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AUGUSTFowey DisplayWe have had some stunning photographs sent in by Phil Egerton following our display at Fowey in Cornwall on Thursday last week (19th August). Fowey is one of the Team’s favourite displays due to the dramatic location – which is done full justice by Phil’s photographs.
23 August 2004
The Red Arrows host 7644 SquadronOver the weekend the Team played host to 7644 (VR) Sqn – the Royal Auxiliary Air Force’s Media Ops squadron. The team of 13 personnel spent two days with The Red Arrows, providing valuable assistance to the Team’s PR effort whilst undergoing a training weekend. Tasks completed by 7644 (VR) Sqn included TV filming, radio interviews, and providing news about a number of our engineers to the media in their home towns. 7644 (VR) Squadron specialises in media operations, working around the world supporting and promoting the work of NATO, Her Majesty’s Armed Forces, and the Royal Air Force in particular. The Squadron is the smallest in the 1582 strong Royal Auxiliary Air Force, with only 18 serving officers. The Squadron of 18 journalists, broadcasters, radio and television presenters, video and stills cameramen, along with public relations professionals provides media operational support in peacetime, crisis and war as uniformed reserve officers. For more information on 7644 (VR) Sqn visit: www.raf.mod.uk/7644sqn A mid-season report on The Red Arrows, compiled by members of 7644 (VR) Sqn over the weekend, will be posted on the news page tomorrow. 23 August 2004
Red Arrows in ParisMany of you will have already seen the picture used by many of the National papers in the UK of the Team flying over the Champs Elysee on Bastille Day earlier this year. However this beautiful photograph shows a more unusual view of the flypast with the Louvre in the foreground. It was sent in by Stuart McAlister, a professional photographer now living in France, and we thank him for allowing us to use it on this website. The flypast was just one of several events we have been involved in to commemorate the anniversary of the Entente Cordiale between France and the UK. We have a close friendship with the Patrouille de France, the French National Aerobatic Team, and have been glad to meet up with them on several occasions during the display season so far. We are also looking forward to the forthcoming air display in Payerne in Switzerland, where we will attend to honour the 40th anniversary of the Swiss National Team; the Patrouille Suisse. You can find out more information on both teams by visiting www.patrouilledefrance.com and www.patrouille-suisse.ch 23 August 2004
Return of the mighty GnatOne of the ways we have been commemorating the heritage of the Team during our 40th display team has been by incorporating a former Red Arrows’ Gnat aircraft into the first formation manoeuvre of the Team’s display at selected airshows. Now privately owned by Chris Hudson, the Gnat has been flown by Squadron Leader Willie Hackett, a former RAF Tornado F3 display pilot, now based at the Empire Test Pilot School at Boscombe Down. Jamie Hunter, a professional photographer from Aviacom, took the following photographs of the Gnat on the ground with the Team at a recent airshow. 23 August 2004
The Team celebrate 40 years of the Forth Road BridgeWhilst we were in Scotland last week to perform a flypast over the Edinburgh Tattoo, the Team took the opportunity to perform an enroute flypast over the Forth Road Bridge. It seemed appropriate that The Red Arrows, celebrating our 40th display season, should fly over the famous Forth Road Bridge, also 40 years old this year. Opened on 4th September 1964 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the bridge has a main span of 1005m, an overall length of 2.5km and over 23 million vehicles crossed the bridge in 2002 alone. These photographs were taken by one of the Team’s photographers; Corporal Chris Ward, who was flying in the back seat of Red 10’s aircraft. As you can see, the weather was not great – in fact the whole Team got soaked when we arrived at RAF Leuchars to service the jets before taking off again to complete the Edinburgh Tattoo flypast. As always, the engineers worked on in the pouring rain to ensure that the aircraft were ready on time. It was a late night for all – the aircraft did not land back at Leuchars until 2130hrs. The next morning saw an early start as the Team transited to RAF Coltishall to fulfil their display commitments at Cromer. 22 August 2004
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