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Old 22nd Nov 2022, 05:47
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alfred_the_great
 
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Originally Posted by hunterboy
I think we have to ask ourselves what we want an RAF Officer /Red Arrow to be ? Should we expect them to have the same values as a UK politician, a member of the public or a monk perhaps? If we expect them to be honourable, upstanding chaps/chappesses, that’s fair enough. But maybe we should expect the same from the senior leadership, and politicians too?
ah, whatabouttery…

now we are scraping the barrel in defence of the Red Arrows.

FWIW, I cannot possibly believe it’s safe for the remaining pilots to fly for an entirely optional activity (displays) in their current format.

disperse the team, reset - practically and ethically - and try again next year.
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