Red Arrows To Finish - Has Tony Gone Too Far?? (Merged x 2)
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Beagle - shame he wasn't 'Blue2', 'cos then it could be"'Try getting your romper suit loosened off around the crotch"
Always a good idea to avoid the intro "Hello - I'm Red Too"...
...which takes me back to Baden Sol and ?421Sqn was it? RCAF with their 'Redskin 4-ship check-in'
Always a good idea to avoid the intro "Hello - I'm Red Too"...
...which takes me back to Baden Sol and ?421Sqn was it? RCAF with their 'Redskin 4-ship check-in'
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Hate to mention it but everyone said that 'The Royal Tournament' Would never be cut, ["Auntie Liz enjoys it etc"] Where is it now ?
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Royal Tournament
The one thing left from the Royal Tournamnet that still gets an airing is the Filed Gun Run, which has been a feature of Welllington Speech Day for a number of years. However, no signals are flashed around the Fleet detailing the times of the Devonport crew or the FAA just failing to break the record, or Portsmouth carrying all before them.
I can see it now, formation cycling at a disused runway near you. Book early to get a seat near the St Johns Ambulance!
I can see it now, formation cycling at a disused runway near you. Book early to get a seat near the St Johns Ambulance!
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How about painting 9 red hawks on the underside of the support C-130 for the next Far East tour, you could leave the little red jets at home and invest the savings in laydees, beer and rations, the rest you could squander on gizzits etc... what finer ambassador?
Load moving...........
Load moving...........
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I can see it now, formation cycling at a disused runway near you. Book early to get a seat near the St Johns Ambulance!
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Formation Cycling
Had a fine bike formation display team back on Gan in 72 - The Red Helmets. 
Nice set of low-level bikeobatics - never had a wet-weather programme though for some reason. 
Nice set of low-level bikeobatics - never had a wet-weather programme though for some reason.
Sorry, the disused airfield has been acquired for redevelopment and will shortly be the site of 7923 executive homes and apartments, one shop, a pub no-one uses and a bit of open land designed as a "community space" but used for skate-boarding and cider drinking.
Therefore, the bikerobatics are cancelled TFN.
Therefore, the bikerobatics are cancelled TFN.
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The Cadets at my squadron put together "The Red Barrows" for one of our carnival processions a couple years ago. We had cunningly disguised a normal garden wheelbarrow by painting it red, adding wings, tailfin and nose cones! if I can find a picture of them I'll post it! Precision driving at its best!!!!
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I posted this a year or 2 back, but I was at Andrews AFB Air Show in 1983 when the Thunderbirds permitted for the first time another national team - the Arrows - to fly on the same programme. It was a big event and even the Defense (sic) Secretary turned up - albeit in his flip-flops! There was a thin cloudbase at about 1500-2000' and so both teams did there low-level displays. The F-16s' take off was terrific............ and that was about it. The show took far too much sky and was not nearly dynamic enough, and the paint job meant that the aircraft disappeared against the cloud. The Arrows were splendid, keeping the show tight, visible and thrilling, and they made a lot of new fans then. The RAF's stock was sky high on that day and probably for many, many days afterwards. So well done, the Reds, you certainly earned your flying pay on that occasion at least.
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I remember seeing a TV piece about The Red Barrows some years ago. In this case they were 9 red painted builders wheelbarrows 'driven' by, I think, members of the Fire section from somewher now forgotten.
Did you hear about the guy who took his wheelbarrow wheel in to Quickfit or similar to get a puncture repaired and when he collected it he found that they had balanced the wheel?
Mike W
Did you hear about the guy who took his wheelbarrow wheel in to Quickfit or similar to get a puncture repaired and when he collected it he found that they had balanced the wheel?
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I know they pose beyond the call of duty, but i hate to admit that the Reds bring in far too much desparately needed revenue for them to be binned. The Govt know this, the RAF know this, and the Reds know this! Plus, I'm sure that British WasteofSpace will retain a vested interest in 'their' hawks regarding future export potential. And how many Brit kids do you guys know of that want to fly as part of the frecce tricolori???? We all love to hate them, but somehow, they'll see the tabloids off once again.
And as for the Dead Sparrows Cycle Display Team, their last display at Cranwell in 2000 will not be forgotten!
And as for the Dead Sparrows Cycle Display Team, their last display at Cranwell in 2000 will not be forgotten!
I would have been able to understand the argument for getting rid of the Reds... had they not flown over my house just five minutes ago and reminded me how fantastic it is to see them doing anything (even straight and level!). Hope this remains a rumour 
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Red Arrows To Disband!!!!!
In light of recent rambling on PPRuNe
Could we use our collective power and influence to become a lobby group to voice concern on the recent reports that this lovely Government wishes to disband the Red Aroows to save costs.
I would much rather my taxes went on the RAF's finest than to the other dubuios things this shower spend our money on.
Please post comments and ideas as to how we can achieve a collective voice on this issue
Could we use our collective power and influence to become a lobby group to voice concern on the recent reports that this lovely Government wishes to disband the Red Aroows to save costs.
I would much rather my taxes went on the RAF's finest than to the other dubuios things this shower spend our money on.
Please post comments and ideas as to how we can achieve a collective voice on this issue
I don't think anybody in the government is trying to disband the Red Arrows. Hack journalism articles misrepresenting comments made to an in-house publication are hardly authoritative but I don't think there's any substance in it. It must have been a quiet news day!
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Red Arrows to Go!
I really hope your right, I honestly do!
It is just that, it is just the sort of thing this bunch of accountants would do; regardless of public opinion.
A wise old chap recently said to me ( recently retired from the RAF) that this Government
"knows the cost of everything; but the value of nothing!"
In the light of recent defence cuts I tend to agree!
I do not think these reports are the subject of ""hack's looking for a story. Unfortunately I think this report has a basis of fact.
Geoff Hoon would not confirm or dismiss the report yesterday so one must accept the worst!!!
I cannot imagine France or Italy or the good ol' US of A doing the same. But then again the UK is now on such a spiral of decline that I think it is probably enevitble that this defence cut would probably happen. God forbid!
It is just that, it is just the sort of thing this bunch of accountants would do; regardless of public opinion.
A wise old chap recently said to me ( recently retired from the RAF) that this Government
"knows the cost of everything; but the value of nothing!"
In the light of recent defence cuts I tend to agree!
I do not think these reports are the subject of ""hack's looking for a story. Unfortunately I think this report has a basis of fact.
Geoff Hoon would not confirm or dismiss the report yesterday so one must accept the worst!!!
I cannot imagine France or Italy or the good ol' US of A doing the same. But then again the UK is now on such a spiral of decline that I think it is probably enevitble that this defence cut would probably happen. God forbid!