The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team

 

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...distinctive Hawk jets - Red Arrows are go!

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Originally, there were seven pilots in a team. In 1966, the team was increased to nine pilots to enable their trademark diamond formation, with breathtaking manoeuvres, hurtling through the sky, leaving a trail of multi-coloured smoke in their wake.

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...India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was treated to a spectacular flypast!

The Red Arrows, Paris Air Show 1967

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