The Red Arrows

The Red Arrows, based at RAF Scampton are into their Winter training at the moment.  Due to resurfacing work to the runway at Scampton they have relocated to RAF Cranwell, which is just around the corner from me, though Scampton isn't too far away.

The site of the Red Arrows is a common one in the skies around Lincoln but i decided to make the most of a clear winters day to get even closer to them so a took a quick trip round to Cranwell..

Four Arrows preparing for take off
this sortie was just the four

And off they go...

Clearing the tower and heading for Scampton

Returning from Scampton and making a flypast of Cranwell... Smokin!

A four man ship as they say, but the leader was left just keeping an eye on the other three

Flypast on a lovely hazy lincolnshire Winter afternoon

Not a bad shot even if I say so myself!

What fun!

One by one they peeled off...preparing for landing

The sun has caught Red 1 in the turn..

Just the Arrows in the vast sky...peeling off for home..and then there were two

Two seaters but just the one Pilot in this Arrow

Touch down, still smoking...

Two in this one...

End of sortie as the light fades...