Unacceptable Behavior 'Widespread, Normalized' In Red Arrows Aerobatic Team

Tony Osborne November 02, 2023
red arrows flying diamond nine formation

The Red Arrows in the famous Diamond Nine formation.

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LONDON—An internal UK Royal Air Force (RAF) report has found unacceptable behaviors to be rife among the personnel serving on the service’s Red Arrows aerobatic team. An investigation by service chiefs conducted in 2022 and finally made public—albeit in heavily redacted form—on Nov. 1 states that...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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