What is the name of the RAF's display team?
"of continuous flying operations to an end. Soon afterwards the site was acquired by Caterpillar and was redeveloped as a manufacturing facility. On 10 June 1999, the company celebrated the production of 100,000 backhoe loaders there by having the Red Arrows give an air display over the site, accompanied by a solo display by a Spitfire of the RAF Memorial Flight. RAF Desford Royal Air Force Desford or RAF Desford is a former Royal Air Force station located south of Desford, Leicestershire, and west of Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Flying at Desford began in 1916, during the First World War, when"
"RAF Falcons The RAF Falcons are a British military parachute display team. The Falcons are based at RAF Brize Norton as part of the No. 1 Parachute Training School. Members do a 3-year tour with the team. The display season is from May to September and during the off season the team spend 3 months in Southern California training for both the Display Season and gaining qualifications appointments after the Falcons. The RAF Falcons jump from a variety of aircraft depending on aircraft availability and the nature of the display. A team of six men, nicknamed the Big Six, from"
"co-ordinated displays with the Blue Diamonds. Yet another aerobatics team was formed in 1960 by No. 56 Squadron, the Firebirds, with nine red and silver Lightnings. In 1964, the Red Pelicans, flying six BAC Jet Provost T Mk 4s, assumed the role of the RAF's leading display team. In that same year, a team of five yellow Gnat trainers from No 4 Flying Training School displayed at the Farnborough Airshow. This team became known as the Yellowjacks after Flight Lieutenant Lee Jones's call sign, ""Yellowjack"". In 1964, all the RAF display teams were amalgamated, as it was feared pilots were"
"from front-line biplane squadrons. In 1925, No. 32 Squadron RAF flew an air display six nights a week entitled ""London Defended"" at the British Empire Exhibition. Similar to the display they had done the previous year, when the aircraft were painted black, it consisted of a night-time air display over the Wembley Exhibition flying RAF Sopwith Snipes which were painted red for the display and fitted with white lights on the wings, tail, and fuselage. The display involved firing blank ammunition into the stadium crowds and dropping pyrotechnics from the aeroplanes to simulate shrapnel from guns on the ground. Explosions"
"Red Arrows The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Scampton. The team was formed in late 1964 as an all-RAF team, replacing a number of unofficial teams that had been sponsored by RAF commands. The Red Arrows have a prominent place in British popular culture, with their aerobatic displays a fixture of British summer events. The badge of the Red Arrows shows the aircraft in their trademark diamond nine formation, with the motto ""Éclat"", a French word meaning ""brilliance"" or ""excellence"". Initially,"
"Present and Future"". Several indoor and outdoor exhibitions reflected this theme, including a new audio-visual experience in the main exhibition hangar. Visitors learned about the RAF's current operations abroad, the RAF's equipment and the RAF's personnel, devoted to their roles within the Royal Air Force. The USAF Display Team, The Thunderbirds, also took part. Displays included the Red Arrows, Team Viper, Belgian F16 solo, Avro Vulcan XH558 and the Royal Jordanian Falcons as well as many others. Ground displays included over 100 aircraft, 250 trade stands, two exhibition hangars and the Military Village concept where all services display, the Waddington"
"Solo Display Team The Solo Display Team () is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Netherlands Air Force and consists of three elements. The ""F-16 Solo Display Team"" uses the fighter jet F-16 and the ""AH-64D Apache Solo Display Team"" uses the helicopter AH-64 Apache. The ""PC-7 Solo Display Team"" flies the low-wing tandem-seat training aircraft Pilatus PC-7, but is currently inactive. The ""F-16 Solo Display Team"" has been based at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Dutch province of Friesland since 2014 and consists of the pilot, two instructors and seven ground crew. The members of the team are"
"the largest shows such as the International Air Tattoo, Farnborough Airshow, as well as Royal Navy-organised events and the British Grand Prix. The team were disbanded in 1992 due to Royal Navy operational and budgetary commitments. Despite this, the Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team title was maintained until the end of 1996 as 705 NAS continued to provide a pair of Gazelles known simply as the ""Gazelle Pair"" (although in 1995 a special four-aircraft team was resurrected for a handful of events). With the retirement of the Gazelle from Royal Navy service, the Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team was finally"
