Below are the 2020 display dates, venues & timings for the Red Arrows:
1. 08 May 2020 - (VE Day) Flypast over Westminster.
2. 18 June 2020 - Red Arrows & Patrouille de France - London.
3. 27 June 2020 - Armed Forces Day (Scarborough Flypast).
4. 08 July 2020 - Red Arrows complete Public Display Authority (PDA).
5. 15 August 2020 - VJ Day 75 UK-wide Flypast.
6. 24 August 2020 - Red Arrows Edinburgh Flypast (The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo) (7pm).
7. 29 August 2020 - First public display - Kauhava Airshow in Finland.
7a. 09 September 2020 - Red Arrows - Scampton to Exeter.
8. 10 September 2020 - Guernsey Battle of Britain Air Display (Display).
9. 18 September 2020 - Red Arrows - Mildenhall Air Force Birthday Bash.
• Red Arrows Schedule 2021.
May
• 08 May 2020 (VE Day) Flypast over Westminster - 10.10am
• VE Day Flypast (8.5.20) Page.
FORMATION TRANSIT BY RED ARROWS ACFT ROUTING (BST):
1. 531828N 0003303W SCAMPTON AD - 9.37am
2. 531347N 0002443W E OF LINCOLN - 9.39am
3. 531150N 0002008E INGOLDMELLS - 9.43am
4. 531623N 0003325E OVERSEA - 9.45am
5. 530615N 0004501E OVERSEA - 9.47am
6. 530054N 0003156E OVERSEA - 9.49am
7. 524521N 0004940E E OF TITTLESHALL - 9.52am
8. 522553N 0005826E E OF THETFORD - 9.55am
9. 521214N 0011510E W OF BRANDESTON - 9.58am
10. 513427N 0002657E VCY OF BASILDON - 10.06am
11. 513132N 0000310E EAST HAM - 10.09am
12. 513015N 0000738W WESTMINSTER - 10.10am
13. 512620N 0003353W EGHAM - 10.13am
14. 512531N 0003911W E OF BRACKNELL - 10.13am
15. 515734N 0005129W NE OF WINSLOW - 10.18am
16. 521521N 0005726W VCY OF NORTHAMPTON - 10.22am
17. 530825N 0004608W COLLINGHAM - 10.30am
18. 531828N 0003303W SCAMPTON AD - 10.33am
June
• 18 June 2020 - Red Arrows & La Patrouille de France flypast over London
• Red Arrows & Patrouille de France Flypast (18.6.20) Page.
The Red Arrows and their French counterparts, La Patrouille de France, will fly over Paris in the morning and London in the afternoon on Thursday 18th June 2020 to mark 80 years since Charles De Gaulle's historic speech to Occupied France. President Macron's visit to London marks an important anniversary for our closest European ally.
1641 - departure from RAF Brize Norton
1656 - Flypast Bagshot
1658 - Flypast Richmond Park
1700 - Flypast Buckingham Palace
1702 - Formation Separation NE Brentwood/ Stapleford area after which the Red Arrows will return to RAF Scampton and the Patrouille de France back to Salon-de-Provence Air.
NOTAMS (Red Arrows & Patrouille de France) - Thursday 18th June 2020 4.40pm to 5.27pm BST)
1. 514500N 0013459W BRIZE NORTON AD - 4.40pm
2. 513823N 0013146W SE OF FARINGDON - 4.42pm
3. 513322N 0012921W SW OF WANTAGE - 4.43pm
4. 512847N 0015213W S OF WOOTON BASSETT - 4.45pm
5. 512020N 0014856W W OF PEWSEY - 4.47pm
6. 512440N 0012246W NW OF NEWBURY - 4.50pm
7. 511645N 0011743W SW OF KINGSCLERE - 4.51pm
8. 512302N 0005529W W OF ARBORFIELD GARRISON - 4.54pm
9. 512309N 0002725W VCY OF WEYBRIDGE - 4.57pm
10. 512648N 0001722W RICHMOND PARK - 4.58pm
11. 513017N 0000742W FP HORSE GUARDS PARADE - 5.00pm
12. 515112N 0005052E SW OF COLCHESTER - 5.07pm
13. 521115N 0011253E FRAMSDEN - 5.11pm
14. 522609N 0005828E E OF EAST HARLING - 5.13pm
15. 524601N 0004751E W OF WHISSONSETT - 5.17pm
16. 530920N 0002143E E OF SKEGNESS - 5.22pm
17. 531828N 0003303W SCAMPTON AD - 5.27pm
Timings and route may change due to weather or other requirements.
• Sat 27 June 2020 - Armed Forces Day (Times in BST)
The Red Arrows will fly over the Army's Catterick Garrison, RAF Leeming and the town of Scarborough.
