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The Red Arrows were formed in 1965 as part of the
Central Flying School. Their first base was RAF Fairford,
Glous, now home to the Royal International Air Tattoo.
Their first mount was the diminutive Folland Gnat T1
advanced jet trainer. They flew a seven ship upto 1968
when two further aircraft were added and their now
trademark diamond nine was first flown. They transferred
to the BAE System Hawk T1A over the winter period
1979/1980. The Hawk has taken the Team on tours of
Eastern and Western Europe, the USA, the Middle and Far
East, Africa and Australia - in all the Red Arrows have
displayed in 50 countries. Normally each pilot, including the
Leader, stays with the Team for three seasons, and in this
way maximum expertise is retained within the Team from
year to year. The 2008 team pilots have been announced as:-
- Red 1 - Wing Commander Jas Hawker
- Red 2 - Flight Lieutenant Simon Rea
- Red 3 - Flight Lieutenant Mike Ling
- Red 4 - Flight Lieutenant Graham Duff
- Red 5 - Flight Lieutenant Andrew Keith
- Red 6 - Flight Lieutenant Pablo O'Grady
- Red 7 - Squadron Leader Ben Murphy
- Red 8 - Flight Lieutenant Greg Perilleux
- Red 9 - Flight Lieutenant Damo Ellacott
Official
Website: http://www.raf.mod.uk/reds/
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| May |
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25th-26th
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Southend Airshow 2008, Essex
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| June |
| 1st |
RAF Cosford |
| 14th-15th |
Quebec International Airshow (Canada) |
| 21st-22nd |
Air Power over Hampton Roads (USA) |
| 28th-29th |
Rhode Island (USA) |
| July |
| 5th-6th |
RAF Waddington |
| 6th |
British Grand Prix, Silverstone |
| 10th |
Private Military Event |
| 12th-13th |
RIAT, RAF Fairford |
| 13th |
Goodwood |
| 14th |
Farnborough (Flypast) |
| 17th |
Private Military Event x 2 |
| 18th-20th |
Farnborough |
| 20th |
Sanicole (Belgium) |
| 23rd |
Weston Super Mare |
| 24th |
Private Military Event |
| 24th-25th |
Lowestoft |
| 25th |
Portsmouth Naval Dockyard |
| 26th |
Middle Wallop |
| 26th |
Global Gathering, Long Marston |
| 27th |
Swanage |
| 27th |
Sunderland |
| August |
| 8th |
Cowes |
| 9th |
Salcombe |
| 11th |
Private Military Event |
| 14th |
Private Military Event |
| 14th |
Dawlish |
| 15th-17th |
Eastbourne |
| 17th |
Elvington |
| 20th |
Weymouth |
| 20th |
Cromer |
| 21st-22nd |
Clacton on Sea |
| 21st |
Fowey Royal Regatta |
| 23rd |
Bodelwyddan
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| 24th |
Dunsfold |
| 25th |
Hoylake |
| 25th |
Cadwell Park |
| 27th |
Torbay Royal Regatta |
| 29th-31st |
Bournemouth |
| 30th |
Dartmouth |
| September |
| 6th-7th |
Portrush |
| 6th-7th |
Southport |
| 11th |
Guernsey |
| 11th |
Jersey |
| 13th |
RAF Leuchars |
| 14th |
Private Event |
| 18th |
Private Military Event |
| 20th-21st |
White Air, Isle of Wight |
| 25th |
Monaco |
| 27th |
Malta |
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