"Bader Trophy"" at the Royal International Air Tattoo which took place at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, having performed the previous month at the air show held at their home base. The Apache Solo Display Team was inactive between 2005 and 2009 due to operational deployments but began to carry out demo flights again in 2010, the first of which took place at RAF Fairford during the Royal International Tattoo in July. The current pilots are Sqn Ldr Roland ""Wally"" Blankenspoor and Sqn Ldr Harm ""Kaas"" Cazemier, supported by a crew composed of member from 299 Squadron and 301"
"Black Cats (Royal Navy) The Black Cats are the Royal Navy's helicopter display team. The team is composed of two AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA.2 anti-submarine and anti-shipping helicopters, with the aircraft and crews drawn from 825 Naval Air Squadron based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset. The team performs at airshows and other public events around the UK and Europe. They perform a display which mixes close formation, opposition and synchronised manoeuvres. The Black Cats were formed in 2001 and performed with the Westland Lynx. For their first three display seasons, the team was known as the 'Lynx Pair' - the ""Black"
"Force. Davies visited various RAF stations in Britain and Germany as well as the RAF College at Cranwell. ""To say that I was impressed with what I saw and learnt was an understatement,"" said Davies. ""These young men who fly daily at supersonic speeds are the flower of our youth. They work hard and they play hard."" Photography was originally scheduled around No. 111 Squadron RAF, nicknamed ""Treble One"" or ""Tremblers"", stationed at RAF Wattisham. The squadron was in the process of, or had been recently selected as the Royal Air Force Fighter Command Aerobatics Display Team, which became known"
"Royal Signals Motorcycle Display Team The Royal Signals Motorcycle Display Team (RSMDT), also known as the White Helmets, was a group of serving soldiers from the Royal Corps of Signals of the British Army, who gave public displays of motorcycling skills, acrobatics and stunt riding. The team was based at the home of the Royal Signals at Blandford Camp in Dorset. The team was disbanded at the end of 2017. The team's origins lie in precision motorcycling and horseriding demonstrations given by instructors and students from the British Army Signal Training Centre in Yorkshire, beginning in 1927. Riders were normally"
"be maintained. Since 21 December 2000, the Red Arrows have been based again at RAF Scampton, near Lincoln. The first team, led by Squadron Leader Lee Jones, had seven display pilots and flew the Folland Gnat T1 jet trainer. The first display in the UK was on 6 May 1965, at Little Rissington for a press day. At the subsequent National Air Day display, three days later, at Clermont Ferrand in France, one French journalist described the team as """"Les Fleches Rouges"""", confirming the name ""The Red Arrows"". By the end of their first season, the Red Arrows had displayed"
"Similar to the display they had done the previous year, when the aircraft were painted black, it consisted of a night time air display over the Wembley Exhibition flying RAF Sopwith Snipes which were painted red for the display and fitted with white lights on the wings, tail and fuselage. The display involved firing blank ammunition into the stadium crowds and dropping pyrotechnics from the aeroplanes to simulate shrapnel from guns on the ground, Explosions on the ground also produced the effect of bombs being dropped into the stadium by the Aeroplanes. One of the Pilots in the display was"
"Prince of Wales and made their first team display into central London in 1979. The Falcons' first use of helmet mounted video took place in 1981. Two years later, another new parachute was introduced; the GQ236 ram air parachute. The Falcons opened the Royal Tournament in 1983 by jumping into Horse Guards Parade. In 1986, the Falcons made their first night descent in the UK, at the Officers' Mess at RAF Brize Norton. RAF Falcons The RAF Falcons are a British military parachute display team. The Falcons are based at RAF Brize Norton as part of the No. 1 Parachute"
"they were equipped with seven Folland Gnat trainers inherited from the RAF Yellowjacks display team. This aircraft was chosen because it was less expensive to operate than front-line fighters. In their first season, they flew at 65 shows across Europe. In 1966, the team was increased to nine members, enabling them to develop their ""Diamond Nine"" formation. In late 1979, they switched to the BAE Hawk trainer. The Red Arrows have performed over 4,800 displays in 57 countries worldwide. The Red Arrows were not the first RAF aerobatics team. An RAF pageant was held at Hendon in 1920 with teams"
