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Old 5th Sep 2006, 07:15
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BEagle
 
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All the formation teams have their own style and attraction:

Frecce - showmanship and some crazy flying
Patrouille - mostly large formations, (IIRC), but graceful
Blue Angels - very, very close formation! Commentary....hmmmm. Sounds like a high pressure TV commercial.
Tbirds - truly cringeworthy pre-flight antics and jingoistic commentary. Tight formation......when they can actually be seen.
Reds - very well synchronised Enid and Gippo displays; the Hawk doesn't look as good as the Gnat did in diamond nine though, due to the sweep angle.
Turkish stars - hugely amusing commentator!


Long may they all continue.


But the Black Arrows with their Hunters were the best, in my opinion!
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