's display over the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The photo shows Reds 6 and 7 performing the ever-popular 'Heart'. In the foreground is his daughter & her partner, visiting from California, and seeing their first display by the Reds! Click on the image for a larger view. Sent in by Jason Phelan from the Civil Aviation Authority. Jason made this montage from photos he took at this year's Biggin Hill Airshow on the 3rd September. Click on the image for a larger view. Sent in by Peter Winfield, taken at this year's display over the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. It shows Enid formation about to commence the 'Caterpillar' manoeuvre. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo sent in by Andy Sheppard from Edinburgh, taken at this year's Leuchars Airshow. The photo depicts Enid formation about to commence the 'Steep Climb', with Red 8 in the background having just completed the 'Goose'. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo taken by Jon Norfield showing the Synchro Pair about to cross in the second half manoeuvre 'Double Rolls'. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo taken by Scott Struthers from Dunbartonshire at this year's Leuchars Airshow on the 10th Sept. It shows the Synchro Pair (Reds 6 & 7) performing a cross-over at the beginning of a manoeuvre called 'The Cyclone'. Click on the image for a larger view. Photo taken by Gilbert Johnston from Tyne & Wear at this year's Sunderland Airshow. The Team pose with a cake, commemorating the Team's 40th Anniversary. Click on the image for a larger view.

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