"Officers work in one of five supervisory rosters: Whilst SSgts are generally regarded as being Regimental Duty, this roster does not start until WO2 and therefore all SSgts in the Royal Signals who are not supervisory are still employed ""in trade"". The Royal Signals Museum is based at Blandford Camp in Dorset. The Corps wears a blue and white tactical recognition flash. This is worn horizontally on the right arm with the blue half charging forward. Airborne elements of the Royal Signals wear a Drop Zone (DZ) flash on the right arm of their combat jacket. It is square in"
"RAF Drill Unit was charged with the task of guarding and escorting the Queen's Colour of the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom, and renamed the Queen's Colour Squadron. It was a pure ceremonial unit for 30 years, providing the sole escort to the colour, and famed for its displays of exhibition drill, which are performed without a single word of command. However, the Options for Change reforms led to the squadron being given an operational role as a field squadron in addition to its ceremonial role. For this, it was given the 'number plate' of No 63 Squadron,"
"line along the fuselage and the tail. The yellow line is repeated on the underside and the top of the wings. The team have had no accidents. The two Solo Display Teams sometimes perform together. Currently (2008–2013) there is no PC-7 solo display active. All PC-7s and instructors are needed for training at the Elementary Flight School EMVO (Elementaire Militaire Vlieger Opleiding). Solo Display Team The Solo Display Team () is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Netherlands Air Force and consists of three elements. The ""F-16 Solo Display Team"" uses the fighter jet F-16 and the ""AH-64D Apache"
"the British Air Display Association. The unit is stationed in north Germany. The parachute team, to assist funding, has commercial sponsors. Flying Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team The Flying Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team is a freefall parachute team of the British Army, stationed in North Rhine-Westphalia (""Nordrhein-Westfalen""), Germany. The unit was formed in South Cambridgeshire in 1986 under the Queen's Division. The Queen's Division was formed in 1968. On 9 September 1992, the Queen's Regiment amalgamated with the Royal Hampshire Regiment. Some soldiers in the division had the chance to parachute with 5 Airborne Brigade, part of 5th Infantry"
"at RAF Cosford. No. 22 Group (Training) RAF No. 38 Group (Air Combat Service Support) RAF Corps of Army Music There is also the Aerospace Museum at the site, which is a branch of the Royal Air Force Museum. Amongst the large collection of military aircraft is a unique collection of research and development aircraft, including one of two existing examples of the TSR2, a multi-role combat aircraft, controversially scrapped by the Wilson Government and still a point of discussion within the RAF. There are also collections of missiles and airliners. The Cold War Exhibition opened on 7 February 2007"
"No. 2 Squadron RAF ""Not to be confused with No. 2 Squadron RAF Regiment"" No. 2 Squadron, also known as No. II (AC) Squadron, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It is currently equipped with the Eurofighter Typhoon. No. 2 Squadron's traditional army co-operation role is reflected in the ""AC"" of its title, its motto ""Hereward"" (Guardian of the Army), and the symbol of a Wake knot on its crest. Its unofficial nickname is ""Shiny Two"". No. 2 Squadron was formed at Farnborough, Hampshire on 13 May 1912, on the founding of the Royal Flying Corps as one"
"and Fairford and as far afield as Portrush in Ireland and La Ferté-Alais Air Show in France. They have also performed a number of important flypasts such as for the funeral of Henry Allingham in 2009. The GWDT currently has five different types of aircraft available to fly, with nine aircraft in total. The GWDT looking to expand to a ten or even eleven aircraft display in 2015. Great War Display Team The Great War Display Team (GWDT) started out in 1988 and was originally called The Wombats. It was an ad-hoc collection of aircraft including five SE5as, two Fokker"
"RAF Air Defence Radar Museum The Royal Air Force Air Defence Radar Museum is a museum on the site of the former Royal Air Force radar and control base RAF Neatishead, close to the village of Horning in Norfolk, England. The museum's exhibitions cover the history of air defence in the United Kingdom, in particular the development of radar from the 1930s until the end of the Cold War. The museum includes a complete Cold War-era Operations Room from which the air defence of Britain was conducted for several decades, as well as many examples of original radar and communications"
"flying logbook can be viewed in the Soldiers and Chief's exhibition in the National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks. The Finucane family donated Brendan Finucane's uniform to the Royal Air Force Museum London. RAF Fighter Command claims against the British main opponents in 1941 and 1942—""Jagdgeschwader"" 26 (Fighter Wing 26) and ""Jagdgeschwader"" 2 (Fighter Wing 2) —are very difficult to verify. Only two of the 30 volumes of War Diaries produced by JG 26 survived the war. Historian Donald Caldwell has attempted to use what limited German material is available to compare losses and air victory claims but acknowledges"
