Aviation Classics Magazine Red Arrows - Celebrating 50 display seasons Edizione speciale

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First formed in 1964 as the official Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows have been thrilling and delighting audiences since their first performances at Clermont Ferrand and Biggin Hill in May 1965.

This year sees the 50th display season flown by the team, a remarkable achievement by a remarkable group of pilots, engineers and support staff. It also sees the 40th anniversary of the first flight of the BAE SYSTEMS Hawk, the fast, agile and supremely reliable advanced jet trainer that has been the team’s aircraft since 1980 and is still in production in advanced versions today.

The Red Arrows – celebrating 50 display seasons will take the reader inside the last 50 years of precision aerobatics, revealing the work of the team in a unique and fascinating way and commemorating half a century of British excellence.