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57mm
We watched the crew practise at Leuchars, while our jets were being turned. The general consensus among us was that the display was gamey to say the least. We were surprised that senior officer approval was subsequently granted. Very sad.
I saw his display at West Malling Great Warbirds a few weeks earlier, and remember thinking it was 'sporty' for a F4 aeros, compared to previous years.
There's a good video of that West Malling routine on Youtube and probably looks worse now knowing what happened a few weeks later.