1. 531828N 0003303W SCAMPTON AD - 9.30am
2. 531353N 0002427W SE OF FISKERTON - 9.32am
3. 531353N 0000851W NE OF HORNCASTLE - 9.33am
4. 540032N 0000022E OVERSEA - 9.41am
5. 541330N 0001757E OVERSEA - 9.44am
6. 542707N 0000800W OVERSEA - 9.48am
7. 542152N 0001655W OVERSEA - 9.49am
8. 541734N 0002322W FP CASTLE CLIFF - 9.50am
9. 541334N 0002325W S OF CAYTON - 9.50am
10. 541706N 0002332W FP SCARBOROUGH - 9.51am
11. 542744N 0003020W SE OF WHITBY - 9.55am
12. 544736N 0010734W OVERSEA - 9.59am
13. 542943N 0014609W SW OF CALDWELL - 10.04am
14. 542741N 0014550W SE OF RAVENSWORTH - 10.05am
15. 542159N 0014249W FP CATTERICK - 10.06am
16. 542158N 0014808W W OF CATTERICK GARRISON - 10.06am
17. 542246N 0014441W FP CATTERICK - 10.07am
18. 542146N 0013714W S OF CATTERICK - 10.10am
19. 541721N 0013114W FP LEEMING - 10.11am
20. 541421N 0013453W NE OF WELL - 10.12am
21. 542211N 0011938W ELLERBECK - 10.14am
22. 540223N 0004112W NW OF FRIDAYTHORPE - 10.19am
23. 540337N 0002204W S OF KILHAM - 10.20am
24. 534417N 0000819W BURSTWICK - 10.24am
25. 533639N 0001613W HABROUGH - 10.26am
26. 533140N 0002144W FP GRASBY - 10.27am
27. 531828N 0003303W SCAMPTON AD - 10.30am
Timings and route may change due to weather or other requirements.
July
• Wed 08 July 2020 - Red Arrows complete Public Display Authority (PDA)
August
• Sat 15 August 2020 - VJ Day 75 UK-wide Flypast (Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff & London)
The flypast will include the 'Royal Hospital Chelsea' & the 'Shuttleworth Magnificent Musical Flying Display Drive-in'.
• VJ Day Flypast (15.8.20) Page.
NOTAMS - Red Arrows VJ Day 75 Flypast (Times in BST)
1. 531828N 0003303W SCAMPTON AD - 10.44am
2. 531356N 0002424W E OF LINCOLN - 10.46am
3. 531400N 0000426W N OF HORNCASTLE - 10.48am
4. 534201N 0000605W S OF KEYINGHAM - 10.52am
5. 542304N 0003556W S OF BILLER HOWE - 11.00am
6. 550951N 0011133W OVERSEA - 11.08am
7. 554611N 0020618W W OF BERWICK UPON TWEED - 11.16am
8. 555505N 0014718W OVERSEA - 11.19am
9. 561601N 0021343W OVERSEA - 11.23am
10. 555928N 0025654W OVERSEA - 11.28am
11. 555836N 0030146W OVERSEA - 11.29am
12. 555710N 0031019W EDINBURGH - 11.29am
13. 555654N 0031158W EDINBURGH - 11.30am
14. 553034N 0043540W PRESTWICK AD - 11.39am
1. 553034N 0043540W PRESTWICK AD - 1.43pm
2. 552442N 0044255W E OF DUNURE - 1.45pm
3. 545829N 0051451W OVERSEA - 1.50pm
4. 545310N 0051127W OVERSEA - 1.51pm
5. 544848N 0052118W OVERSEA - 1.52pm
6. 545304N 0053233W OVERSEA - 1.53pm
7. 544556N 0054242W N OF WHITEHEAD - 1.55pm
8. 544027N 0054935W OVERSEA - 1.57pm
9. 543629N 0055436W BELFAST - 1.58pm
10. 543252N 0055908W N OF LISBURN - 1.58pm
11. 542512N 0055951W S OF BALLYRUNE - 2.00pm
12. 540931N 0052501W OVERSEA - 2.05pm
13. 525653N 0043405W VCY OF PORTH DINLLAEN - 2.21pm
14. 523648N 0040747W NW OF BROAD WATER - 2.25pm
15. 520139N 0040802W S OF MYNYDD - 2.31pm
16. 514430N 0035121W N OF RHYD-Y-FRO - 2.34pm
17. 515048N 0032750W N OF CANTREF RESR - 2.37pm
18. 513254N 0031335W N OF CARDIFF - 2.41pm
19. 512749N 0030944W CARDIFF - 2.43pm
20. 512229N 0031230W OVERSEA - 2.44pm
21. 512348N 0032036W CARDIFF AD - 2.45pm
1. 512346N 0032018W CARDIFF AD - 5.00pm
2. 511735N 0032518W OVERSEAS - 5.02pm
3. 511628N 0030051W VCY OF BERROW - 5.04pm
4. 510828N 0023040W EVERCREECH - 5.08pm
5. 512428N 0020815W N OF MELKSHAM - 5.11pm
6. 513250N 0021117W NW OF HULLAVINGTON - 5.13pm
7. 513613N 0015437W NW OF PURTON - 5.15pm
8. 512139N 0014734W WEST STOWELL - 5.17pm
9. 512350N 0012237W W OF NEWBURY - 5.20pm
10. 511645N 0011743W N OF OVERTON - 5.21pm
