The Red Arrows

Thanks VP, what fantastic pictures.


The Vulcan XH558, built in 1960, was restored in a £7m project

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Devon | Bomber and Arrows in show flypast

A Vulcan bomber and the Red Arrows display team have flown together at an air show in south Devon.

 

Some pics from the finale of the Bournemouth Air Festival for you to enjoy

 

Great stuff mate.....ps you been to Portsmouth yet?

 

Can't compete against Sgt Bilko's terrific photos but can any one tell me where I can get a hat like this one?

By the way does anyone have a definitive view re post 1 about the Reds at the Olympics

Jim

 

Yeah ... He's banned and so are his parents for dressing him up in such a pants outfit !



The next picture was of him sitting on the gas bottle with a bic lighter in his hand

 

If anyone finds the Red Arrows offensive..stick your fingers in your ears...close your eyes ...and let the rest of us enjoy them..

 

Hi
the Arrows are a symbol of
utter class and quality. What a load of twoddle. They perform world wide and delight international crowds at airshows such as Duxford. They are one of the symbols of great Britain and I was looking forward to one of their most important displays, even if it is just on my tiny uni TV!
Hey Sgt. Bilko, I was at the Bounremouth show too, utterly amazing!

 

A Red Arrows pilot has been taken to hospital after a mid-air crash between two planes during a training exercise in Crete.

BBC News - Red Arrows pilot in hospital after mid-air crash

 

The world-famous Red Arrows have been banned from appearing at the 2012 London Olympics because they are deemed "too British".

Organisers of the event say that the Arrows military background might be "offensive" to other countries taking part in the Games. ...


Is this true after all?




Rodinu's a Romanov!?!

Kind of.

 

Hi everyone

After checking the web site "hoax slayer" I am glad to say that this is most definately a hoax.

Red Arrows Olympic Ban Petition


Regards

Gus

 

Thanks, I feel better now

 

Not very good pics I know but here are the Red Arrows at Silverstone yesterday at the British F1 Grand Prix.
We also saw the pilots walk through the crowd at the F1 party after the race.
Didn't get my camera out in time.







Thanks Owen, any other GP pix?

 

I think the Red Arrows are fantastic airmen and a credit to the R.A.F. but they need to arrange a meeting with Trinney and Suzannah and get the babygro's they wear sorted out.

Gentlemen please!

 

I think the Red Arrows are fantastic airmen and a credit to the R.A.F. but they need to arrange a meeting with Trinney and Suzannah and get the babygro's they wear sorted out.

Gentlemen please!

Excuse me !

Is this a serious forum with a military twist, or not ???

Dear ww2ni, you may not fully appreciate that wearing a flight suit (correct term) is an honour. Period. Some people put in quite an effort to be able to, so therefore they wear it in all settings, appropriate or not.
I further suspect that you do not fully appreciate all the wonderful qualities of this garment, including the thermal reflective Nomex fabric, the pockets placed well out of seat belt discomfort range, the zipped pockets allowing you to catch all your mobile calls in time (not so with the double-buttoned pockets of regular fatigues.) Not to mention the amazing two-way front zipper which allows the wearer (in theory) to relieve oneself (excuse my language) in-flight even when wearing thermal underwear underneath and an immersion suit and an anti - g suit on top! This possibility is especially attractive if you belong to the gender the designer must have had in mind. I will not specify which one.

So please respect the flight suit (correct term, remember ?) and be most grateful to the inventor and the fact that aviators of today don't have to fly in shirt-jacket-and-tie, as they indeed did during the era of our interest, the 2nd WW.

:ukflag[1]:

 

Well said SB. It is a functional piece of kit and most people are probably just jealous of those who have earned the right (and need) to wear it, but I do think the 'Reds' are a bit 'Guccied up'.

Mike