FabSwingers.com forum: Red Arrows

By *am sampson OP Man
over a year ago

cwmbran

Why are they flying the French flag - does anyone think these things through - yes red white and blue, but surely they could have had a display that didn't replicate the french flag

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

well, if they fly in a circle, it'll look like the RAF roundel... that an improvement?

Wolf

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I love the red arrows, been lucky to see them lots of times. Its one of the things i thing of when i think GREAT britian

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I love the red arrows, been lucky to see them lots of times. Its one of the things i thing of when i think GREAT britian"

they are great, aren't they

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

if the white was on the outside, visually it would be lost surely

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By *am sampson OP Man
over a year ago

cwmbran

"well, if they fly in a circle, it'll look like the RAF roundel... that an improvement?

Wolf

That would have been better but just alternating would have been better

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Actually Watched one crash in lincolnshire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"well, if they fly in a circle, it'll look like the RAF roundel... that an improvement?

Wolf

That would have been better but just alternating would have been better"

don't they call that manoevre the 'leap frog'...

Wolf

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Maybe they should have all met in the middle to replicate the Union flag?

Well they would have done but didn't want to crash into each other....I guess.

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By *abloBackMan
over a year ago

London

The French only fly backwards

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

they are fantastic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If they flew the union flag iit miight seem that they have had an argument and are trying to get away from each other......

Fly it the other way and there is the distinct posibility of catastrophie.......

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

they ave always flown that formation in GB. and if you look at it from left to right it was red white and blue......if it was the french flag it would be blue white and red from left to right surely?

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

"they are fantastic

I totally agree.....whenever I have seen them all I have ever thought was ....wow!, not worried about what flag their display might be seen as by fussy people.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They are way better than France's aerobatic team The 'Patrouille De France'

What a load of shite !

They were more exciting when they were parked up on the tarmac

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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago

near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack!

"They are way better than France's aerobatic team The 'Patrouille De France'

What a load of shite !

They were more exciting when they were parked up on the tarmac"

I think the Italian Air Force team are a good second to the Red Arrows though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"They are way better than France's aerobatic team The 'Patrouille De France'

What a load of shite !

They were more exciting when they were parked up on the tarmac

I think the Italian Air Force team are a good second to the Red Arrows though."

Well I think it's fair to say they've kind of upped their game a bit since Ramstein !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Actually Watched one crash in lincolnshire

im quite lucky were i live, i can see them training most days

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Actually Watched one crash in lincolnshire

im quite lucky were i live, i can see them training most days

Think it 1988 and they were Training and as they flew above our school i just stood and watched as one left formation and hit a house... was so sad..

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By *abloBackMan
over a year ago

London

Americas blue angels not bad but the red arrows are the best

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By *hole Lotta RosieWoman
over a year ago

Deviant City

Love the Red Arrows, makes me feel very proud to be British

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By *edbagioMan
over a year ago

ripon

"they are fantastic

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who the french

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Americas blue angels not bad but the red arrows are the best"

The Blue Angels are the US Navy display team.

The Thunderbirds are the US Air Force display team.

Can you spot who had a mis spent youth dragging his Dad to airshows ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Actually Watched one crash in lincolnshire

im quite lucky were i live, i can see them training most days

Think it 1988 and they were Training and as they flew above our school i just stood and watched as one left formation and hit a house... was so sad..

i think that was before the time they were stationed at raf scampton

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i remember playing football during P.E. at my school, and everyone stopping as they flew at about 200ft over the city beside Concorde for the opening of the Scottish Parliament, jaw dropping stuff

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By *r mrs pCouple
over a year ago

taunton

"The French only fly backwards"

lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Why are they flying the French flag - does anyone think these things through - yes red white and blue, but surely they could have had a display that didn't replicate the french flag"

Who gives a shit! so long as they dont crash this time

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

"Why are they flying the French flag - does anyone think these things through - yes red white and blue, but surely they could have had a display that didn't replicate the french flag

Who gives a shit! so long as they dont crash this time

lets hope they don't crash, any loss of life is terribly sad.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Why are they flying the French flag - does anyone think these things through - yes red white and blue, but surely they could have had a display that didn't replicate the french flag

Who gives a shit! so long as they dont crash this time

lets hope they don't crash, any loss of life is terribly sad."

agree

but not the 1st time its happened

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Had the pleasure of being marshal at a couple of airshows and the Red Arrows even park in formation, all I had to do was marshal the first one into place and the rest followed.

Don't know if they still do it but their ground crew used to fly in the planes with them to the airfield.

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By (user no longer on site)
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over a year ago

I adore the Red Arrows and have been in awe everytime ive ever seen them since I was a child

They are awesome and something we always looked forward to seeing at every air show we went to

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By *elsh_lass74Woman
over a year ago

South Wales

They were and are still amazing!!

When I was with the ATC, spent a week at RAF Scampton, and did a day's work experience with them. And when I went to Cyprus, spent the week watching and chatting to them as they trained for the upcoming season.

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By (user no longer on site)
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over a year ago

"They were and are still amazing!!

Oooh how lucky are you?

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"Why are they flying the French flag - does anyone think these things through - yes red white and blue, but surely they could have had a display that didn't replicate the french flag

Who gives a shit! so long as they dont crash this time

lets hope they don't crash, any loss of life is terribly sad.

agree

but not the 1st time its happened"

that type of close flying brings inherant risks....the fact there havent been more crashes is testiment to the pilots skills.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Listening to the radio the other day and the government are on about scrapping them as they cost £9 million a year...

Why not just get them sponsored be the drink that gives you wings?

The Red Arrows are the best their is...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"They are way better than France's aerobatic team The 'Patrouille De France'

What a load of shite !

They were more exciting when they were parked up on the tarmac

I think the Italian Air Force team are a good second to the Red Arrows though."

wasn't it the Italians that crashed in Germany in the 80's at the Ramstein air show?

Red Arrows the best out of the display teams

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Had the pleasure of being marshal at a couple of airshows and the Red Arrows even park in formation, all I had to do was marshal the first one into place and the rest followed.

Don't know if they still do it but their ground crew used to fly in the planes with them to the airfield. "

Yes they still do

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By *amschwingerzCouple
over a year ago

West

"I love the red arrows, been lucky to see them lots of times. Its one of the things i thing of when i think GREAT britian"

They are about the only thing left that we actually own...

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By *histler21Man
over a year ago

Ipswich

I saw one of the Red Arrows crash at Brighton... Report says clipped a sailing mast. Why was he that low though?

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