"only display in the UK by the Turkish Air Forces Solo Türk F-16 demo as well as participation from the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, France, Italy, Jordan, Czech Republic and many more. The show also featured the Saab 37 Viggen. The RAF Waddington Airshow of 2014 was also widely regarded as a success. Crowds in excess of 135,000 flocked to the base over the two days of the show helping to generate a sum of £260,000 which was in turn donated to Service and local charities. However 2014 was to prove to be the last time an airshow would be staged"
"Great War Display Team The Great War Display Team (GWDT) started out in 1988 and was originally called The Wombats. It was an ad-hoc collection of aircraft including five SE5as, two Fokker Dr.Is and a Fokker D7, many of them flown by their builders, and appeared that year at the Biggin Hill Air Show. 2014 was the 27th anniversary of the Team's formation and two of the original members, Des Biggs and Doug Gregory, were still flying with the Team until 2012 and Doug flew his SE5a in January 2013 to celebrate his 90th Birthday. Over the years the aircraft"
"Vulcan Display Flight The Vulcan Display Flight was a unit of the Royal Air Force formed in 1984 to continue to perform display flights of the Avro Vulcan bomber, which was withdrawn from active service that same year. It was disbanded in 1993 due to defence cuts. Prior to the formation of the VDF, various Vulcans were publicly displayed by operational RAF squadrons as part of their normal duties. Since the Vulcan had been a popular performer it was decided after the disbandment of the last operational Vulcan unit, 50 Squadron, to set up the VDF to continue display flying."
"Ad Astra and ensigned by the Imperial Crown an eagle volant and affronte Head lowered and to the sinister"". Although there have been debates among airmen over the years whether the bird was originally meant to be an albatross or an eagle, the consensus is that it was always an eagle. The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Scampton, with under-review plans to move to RAF Waddington. The team was formed in late 1964 as an all-RAF team, replacing a number of"
"in the RAF to receive the Lightning. In 1962, No. 74 (F) Squadron formed an aerobatic display team - 'The Tigers', replacing No. 92 Squadron's Blue Diamonds as the RAF's official display team. On 2 March 1964, the Squadron moved up to RAF Leuchars in Scotland before getting the Lightning F.3 in April. While based at RAF Leuchars, No. 74 (F) Squadron held their first Tiger Meet between 5 and 9 July 1966, having joined the NATO Tiger Association at its inception in 1961. 'The Tigers' upgraded to Lightning F.6s in November 1966, with the last Lightning F.3s remaining up"
"Flying Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team The Flying Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team is a freefall parachute team of the British Army, stationed in North Rhine-Westphalia (""Nordrhein-Westfalen""), Germany. The unit was formed in South Cambridgeshire in 1986 under the Queen's Division. The Queen's Division was formed in 1968. On 9 September 1992, the Queen's Regiment amalgamated with the Royal Hampshire Regiment. Some soldiers in the division had the chance to parachute with 5 Airborne Brigade, part of 5th Infantry Brigade. The team has competed in the World Parachuting Championships. The team is registered with the British Parachute Association (BPA) and"
"Show members were recruited into the RAF. The show was entitled ""Ralph Reader and Ten Blokes from the Gang Show"" and, besides allowing Reader to complete intelligence tasks, had a positive effect on morale. On returning to England, Reader was ordered to expand the Gang Shows, while his visits to RAF stations allowed Reader to monitor subversive propaganda which was a concern of the RAF high command. Reader eventually raised twenty-four RAF Gang Show units and two female WAAF units with a total establishment of nearly four hundred serving personnel. The RAF Gang Shows toured nearly every theatre of war,"
"jet demonstration teams. In the United States, those are the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and USAF Thunderbirds. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will headline many airshows in Canada and the United States. Many airshows in the United Kingdom are headlined by the RAF's Red Arrows. Solo military jet demos, also known as tactical demo, feature one aircraft, usually a strike fighter or an advanced trainer. The demonstration focuses on the capabilities of modern aircraft used in combat operations. The display will usually demonstrate the aircraft's very short (and often very loud) rolls, fast speeds, slow approach speeds, as well as their"