2024 will be the Red Arrows 60th anniversary. They will display with nine Hawk T1 aircraft this year and have unveiled special artwork on the side and tailfin of each jet which acknowledges the Diamond Season and includes outlines of two Red Arrows Hawk jets, trailing patriotic colours.
The Red Arrows will go on a five-week overseas tour to Canada, named Maple Hawk, from the second-half of August 2024, to help mark the centennial of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Red Arrows Events/Flypasts in 2024:
07 February 2024 - The Red Arrows flew their first nine-ship flight this year at RAF Waddington.
19-22 February 2024 - Red Arrows Practice at Tain Air Weapons Range, Scotland.
11 April 2024 - Red Arrows transit to Croatia for pre-season training (Exercise Springhawk).
26 April 2024 - Red Arrows arrive in Greece for 2nd part of Exercise Springhawk.
16 May 2024 - Red Arrows have been granted Public Display Authority.
25 May 2024 - Red Arrows return home to RAF Waddington.
May 2024
• 18 May -
Flisvos, Paleo Faliro, Athens, Greece Display
• 21 May -
Battle of Crete, Souda Bay, Greece Display
• 25 May -
Meeting Aerien International Du Grand Est, Chambley, France Display
• 30 May - RAF College Cranwell Flypast with RC-135 Rivet Joint - 10.30am.
• 31 May -
Midlands Air Festival Display - 5.30pm
June 2024
• 01 June -
Midlands Air Festival Display - 12pm
• 01 June -
English Riviera Airshow, Torbay Display - 5.40pm
• 02 June -
Midlands Air Festival Display - 1.15pm
• 02 June -
IWM Duxford D-Day 80 Display - 5pm
• 05 June -
D-Day 80th National Commemorative Event Flypast Portsmouth - 12.31pm
• 06 June -
D-Day 80th National Commemorative Event Flypast Normandy, France
• 07 June -
Isle of Man TT Display - 7.30pm
• 08 June -
Portsmouth's Armed Forces Day, Southsea Common, Southsea, Portsmouth Display - 3.30pm
• 09 June -
RAF Cosford Air Show Display - 3.30pm
• 13 June -
Guernsey Air Display - 12.40pm
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13 June - Waddington Flypast - 7.15pm
• 15 June - HM The King's Birthday Flypast, Buckingham Palace, London (flypast-only) - 1.06pm
• 16 June -
Sola Airshow, Norway Display
• 22 June -
Northern Ireland Armed Forces Day, Jordanstown Loughshore Park, Newtownabbey Display - 12pm
• 22 June -
The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival, Portsoy Display - 5.59pm
• 23 June -
Sywell Airshow Display - 5.30pm
• 29 June - Rushden Flypast - 12.57pm
• 29 June -
Shuttleworth Festival of Flight Display - 1pm
• 29 June - Long Bennington Flypast - 1.35pm
• 29 June -
Cleethorpes Armed Forces' Weekend Display - 4.20pm
• 29 June - Marston Flypast - 7.05pm
• 29 June - Banbury Flypast - 7.17pm
• 30 June -
Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day Display - 11.30am
• 30 June - Billingshurst Flypast - 2.30pm
• 30 June -
Folkestone Armed Forces' Day Display - 5.10pm
July 2024
• 05 July - Headcorn Battle of Britain Airshow Display - 1pm - CANCELLED
• 06 July -
Teignmouth Airshow Display - 1pm
• 06 July -
The Wales Airshow, Swansea Display - 5.15pm
• 07 July -
F1 British Grand Prix, Silverstone Display - 2.15pm
• 07 July - F1 British Grand Prix, Silverstone Flypast - 2.47pm
