With precision displays, the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, showcases the excellence of the RAF and represents the UK at home and overseas.
Coronation flypast: This was the view of
#London
from our aircraft this afternoon. The
#RedArrows
were honoured to join others from across the Royal Air Force and Armed Forces taking part in celebrations marking the Coronation of Their Majesties the King and Queen.
#Coronation
Celebrating and honouring Her Majesty The Queen’s dedication and duty - this was the
#RedArrows
’ view over
#London
for today’s
#PlatinumJubilee
flypast. Image by SAC Abigail Drewett.
#RAF
Video from the cockpit: Putting on the red, white and blue over Buckingham Palace for the
#PlatinumJubilee
The
#RedArrows
were honoured to perform for Her Majesty The Queen and the huge crowds both on the ground in
#London
and watching from around the world this afternoon.
We’ve got a new wingman….
Today, Maverick joined the Red Arrows! Epic to meet
@TomCruise
at the Royal International Air Tattoo and to speak about aviation, teamwork and Top Gun.
#TopGun
#Maverick
#RedArrows
A cockpit video showing the flypast over
#London
for the official birthday of Her Majesty The Queen. This footage was taken by Circus 3, SAC(T) Jamie Stringer - one of the
#redarrows
’ engineers who accompanies the jets, flying in the aircraft’s rear seat
#QBF
#Queensbirthday
#RAF
Did you get pictures from today’s
#PlatinumJubilee
flypast? Very talented UK Defence photographers, including our team member SAC Abigail Drewett flying with
@RAFRed10
, got these amazing images. Share your photos of the team over
#London
using
#RedArrows
.
The view of
#Edinburgh
from the
#RedArrows
as the team performed a flypast to mark the Presentation of the Honours of
#Scotland
to Their Majesties The King and Queen this afternoon.
Want to know what it’s like flying up close with a
#Boeing
747? Watch this cockpit video by Corporal Ashley Keates, as the
@redarrows
flew alongside a
@British_Airways
jumbo jet
@airtattoo
earlier today, to celebrate the airline’s centenary.
Paris from the cockpit: This was the incredible view of the French capital as the
#RedArrows
joined
@PAFofficiel
to mark the State Visit of Their Majesties The King and Queen to
#France
.
#Paris
🇫🇷
With London’s landmarks below, and flying red, white and blue colours, the
#RedArrows
are seen over the capital this afternoon for the
#Coronation
Image by Corporal Phil Dye.
Red, white, blue and gold - the Red Arrows performing a flypast over the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco today. The event’s part of
#RedArrowsTour
of North America - promoting the best of British. Image by Sgt Ashley Keates, flying with Red 10.
#SanFrancisco
#SF
#California
Power and precision: Here’s a glorious picture from our archives to celebrate the 50th anniversary today of Concorde’s maiden flight.
#Concorde
#Concorde50
#redarrows
The
#RedArrows
have performed a flypast to mark the unveiling of the new British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer,
#France
. It records the names of the 22,442 service personnel under British command who fell on D-Day and during the Battle of
#Normandy
in 1944.
@britishmemorial
Red Arrows meet
@thef35
over New York. Combining so many amazing aircraft and teams over such a brilliant city. Demonstrating the enduring partnership between the
#UK
and
#US
. Image by SAC Rose Buchanan.
#NewYork
#RedArrowsTour
On this, the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe, the
#RedArrows
pay tribute and say thank you to those who valiantly defended our nation, our lives and our freedom. See more from the team on the BBC and other media later this morning.
#ThisIsYourVictory
#VEDay75
Set to fly the flag across the UK and on our biggest-ever tour of North America - presenting the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team for 2019. The Red Arrows were granted Public Display Authority earlier today, marking the start of the team’s 55th season.
#redarrows
#raf
Proving why they're the Synchro Pair: Reds 6 & 7 roll together, above & below, in the Mirror Roll along the Lincolnshire coastline. Donna Nook, with its low-lying coast, is a vital training location, allowing the
#RedArrows
to prepare for coastal displays.
@jonbond_red6
@rafred7
Hello Lisbon! F16s ahead and the beautiful capital below - this was how the
#RedArrows
helped to mark the 650th anniversary of the British-Portuguese Alliance with a flypast earlier today.
#Flyby650
#For
çaAérea
#ukinportugal
#Lisbon
Honouring veterans and remembering the sacrifice and heroism of 75 years ago - humbling to form part of this afternoon’s flypast and events in
#Portsmouth
, commemorating D-Day.
Picture by Cpl Ashley Keates.
#redarrows
#DDay75
.
Beautiful. The Red Arrows celebrated British Airways’ centenary by performing a flypast alongside this BOAC-liveried Boeing 747 at the Royal International Air Tattoo earlier today. Picture by Corporal Ashley Keates, flying with Red 10.
#redarrows
#BA100
#RIAT
Here’s a video message from the Team Leader and Red 1, Squadron Leader Martin Pert, paying tribute to Corporal Jonathan Bayliss and thanking people for messages of support this week.
A service of remembrance for Red Arrows engineer Corporal Jonathan Bayliss, who died last month, took place at Lincoln Cathedral earlier today. The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team would like to thank everyone who has sent condolence messages following this tragic loss.
Did you see coverage of the
#RedArrows
over
#London
today to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day? Watch this wonderful film put together by
@BBCStudiosLive
featuring images from our team and learn more about
#VEDay75
programmes here:
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team for 2018 and RAF100. Public Display Authority awarded - making the Red Arrows ready to begin our 54th season.
