The 2010 Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team has been announced.
The positions for next year are:
Red 1 – Squadron Leader Ben Murphy
Red 2 – Flight Lieutenant Ben Plank
Red 3 – Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore
Red 4 – Flight Lieutenant Dave Davies
Red 5 – Flight Lieutenant Zane Sennett
Red 6 – Flight Lieutenant Mike Ling (Synchro Leader)
Red 7 – Flight Lieutenant David Montenegro
Red 8 – Squadron Leader Graham Duff
Red 9 – Flight Lieutenant Simon Rea (Executive Officer)
Red 10 – Squadron Leader Graeme Bagnall
Red 11 – Wing Commander David Firth-Wigglesworth
Senior Engineering Officer – Squadron Leader Garry Ball
Junior Engineering Officer – Flight Lieutenant Andy Bryant
Team Manager – Squadron Leader Jon Trott
Adjutant – Warrant Officer Alan Murray
Public Relations Manager – Nikki Wright
Public Relations Officer – Emma Thomas
Squadron Leader Ben Murphy will become Officer Commanding and Team Leader of the Red Arrows at the end of the 2009 season. He is currently Red 6 and will take over from Wing Commander Jas Hawker who is in his third and final year of leading the Team.
Squadron Leader Murphy says: “I am delighted to have been selected to lead the Team for the next three years. It’s a real privilege and an honour to have this opportunity.”