Overview

• The Red Arrows wrapped up their Goodwood Festival of Speed performance on July 13 before departing Bournemouth at 3 pm for their Lincolnshire base.
• Their return flight featured an unexpected diversion over the New Forest and included smoke-trail flypasts over Pagham, Blofield and Norwich Market around 3.45 pm.
• Media outlets have released detailed interactive maps and timing schedules to allow spectators across the UK and Europe to track the team’s summer routes in real time.
• At RAF Waddington the nine-jet Hawk T1 squadron is regrouping this week as it readies for three displays at the Royal International Air Tattoo from July 18 to 20.
• This season marks the Red Arrows’ 61st summer tour with about 60 booked performances before the Hawk T1 fleet’s planned retirement by 2030.