Below are the 2023 display dates & venues for the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team:
Apr 2023
• 20 April -
RAF Falcons Launch Day
• 28 April - CAS Commendations
May 2023
• 06 May - RAF Akrotiri Day
• 18 May - Jon Egging Trust Blue Skies Graduation
• 20 May - Patrouille de France 70th
• 24 May - RAF Cosford Annual Formal Reception
• 25 May - RAF Shawbury Landowners and Rider Awareness Day
• 28 May -
Bournemouth 7s
• 31 May -
Suffolk Show
June 2023
• 01 June -
RAF Wittering Families Day
• 02 June -
Midlands Air Festival
• 03 June -
RAF Northolt Families Day
• 03 June -
Midlands Air Festival
• 04 June -
Midlands Air Festival
• 08 June -
Royal Cornwall Show
• 09 June -
Royal Cornwall Show
• 10 June -
Royal Cornwall Show
• 10 June -
Southrop Village Fete
• 11 June -
RAF Cosford Airshow
• 17 June -
Turku International Airshow
• 18 June -
Turku International Airshow
• 21 June -
Lincolnshire Show
• 22 June -
Lincolnshire Show
• 22 June - Miotc 20
• 24 June -
Armed Forces Day National Event (Falmouth)
• 24 June -
Wales National Armed Forces Day (Newport)
• 25 June -
Folkestone Armed Forces Day
• 28 June -
Royal Norfolk Show
• 29 June -
Royal Norfolk Show
July 2023
• 01 July -
RAF Wyton Open Day
• 02 July -
Shuttleworth Military Air Show
• 07 July -
F1 British Grand Prix
• 15 July -
Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airshow and Warrior Expo
• 16 July -
Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airshow and Warrior Expo
• 21 July -
Peterhead Scottish Week
• 22 July -
RAF Lossiemouth Friends & Families Day
• 22 July - Maryport Rescue Funday
• 25 July -
Royal Welsh Agricultural Show
• 26 July -
Royal Welsh Agricultural Show
• 27 July -
Royal Welsh Agricultural Show
• 27 July -
RAF Honington Families Day
• 29 July -
Old Buckenham Airshow
• 29 July - Canopy Club
• 30 July -
Old Buckenham Airshow
August 2023
• 05 August - Henley Summer Festival
• 05 August - Wings over Carew
• 10 August -
RAF Valley Friends & Families Day
• 10 August -
RAF Shawbury Families Day
• 11 August -
Shrewsbury Flower Show
• 12 August -
Henley Summer Festival
• 19 August -
Zigair Meet
• 20 August -
Zigair Meet
• 23 August -
National Air & Space Camp
• 23 August -
Skybet Ebor Festival
• 24 August -
Skybet Ebor Festival
• 25 August -
Skybet Ebor Festival
• 26 August -
Skybet Ebor Festival
• 26 August -
Rhyl Airshow
• 27 August -
Rhyl Airshow
• 31 August -
RAF Marham Families Day
• 31 August - RAF Benson Families Day - Cancelled.
September 2023
• 01 September -
RAF Brize Norton Families Day
• 02 September -
Slovak International Air Festival
• 03 September -
Slovak International Air Festival
• 09 September -
Belgian Air Force Days 2023
• 10 September -
Belgian Air Force Days 2023
• 14 September -
Jersey International Air Display
• 15 September - CAS Commendations and AFB Battle of Britain Dinner
• 21 September - HQ Arrc Imjin Barracks Battle of Britain Dinner
• 28 September - RAF Gibraltar Air Day
The RAF Falcons schedule is usually announced in March or April each year.
The RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team are based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire and they display at venues all over Britain and Europe throughout the year.
They are the only centrally funded, professional, military parachute display team in the UK. Their exciting free fall display, which includes advanced manoeuvres, falling at speeds up to 120mph, and their famous unique non-contact canopy stack manages to captivate all spectators.
The RAF Falcons parachute display is both unique and flexible. This is necessary due to weather conditions that will dictate which of the three types of show the team may be asked to perform at very late notice:
• High show: 9000 ft - 12,000 ft above ground level
• Mid show: 5000 ft - 9000 ft above ground level
• Low show: 2500 ft - 5000 ft above ground level
The team utilises a variety of aircraft, from which to jump, depending on aircraft availability and the nature of the display, including the C-130J Hercules, Chinook, Puma and Dakota.
RAF Falcons Display Team 2023:
• Flight Lieutenant Mike Reeve - Officer Commanding.
• Flight Lieutenant Jennifer Littler - Deputy Officer Commanding.
• Warrant Officer Paul Floyd - Team Manager.
• Flight Sergeant Liam Lyons - Team Coach.
• Sergeant Paddy Guillois - Third Year Falcon.
• Sergeant Doug McAll - Third Year Falcon.
• Sergeant Gary Nicholson - Third Year Falcon.
• Sergeant Sean McCabe - Second Year Falcon.
• Sergeant Owen Collins - Second Year Falcon.
• Corporal Joe Finch - Second Year Falcon.
• Sergeant Greg Ashelby - First Year Falcon.
• Sergeant Gabe Coleman-Moffat - First Year Falcon.
• Sergeant Andy Lynch - First Year Falcon.
• Corporal Gavin Wright - Survival Equipment Technician.
• Corporal Daniel Edwards - Survival Equipment Technician.
News Releases:
• RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team
RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team Launch Day 2023 (20 Apr 2023).