#RAF100
The
#RedArrows
were honoured to join
@PAFofficiel
over
#Paris
this morning. It marks 80 years since an historic speech by Charles De Gaulle to the French people from
#London
. Great image by Cpl Adam Fletcher of the jets over Paris with the Eiffel Tower prominent.
#18juin1940
🇬🇧🇫🇷
THAT photo. 😍
The image of the
#RedArrows
over the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, seen on Red Arrows Take America on
@channel5_tv
tonight. It was taken by Sergeant Ashley Keates flying with
@RAFRed10
.
Huge honour to be part of the Royal
#Edinburgh
Military Tattoo this evening. Here are views from the cockpit as the
#RedArrows
performed a flypast over the city.
A great image with a beautiful backdrop captured yesterday at Miramar Air Show, San Diego. The jets taxiing in after a full display. Image by SAC Rose Buchanan.
#RedArrowsTour
Good luck
#England
- great to give you a farewell salute at St George’s Park on our flight home tonight, as the squad prepares to head to the World Cup.
#threelions
#worldcup
Poignant day of commemoration in
#Portsmouth
. The
#redarrows
will be part of the flypast over the National Commemorative Event, for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, at 1230. The team will also display at 1615.
#DDay75
Red Arrows over the Big Apple. Incredible image by SAC Rose Buchanan, of the
@RoyalAirForce
Aerobatic Team over New York earlier today, as part of a major tour of North America promoting the UK.
#RedArrowsTour
#NewYork
A red line: Nine of our Hawk jets position side-by-side on a transit from
#Croatia
to
#Switzerland
today. This great pic was taken from the backseat of Red 10’s jet by team photographer SAC Rose Buchanan as the aircraft return to the
#UK
from overseas training
#redarrows
#raf100
Home! Jets from the
@RoyalAirForce
Aerobatic Team have returned to RAF Scampton from the Red Arrows’ biggest-ever, 74-day tour of North America.
#RedArrowsTour
Soaring over Lincoln - awesome air-to-air footage of the
#RedArrows
’ Hawks being joined by a classic Folland Gnat jet to help launch the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team’s 60th display season.
The best of
#British
- incredible to perform a flypast with this BOAC-liveried Boeing 747 at the Royal International Air Tattoo, to mark British Airways’ centenary. Picture by SAC Hannah Smoker.
#redarrows
#BA100
#RIAT
Sadly, the appalling weather - as seen here on approach into
@RAFBrizeNorton
this afternoon - has forced us to cancel today’s flypast over
#London
for
#VJDay75
. Very disappointing but safety always our first priority.
#RedArrows
Double Concorde: The Red Arrows joined with our French counterparts
@PAFofficiel
to each create the shape of
#Concorde
in the skies
@airtattoo
. It celebrated 50 years since the first flight of the Anglo-French supersonic airliner.
#redarrows
#RIAT
One of the highlights of our calendar - displaying at the British Grand Prix at
#Silverstone
ahead of the Formula 1 race. Our display starts at 1330 today.
#BritishGP
#F1
Arriving at
#Bournemouth
this afternoon! Fantastic four days of displays ahead at
@BmthAirFest
. Great to be back at one of the largest air shows on the calendar. Are you coming to
#BmthAirFest
?
Amazing video from within the formation of the
#RedArrows
taking part in a flypast over
#London
, marking His Majesty The King’s Official Birthday. Ahead of Red 1 is an Envoy IV aircraft, leading the nine Hawk jets.
#KingsBirthdayFlypast
Epic!
@rafred10
puts his jet in the perfect place to allow photographer Sgt Ashley Keates, flying in the rear seat of the jet, to get this glorious image over New York today. The Red Arrows will appear at
#NYAirshow
- staged
@SWFairport
- this weekend.
#RedArrowsTour
#NewYork
More amazing images of the Red Arrows performing a flypast of
#Chicago
earlier today, as part of the team’s largest-ever tour of North America. Picture by Sgt Ashley Keates.
#RedArrowsTour
#USA
#US
What a day
@airtattoo
with
@British_Airways
- flying alongside a specially-decorated BOAC-liveried Boeing 747 on Saturday to acknowledge the airline’s centenary. Here’s a great highlights video.
#redarrows
#BA100
This is a new manoeuvre for 2021, Boomerang, over the Isle of Man this afternoon, on board with
@jonbond_red6
. Get ready to spot
@rafred7
coming in from the opposite direction.
#RedArrows
Nine jets together today. Significant point in the training calendar achieved, with the first nine-ship for the 2019
#redarrows
team. Picture by SAC Hannah Smoker.
#teamwork
A highlight of
#RedArrowsTour
- the team’s aircraft seen over New York and the Hudson River today. Video by Sgt Ashley Keates flying with Red 10. The Red Arrows will headline
#NYAirshow
this weekend.
#NewYork
It’s been almost two years since the
#RedArrows
last performed at a UK airshow - but today the team’s been told we’re ready to return. Public Display Authority has been granted for the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team 2021. We can’t wait to see you again! Sound on for this film...
The longest-serving
#redarrows
pilot leaves the team today after 10 seasons, 2,585 flights, 699 displays and visiting 46 countries in a red jet. Read what Squadron Leader Mike Ling lists as his highlights: