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Blast of colour by richgaynor

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Blast of colour
The RAF Red Arrows, I've spent hours photographing these over the years be it at airshows or at their base at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire.

![vulc_1_17.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYv28ZVhXKDNGnAw8K8hNSupwL4bwyVv3MStjVVcWUhhz/vulc_1_17.jpg)
Close Call.... (not really)

Of course, theres been very little to look to the skies for this year, Apart from the military exercises and stuff, like that... Theres been very little in the way of organised air shows, although there has been a couple and seem to have been very well organised... 

![vulc_4_2.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdHRK6W7c1sonrPY5cb8dnFqL4b8uGRVcpcjx4VWtfHA5/vulc_4_2.jpg)


The Reds have done very little apart from a few flypasts, and a couple of displays overseas.
![cos_very_last_14.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmeVtmcMKXStgwMPtBFqqvBYB1GJWcJz7C6APW4g3ruLDw/cos_very_last_14.jpg)

![cos_very_last_12.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdVZLEpFYvCbVMV4bFEYB1ZVKNNZY8pmqSCbCBoshJvBG/cos_very_last_12.jpg)

It's all change in the winter for the Red Arrows as their lead pilot - Red 1 - Martin Peart is leaving the dislay team, his 3 years as leader is up... His replacement hasnt been announced yet..

But the fact that he's in this job at all is a miracle, and testiment to ejection seat manufacturer - Martin Baker..

During a tour of Afghanistan, his Harrier GR9 crash landed on the runway at Kandahar..

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This airframe has been rebuilt and is now for sale..   I've been lucky enough to see it while it was near enough burnt out on one side... It's now like new..
https://www.everettaero.com/GR9.html


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