• 11 July -
Goodwood Festival of Speed Display - 11.45am
• 12 July -
Goodwood Festival of Speed Display - 11.45am
• 13 July - * RAF Waddington Families Day Display - 11.30am to 12.15pm
• 13 July -
Southport Airshow Display - 5pm
• 14 July -
Southport Airshow Display - 4.30pm
• 18 July - Defence Academy, Shrivenham Station, Oxfordshire Display - 11.05am
• 19 July -
Royal International Air Tattoo Display - 2pm to 3pm
• 20 July -
Royal International Air Tattoo Display - 12pm
• 21 July -
Royal International Air Tattoo Display - 12pm
• 22 July -
Farnborough International Airshow (flypast-only) - 10am
NOTAMS (Times in BST):
• Red Arrows - Fairford to Waddington Transit including Farnborough Flypast - Mon 22 July 2024:
1. 514101N 0014724W RAF FAIRFORD - 9.40am
2. 513406N 0014719W VCY OF SWINDON - 9.42am
3. 513304N 0021304W E OF LUCKINGTON - 9.45am
4. 512229N 0021315W NW OF HOLT - 9.46am
5. 512223N 0020035W NE OF ROWDE - 9.48am
6. 513107N 0020033W DAUNTSEY LOCK - 9.49am
7. 513210N 0014748W N OF WROUGHTON - 9.51am
8. 512726N 0014618W NW OF MARLBOROUGH - 9.52am
9. 512735N 0012732W NW OF SHEFFORD WOODLANDS - 9.54am
10. 511611N 0012510W SW OF BINLEY - 9.56am
11. 511310N 0005734W SOUTH WARNBOROUGH - 9.58am
12. 511353N 0005500W N OF WELL - 9.59am
13. 511639N 0004628W FARNBOROUGH - 10.00am
14. 511508N 0004136W E OF ALDERSHOT - 10.01am
15. 511154N 0004928W VCY OF WRECCLESHAM - 10.02am
16. 512656N 0005950W VCY OF READING - 10.05am
17. 513941N 0011659W VCY OF ABINGDON ON THAMES - 10.07am
18. 515035N 0010325W N OF BRILL - 10.10am
19. 515957N 0010054W W OF BUCKINGHAM - 10.11am
20. 521801N 0010432W LONG BUCKBY - 10.14am
21. 522816N 0005613W VCY OF MARKET HARBOROUGH - 10.16am
22. 525852N 0004617W SW OF LONG BENNINGTON - 10.21am
23. 530958N 0003126W RAF WADDINGTON - 10.24am
Timings and route may change due to weather or other requirements.
Red Arrows - Fairford to Waddington Transit including Farnborough Flypast - Mon 22 July 2024:
• 25 July -
RAF Wyton Flypast - 12.10pm
• 25 July -
RAF Honington Families Day Flypast - 12.17pm
• 25 July - * RAF Leeming Families Day Display - 2.55pm to 3.30pm
• 25 July -
Lincoln Flypast - 6.23pm
NOTAMS (Times in BST):
• Red Arrows RAF Waddington to RAF Leeming Transit with RAF Wyton & RAF Honington Flypasts - Thur 25 July 2024:
1. 530958N 0003126W RAF WADDINGTON - 12.00pm
2. 530732N 0002044W W OF MARTIN - 12.02pm
3. 524633N 0001043W VCY OF SPALDING - 12.06pm
4. 523150N 0001902W NE OF HADDON - 12.08pm
5. 522511N 0001348W SE OF SAWTRY - 12.09pm
6. 522049N 0000706W RAF WYTON FLYPAST - 12.10pm
7. 521512N 0000122E BAR HILL - 12.12pm
8. 521957N 0003643E N OF ICKLINGHAM - 12.16pm
9. 522035N 0004623E RAF HONINGTON FLYPAST - 12.17pm
10. 522121N 0005902E SW OF REDGRAVE - 12.18pm
11. 525945N 0004315E N OF BARNHAM MARKET - 12.24pm
12. 531611N 0000732E NW OF ALFORD - 12.29pm
13. 533341N 0000947W S OF HEALING - 12.32pm
14. 534331N 0002638W VCY OF HESSLE - 12.35pm
15. 535144N 0004047W VCY OF MARKET WEIGHTON - 12.37pm
16. 540248N 0004022W N OF FRIDAYTHORPE - 12.39pm
17. 540946N 0012440W N OF DISHFORTH - 12.43pm
18. 541737N 0013211W RAF LEEMING - 12.45pm
Timings and route may change due to weather or other requirements.
