UK: Red Arrows flyover to honour Queen's Birthday

The Red Arrows fly over Buckingham Palace as crowds celebrate the Queen's official birthday. One thousand one hundred soldiers from the Household Division were joined by almost 250 immaculately groomed military horses, six blindingly polished First World War 13-Pounder Guns and 350 military musicians at the ancient annual ceremony known as Trooping the Colour at Horse Guards Parade. The Royal family watched from the balcony of Wellington’s office, and more than 8,500 guests including the Prime Minister, foreign dignitaries, and Defence Chiefs of Staff, filled the stands on Horse Guards, while tens of thousands of the public lined the route, as The Royal Colonels: The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of Kent, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge, and The Princess Royal, accompanied Her Majesty in stately procession down the Mall to inspect the Parade.( (c) MOD)

Prince George joins Queen on palace balcony for flypast

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New Red Arrows!

Just because I love Red Arrows.


From the MoD:

New pilots join the Red Arrows

 Flight Lieutenants Stewart Campbell and Joe Hourston

The 2 newest members of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, for 2014 have been announced.

 

Flight Lieutenants Stewart Campbell and Joe Hourston, who have both previously flown operations with the RAF in Afghanistan, will stay with the Red Arrows for 3 years.


They will begin training in the coming weeks and will be part of the aerobatic team’s famous 9-aircraft formation in 2014 – displaying in front of millions of people at home and overseas and representing the speed, agility and precision of the Royal Air Force.


Flight Lieutenants Campbell and Hourston are joining the Red Arrows after impressing during a tough selection process that involved flight tests, interviews and other exercises.


The team is the public face of the Royal Air Force and assists with recruiting into the service, contributes to defence diplomacy and supports wider national interests by promoting the country’s industry.


Next year is the 50th display season for the aerobatic team which, since its formation, has performed more than 4,500 displays in 54 different countries....

Read more here.  Gooooooooo Red Arrows.