RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows

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Royal Air Force unit aerobatic display team military aerobatic team

The RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows is the Royal Air Force’s world-famous display squadron renowned for its precision flying and dramatic red, white, and blue aerobatic displays.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Red Arrows 8
Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team 5
RAF Red Arrows 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force unit ⓘ
aerobatic display team ⓘ
military aerobatic team ⓘ
aircraftTypeOperated BAE Systems Hawk T1 ⓘ
BAE Systems Hawk T1 ⓘ
surface form: BAE Systems Hawk T1A

Folland Gnat T.1 ⓘ
base RAF Waddington ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
currentAircraftFamily BAE Systems Hawk T1 ⓘ
surface form: BAE Systems Hawk
displayFormation Diamond Nine ⓘ
displayType flypasts at ceremonial events ⓘ
formation aerobatics ⓘ
synchro pair manoeuvres ⓘ
firstDisplaySeason 1965 ⓘ
formedInYear 1964 ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.raf.mod.uk/display-teams/red-arrows/ ⓘ
knownFor close-formation aerobatics ⓘ
precision flying ⓘ
public airshow displays ⓘ
red, white and blue smoke trails ⓘ
nickname RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Red Arrows
officialName RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team
operatedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
partOf Royal Air Force ⓘ
pilotTourLength 3 years ⓘ
previousAircraftType Folland Gnat T.1 ⓘ
previousBase RAF Fairford ⓘ
RAF Kemble ⓘ
RAF Leeming ⓘ
RAF Scampton ⓘ
primaryMission demonstrate the professionalism of the Royal Air Force ⓘ
promote the United Kingdom ⓘ
role aerobatic display ⓘ
diplomatic representation ⓘ
public relations ⓘ
recruitment support ⓘ
safetyRecord highly regarded despite some historical accidents ⓘ
seasonalActivity summer display season ⓘ
selectionRequirement front-line fast jet experience ⓘ
minimum flying hours threshold ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
shortName RAFAT ⓘ
smokeColour blue ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
smokeUse draw patterns in the sky ⓘ
enhance display manoeuvres ⓘ
increase aircraft visibility ⓘ
teamLeaderCallsign Red 1 ⓘ
teamSizePilots 9 ⓘ
trainingLocation RAF Waddington ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

RAFAT → alsoKnownAs → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red Arrows
Diamond Nine → associatedWithUnit → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Scampton-based Red Arrows
RAF Kemble → basedUnit → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red Arrows
RAFAT → formedAs → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team
RAFAT → fullName → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team
Royal Air Force → hasAerobaticDisplayTeam → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red Arrows
RAF Waddington → homeBaseOf → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (Red Arrows)
Diamond Nine → isSignatureFormationOf → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red Arrows
RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows → nickname → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red Arrows
BAE Systems Hawk T1 → notableOperator → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Red Arrows
Royal Air Force → notableUnit → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
RAF Scampton → notableUnitStationed → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red Arrows
RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows → officialName → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team
Folland Gnat T.1 → operatedBy → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Red Arrows
Cowes Week → significantEvent → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red Arrows air display (in some years)
BAE Systems Hawk T1 → usedBy → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team Red Arrows
Diamond Nine → usedBy → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red Arrows
Diamond Nine → usedBy → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team
Folland Gnat T.1 → usedBy → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Red Arrows
Red 1 → usedBy → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red Arrows
Red 1 → usedBy → RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team