11. 512252N 0005356W ARBORFIELD GARRISON - 5.24pm
12. 512300N 0002822W VCY OF WEYBRIDGE - 5.27pm
13. 512636N 0001719W RICHMOND - 5.28pm
14. 512915N 0000930W CHELSEA - 5.30pm
15. 514355N 0003610E NE OF DANBURY - 5.35pm
16. 520848N 0003752E HAWKEDDN - 5.39pm
17. 515937N 0000009W SW OF BARKWAY - 5.43pm
18. 520221N 0000938W ASHWELL - 5.44pm
19. 520515N 0001905W SHUTTLEWORTH - 5.46pm
20. 523025N 0002100W NW OF FOLKSWORTH - 5.50pm
21. 523250N 0001213W S OF PETERBOROUGH - 5.51pm
22. 525405N 0001312W DONINGTON - 5.54pm
23. 525916N 0001737W HECKINGTON - 5.55pm
24. 530537N 0002300W ROWSTON - 5.57pm
25. 531828N 0003303W SCAMPTON AD - 5.59pm
This is the route from RAF Scampton to Prestwick, Prestwick to Cardiff and then Cardiff back to RAF Scampton. Note that the route & timings may change due to weather or other requirements.
While the weather prevented flypasts elsewhere, the conditions were wonderful in Belfast to allow the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team to mark the 75th anniversary of VJ Day.
• Monday 24th August 2020 - The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Red Arrows Flypast at 7pm.
NOTAMS (Times in BST 24.8.20):
531828N 0003303W SCAMPTON - 6.22pm
535254N 0005020W E OF MELBOURNE - 6.29pm
550133N 0012623W TYNEMOUTH - 6.39pm
554903N 0015153W OVERSEAS - 6.47pm
555059N 0014426W OVERSEAS - 6.48pm
560850N 0015115W OVERSEAS - 6.51pm
560356N 0022718W OVERSEAS - 6.55pm
560055N 0024608W N OF HADDINGTON - 6.57pm
555817N 0030318W OVERSEAS - 6.59pm
555655N 0031152W EDINBURGH - 7.00pm
555429N 0031937W W OF EDINBURGH - 7.00pm
552752N 0025148W NW OF HAWICK - 7.06pm
543914N 0020115W NE OF MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE - 7.14pm
543635N 0013752W N OF REDWORTH - 7.16pm
540816N 0010638W SW OF BRANDSBY - 7.20pm
533910N 0003548W WINTERTON - 7.26pm
531828N 0003303W SCAMPTON - 7.30pm
• Friday 29th August 2020 - First public display - Kauhava Airshow in Finland.
September
• Wednesday 9th September 2020 - Red Arrows to Exeter Airport (Times in BST):
1. 531828N 0003303W SCAMPTON AD - 10.00am
2. 531313N 0004027W W OF DODDINGTON - 10.02am
3. 530912N 0004603W COLLINGHAM - 10.03am
4. 521626N 0005721W VCY OF NORTHAMPTON - 10.11am
5. 514637N 0020037W NW OF CHICHESTER? (Cirencester) - 10.19am
6. 512828N 0015159W SE OF LYNEHAM - 10.23am
7. 511846N 0022026W NW OF NORTON ST PHILIP - 10.26am
8. 504856N 0021842W W OF MILTON ABBAS - 10.31am
9. 504839N 0030611W NE OF HONITON - 10.36am
10. 504403N 0032450W EXETER AD - 10.39am
• Thursday 10th September 2020 - Red Arrows - Exeter Airport - Guernsey - Exeter (Times in BST):
1. 504403N 0032450W EXETER (EGTE) - 12.32pm
2. 503709N 0032408W VCY OF EXMOUTH - 12.34pm
3. 494742N 0031150W OVERSEA(FIR BOUNDARY) - 12.42pm
***Display over Guernsey*** - 12.50pm
4. 495325N 0025952W OVERSEA(FIR BOUNDARY) - 1.22pm
5. 500306N 0031614W OVERSEA - 1.25pm
6. 504403N 0032450W EXETER (EGTE) - 1.32pm
• Thursday 10th September 2020 - Red Arrows - Exeter Airport to Scampton (Times in BST):
1. 504403N 0032450W EXETER (EGTE) - 4.00pm
2. 510103N 0031936W S OF WIVELISCOMBE - 4.03pm
3. 510437N 0025326W OTHERY - 4.06pm
4. 511936N 0022027W NW OF NORTON ST PHILIP - 4.10pm
5. 513324N 0012412W S OF WANTAGE - 4.17pm
6. 515220N 0010003W GRENDON UNDERWOOD - 4.21pm
7. 521144N 0010559W FARTHINGSTONE - 4.24pm
8. 523019N 0005232W NE OF MARKET HARBOROUGH - 4.27pm
9. 530629N 0004721W N OF NEWARK - 4.33pm
10. 531828N 0003303W SCAMPTON (EGXP) - 4.36pm
Timings and route may change due to weather or other requirements.
