The Red Arrows will have their first performance of the summer in the Midlands as pilots are currently in pre-season training ahead of a busy schedule. People will be able to watch them at a number of locations across the UK from June into early September, including at the Midlands Air Festival at Ragley Hall in Alcester, Warwickshire.
There are some minor changes to previous years though, reports the Daily Mirror. Because two members of the crew have moved to other positions in the air force, the Arrows will fly in a "seven-aircraft formation, rather than nine", according to an RAF press release.
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The seven-aircraft display isn't unheard of and is used "when a situation dictates, such as illness or aircraft availability". But despite having two less pilots, the spectacle will be no less impressive, the RAF adds.
The statement reads: "The 2022 display will feature all of the same breath-taking flying, dynamic teamwork and world-class precision the millions watching always expect - combining crowd-favourite manoeuvres with new shapes. All of the team are hard at work, perfecting and polishing this display ahead of the season beginning in late May.
"We look forward to displaying the best of British in what promises to be the team’s busiest campaign since 2018."
When and where the Red Arrows will appear in 2022
June
02-04/06/2022 Midlands Air Festival
04-05/06/2022 English Riviera Airshow – Torbay
07/06/2022 The Isle of Man TT Races
11/06/2022 Teesside Airshow
12/06/2022 Cosford Airshow
17/06/2022 Isle of Wight Festival
19/06/202 Danish Air Show, Karup, Denmark
23-24/06/2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed
24/06/2022 Headcorn Airshow
25/06/2022 Scarborough National Armed Forces' Day
25/06/2022 Cleethorpes Armed Forces' Day
26/06/2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed
26/06/2022 Weston Air Festival –Weston-super-Mare
July
02/07/2022 Wales National Airshow - Swansea
02/07/2022 Teignmouth Airshow
03/07/2022 Silverstone – British F1 Grand Prix
03/07/2022 Wales National Airshow – Swansea
09-10/07/2022 Southport Airshow
15-17/07/2022 Royal International Air Tattoo
20/07/2022 Peterhead – Scottish Week
23/07/2022 The Making Waves Festival 2022, Irvine, Scotland
24/07/2022 Bray Air Display, Ireland
August
10/08/2022 Falmouth Week
13/08/2022 Whitby Regatta
13-14/08/2022 Blackpool Airshow
17/08/2022 Cromer Carnival
18-21/08/2022 Airbourne - Eastbourne International Airshow
21/08/2022 Folkestone Air Display
25-26/08/2022 Clacton Airshow
26/08/2022 Sidmouth
27-28/08/2022 Rhyl Airshow
September
01-04/09/2022 Bournemouth Air Festival
08/09/2022 Guernsey Air Display
08/09/2022 Jersey International Air Display
10/09/2022 Causeway International Airshow, Portrush, Northern Ireland
11/09/2022 Great North Run
