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Headline: Diamond Flights: Red Arrows Joined by Vintage Jets to Celebrate 60th Display Season
Caption: The Red Arrows soared into their 60th display season with a flight alongside vintage Folland Gnat jets at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire. The two heritage craft, one with a bright yellow livery and the other featuring 4 Flying Training School colours, were originally used in the 1960s as RAF training aircraft. Wing Commander Adam Collins said: “The Gnat is synonymous with the earliest days of the Red Arrows and this wonderful chapter of British aviation. “Reuniting the aircraft, at our home base in Lincolnshire, with some of those who helped establish the team during the 1960s has been a great backdrop from which to launch our Diamond Season display dates”. The Folland Gnat was flown by the Red Arrows from the team’s first season in 1965 until being replaced by the bigger Hawk T1 in 1980. The Red Arrows’ training continues at RAF Waddington, with the first public display due to take off in late May.
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