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RAF Red Arrows Dye Team The Dye Team is responsible for the Red Arrows famous red, white and blue vapour trails. Known as ? Without them, the Red Arrows could not function.

The Support Team

It is the hard work of the Team’s support personnel that keep the Red Arrows flying. This Team is made up of a Team Manager, a Road Manager (also known as Red 10), a Public Relations Manager and Public Relations Officer (the only two civilians on the Team), two Engineering Officers, an Adjutant and approximately 85 engineering technicians and other support staff. The latter are k

nown as ‘The Blues’ because they wear distinctive royal blue flying suits during the display season. The Blues represent nine out of the Royal Air Force’s broad range of more than 65 technical and non-technical trades. Every team member has undergone intensive training in their particular specialisation throughout their Royal Air Force career. The teamwork shown by the pilots in the air is reflected in the dedication and professionalism of the support staff on the ground. The support team’s success results from their Royal Air Force training, the pride they take in their work, and their determination, motivation, and, very often, sheer hard work.

27/04/2013

Apparently the winter work-ups are going well with the new Pilots! it's great to be back to a nine ship again for the coming season and we will make sure they are all Pumping Red!!!

22/04/2013

The RAF may be onto something though. In the Army it is generally the commissioned officers who send the chaps to do most of the dirty work. In the navy the officers and the chaps have to do it together on a large floating Exocet target. The RAF is unique in that the chaps stay safe and dry in a nice, cosy bomb-proof hangar while the commissioned officers are shot down and given a ferocious beasting on Al Jazeera TV. Consequently, in order to maintain morale, many RAF officers' messes are equipped with miniature pool tables and Fruit Machines. Classy eh?
This seems only right and proper since the ground crew and engineers, by necessity, need to be educated and intelligent people whilst the prime qualifications for aircrew (apart from lightning reflexes and a good memory) are the ability to talk self-opinionated, noisy bo****ks while nursing a half pint of piss-weak lager at the mess bar.
Fair's fair though. If you're going to pay a guy to drive a machine with more brake horsepower than a 100 Ferraris and the destructive capabilities of an armoured battalion while looking down the gun-sight at a Mounted Camel Squadron of the Taliban's finest you don't really need a vegetarian Buddhist who'll immediately carry out a risk assessment survey, probe their conscience and do a cost/benefit analysis. Unfortunately, recent experience in Afghanistan suggests that this is exactly what a certain female Harrier pilot did. Fu***it! Safety distances my arse.

21/04/2013

Smoke on, Go!

The Dye Team is responsible for the Red Arrows famous red, white and blue vapour trails. Known as ?

21/04/2013

We are live! Lets get these manoeuvres underway...

21/04/2013

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