The RAF Red Arrows Display Team in formation with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight fighters Spitfire Hurricane
The RAF Red Arrows Display Team in formation with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight fighters Spitfire Hurricane at Cosford Air Show. The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Scampton. The team was formed in late 1964 as an all-RAF team, replacing a number of unofficial teams that had been sponsored by RAF commands. The Red Arrows badge shows the aircraft in their trademark diamond nine formation, with the motto Éclat, a French word meaning "brilliance" or "excellence". In late 1979, they started flying the BAE Hawk trainer. The Red Arrows have performed over 4,700 displays in 56 countries worldwide The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) is a Royal Air Force flight which provides an aerial display group comprising an Avro Lancaster, a Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane. The aircraft are regularly seen at events commemorating the Second World War and upon British State occasions, notably Trooping the Colour, celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday in 2006, as well as the wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton in 2011 and at air displays throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.
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Location: RAF Cosford, Cosford, West Midlands, England UK
Photo credit: © Charles Allen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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