Ten Red Arrows!
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RosscoPCole said:
Why were there 10 Red Arrows at the Great North Run today?
Saw this photo on the BBC website.
Either a) The Team Manager flies the spare Hawk, and likes to keep his hand in or b) Nelson-Mandela-Funeral-Sign-Language-Interpreter-Imposter-Style, some random geezer who owns a Hawk with a smoke system just boogied on up and joined the formation when everyone else was looking at the Leader.Saw this photo on the BBC website.
Note: It's a reserve aircraft, not a reserve member of the nine man display team.
'Red 10', who is the Team Supervisor, is a fully qualified Hawk pilot who flies the tenth aircraft when the Red Arrows are away from base. This means the team have a reserve aircraft at the display site. Red 10's duties include co-ordination of all practices and displays and acting as the team's Ground Safety Officer. Red 10 often flies TV cameramen and photographers for air-to-air pictures of the Red Arrows and also provides the commentary for all of the team's displays.
'Red 10', who is the Team Supervisor, is a fully qualified Hawk pilot who flies the tenth aircraft when the Red Arrows are away from base. This means the team have a reserve aircraft at the display site. Red 10's duties include co-ordination of all practices and displays and acting as the team's Ground Safety Officer. Red 10 often flies TV cameramen and photographers for air-to-air pictures of the Red Arrows and also provides the commentary for all of the team's displays.
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