Sunday 24 February 2013

Red Arrows

Went up to Cranwell on Friday as the Red Arrows are still doing their winter training.  They are up six times a day five days a week training with thorough de-briefs after each sortie.

On Friday they had a 'seven ship' up, getting closer to the 'nine ship' formations due in March.  You will note that the leader had a different livery to the rest...

And they're off!
Off to catch each other up...

..and form a seven man ship 

how's that for CLOSE formation flying! 
passing by literally overhead 
going inverted! 
Going vertical...against a leaden sky 
checking out different formations 
inverted again before going into a corkscrew.. 
..halfway round the corkscrew 
swinging around and coming at me head on

tight formation ..you can see where Red 8 & 9 will fit 
some more formation flying 
you can clearly see the markings on the 'belly' of the jets 
lights on and bringing it around again 
The leader in the Union flag livery

inverted again..
smokin.. 
head on flypast

and spectacular crosses,, 
on with the afterburner 50ft off the ground.. 
time for fun and they split in all directions..

A view of the leaders livery 
all back on terra firma together..

and taxying back to the pad with the haze from the exhaust vents shimmering




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