• Red Arrows RAF Leeming to RAF Waddington Transit with Lincoln Flypast - Thur 25 July 2024:
1. 541733N 0013207W RAF LEEMING - 6.00pm
2. 541954N 0012059W E OF NORTHALLERTON - 6.02pm
3. 541504N 0004430W NE OF PICKERING - 6.06pm
4. 532722N 0002430W SE OF SOUTH KELSEY - 6.14pm
5. 532614N 0000435E S OF GRAINTHORPE - 6.17pm
6. 531242N 0000546E NW OF PARTNEY - 6.19pm
7. 531144N 0002200W SW OF BARDNEY - 6.22pm
8. 531250N 0003152W LINCOLN FLYPAST - 6.23pm
9. 531119N 0003925W NW OF THORPE ON THE HILL - 6.24pm
10. 530958N 0003126W RAF WADDINGTON - 6.25pm
Timings and route may change due to weather or other requirements.
Red Arrows RAF Leeming Display and RAF Wyton, RAF Honington & Lincoln Flypasts - Thur 25 July 2024:
August 2024
• 08 August - * RAF Valley Families Day Display - 2.55pm to 3.30pm
• 09 August - * RAF Odiham Families Day Display - 1.40pm to 2.15pm
• 10 August -
Blackpool Airshow Display
• 10 August -
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (flypast-only) - 6.15pm
• 11 August -
Blackpool Airshow Display
• 15 August -
Eastbourne International Airshow Display
Canada Tour:
• 24 August - Air Show Atlantic - Greenwood, Nova Scotia Display
• 25 August - Air Show Atlantic - Greenwood, Nova Scotia Display
• 28 August - Niagara Falls, Ontario Flypast
• 31 August - Canadian International Air Show - Toronto, Ontario Display
September 2024
• 01 September - Canadian International Air Show - Toronto, Ontario Display
• 02 September - Canadian International Air Show - Toronto, Ontario Display
• 04 September - Ottawa, Ontario Flypast
• 06 September - Aero Gatineau-Ottawa - Quebec Display
• 07 September - Aero Gatineau-Ottawa - Quebec Display
• 08 September - Aero Gatineau-Ottawa - Quebec Display
• 13 September - Airshow London - London, Ontario Display
• 14 September - Airshow London - London, Ontario Display
• 15 September - Airshow London - London, Ontario Display
• 18 September - Montreal, Quebec Flypast
• unknown date - St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Flypast
October 2024
• 05 October -
Duxford End of Season Finale Display
* Note that RAF Families Days are NOT open to the public.
Red Arrows Flypasts and RAF Families Days Displays are in italics.
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 Waddington 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 2024 season:
• Red 1 - Sqn Ldr Jon Bond (Team Leader)
• Red 2 - Sqn Ldr Chris McCann
• Red 3 - Flt Lt Dustin Wales
• Red 4 - Flt Lt Ollie Suckling
• Red 5 - Fl Lt George Hobday
• Red 6 - Fl Lt Stuart Roberts (Synchro Leader)
• Red 7 - Sqn Ldr Tom Hansford (Synchro 2)
• Red 8 - Fl Lt Richard Walker
• Red 9 - Fl Lt Patrick Kershaw
• Red 10 - Sqn Ldr Graeme Muscat (Safety Supervisor & Commentator)
• Officer Commanding - Wing Commander Adam Collins.
There is actually a 10th Red Arrow (Safety Supervisor) who provides commentary during the display as well as flying the Red Arrows photographers and spare jet.
Red Arrows Press Releases:
• Red Arrows (May 2024)
Red Arrows start diamond display season.
• Red Arrows (Feb 2024)
Red Arrows launch 60th Diamond Season plans.
• Red Arrows (Oct 2023)
New Red 1 prepares Diamond Nine for 60th season.
