Reds: Tornado sequence

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Caught this really excellently. Thanks for posting it.

Posted by Paul Elliott on Sat 14 Dec 20:56:59

Superb painting of the Reds in action. Even after seeming them many times in still enthralled by them.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sun 15 Dec 16:56:01

Thanks for your feedback. Their smoke trails offer exciting patterns to work with; plus they are amazing to watch.

Posted by Tim O'Brien on Sun 15 Dec 22:43:32

Being pedantic, they're Hawks , not Tornados!

Posted by Trevor Johnson on Mon 16 Dec 10:32:00

Hi Trevor. Yes, you are absolutely right, the Red Arrows do fly Hawk aircraft, but the team give names to each of the individual formations within their display routine. Some are called 'Concorde', 'Diamond Nine' etc and this one was in tribute to the Tornado aircraft that was approaching its retirement from RAF service.

Posted by Tim O'Brien on Mon 16 Dec 17:55:31

Impressive!"

Posted by Fleur Finch on Thu 30 Apr 21:45:24

Ah - brings back memories of wonderful air displays I used to go to. The Reds are my heroes! Wonderful painting!

Posted by Lorraine Joan Rose on Sat 02 May 07:37:00

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14/12/2019

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Inspired by the Red Arrows display at the RAF100 Aerospace Camp, RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire in August 2018, I painted this when I returned home. It had been a long time since I had seen one of their full displays, so was fascinated by how the light during the overcast afternoon affected the colour of the smoke during their ‘Tornado’ sequence.

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Tim O'Brien

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