Red Arrows to Fly Foreign Built / Designed Aircraft?

[figbat]

Back in the 1960s the RAF Black Arrows was the display team of the time, living on RAF camps they were a regular visitor.

Before the Red Arrows there were a number of squadron-based display team: the Firebirds (Lightnings), Red Pelican (Jet Provosts), the Yellowjacks (Gnats) etc.

The Red Arrows brought it all into one, service-wide, official team. By the way, you can thank the French for the name - the Black Arrows name came from the French dubbing them «Les Flèches Noires» - the later Red Arrows were named for their colour and kept the “arrows” moniker.

 

[Sharky]

As this thread is becoming a general discussion on planes etc, I can add ....

Today in Rochester Cathedral, they have a plane!

Built by the "Short Brothers", based in Rochester.
Quite a large display of plane related items.