• Thursday 10th September 2020 - Guernsey Battle of Britain Air Display (12.50pm Display)
Red - Scampton to Exeter 9.9.20
Yellow - Exeter to Guernsey (display) and back to Exeter 10.9.20
Blue - Exeter to Scampton 10.9.20
• Fri 18th September 2020 - Red Arrows - Mildenhall Air Force Birthday Bash
FORMATION TRANSIT BY RED ARROWS ACFT ROUTING (Times in BST):
1. 531828N 0003303W SCAMPTON AD - 2.18pm
2. 531356N 0002426W E OF FISKERTON - 2.20pm
3. 531333N 0002104E VCY CHAPEL ST LEONARDS - 2.24pm
4. 524442N 0005038E MILEHAM - 2.30pm
5. 524019N 0005048E W OF DEREHAM - 2.31pm
6. 523049N 0003218E N OF FELTWELL - 2.33pm
7. 522738N 0003053E S OF FELTWELL - 2.34pm
8. 522148N 0002840E MILDENHALL - 2.35pm
9. 522555N 0000018E SW OF CHATTERIS - 2.48pm
10. 524532N 0001745W E OF BOURNE - 2.51pm
11. 525450N 0004835W S OF BOTTESFORD - 2.55pm
12. 531103N 0004308W NW OF SWINDERBY - 2.58pm
13. 531828N 0003303W SCAMPTON AD - 3.00pm
Timings and route may change due to weather or other requirements.
The Red Arrows schedule is usually announced at the end of March each year.
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows fly nine BAE SYSTEMS Hawk T.1 advanced trainer aircraft and are currently based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire.
Red Arrows Training:
The Red Arrows begin training for the forthcoming season almost as soon as the previous year has ended.
Typically, winter training starts in October, with small groups of three or four aircraft formations.
Each pilot flies three sorties a day, five days a week, and the formations grow in aircraft number as training progresses.
These flights involve a thorough brief, debrief and discussion to ensure safety is paramount and the formations are precise.
One complete cycle consisting of these elements lasts about two hours, usually with a 30-minute flight.
Winter training lasts until mid-March, when the team usually moves overseas to a location with more predictable, settled weather to maximise flying hours and perfect the display. This is known as Exercise Springhawk.
During Springhawk the team is assessed by senior Royal Air Force officers, with the aim of gaining Public Display Authority.
If this is awarded, the Squadron's pilots change from green coveralls into their famous red flying suits and the ground crew are allowed to wear their royal blue display coveralls.
The season then officially begins and public performances by the Red Arrows are permitted.
Types of Display:
There are three types of display the Team Leader can elect to fly - full, rolling or flat. To carry out a full, looping, display the base of the cloud must be above 5,500ft to avoid the aircraft entering the cloud at the top of the loop. If the cloud base is less than 5,500ft, but more than 2,500ft, the team will perform the rolling display - substituting wing-overs and rolls for the loops. And when the cloud base is below 2,500ft, the Team will fly the flat display, consisting of a series of flypasts and steep turns.
Red Arrows Team Pilots for the 2020 season:
• Red 1 - Sqn Ldr Martin Pert (Team Leader)
• Red 2 - Fl Lt Will Cambridge
• Red 3 - Fl Lt Nick Critchell
• Red 4 - Fl Lt James Turner
• Red 5 - Fl Lt David Simmonds
• Red 6 - Fl Lt Jon Bond (Synchro Leader)
• Red 7 - Sqn Ldr Gregor Ogston (Synchro 2)
• Red 8 - Fl Lt Damo Green
• Red 9 - Sqn Ldr Steve Morris (Executive Officer)
• Red 10 - Sqn Ldr Adam Collins (Supervisor)
• Officer Commanding - Wing Commander David Montenegro
The new Red Arrows pilots joining for the 2020 season are Flight Lieutenants Will Cambridge, Nick Critchell and James Turner.
There is actually a 10th Red Arrow which is flown by the Team Manager who provides commentary during the display.
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New Red Arrows Team Leader aims to inspire with dynamic air display.
