Adam Collins - OC RAFAT
@RAFRedArrows_OC
Wg Cdr Adam Collins. Officer Commanding the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team - The Red Arrows. Trustee of Flying Scholarships for Disabled People (FSDP).
The weather cleared just in time!
Join the Red Arrows in the cockpit for a spectacular view of the flypast earlier today over London, for His Majesty The King’s Official Birthday. 📸 AS1 Iwan Lewis #RedArrows #TroopingTheColour #London #KingsBirthdayFlypast #KingsBirthday #RAF
Big 60 in the sky to sign-off the last public display of the Red Arrows’ diamond season - more images from yesterday’s Duxford Flying Finale. 💎♦️ #RedArrows #Duxford #RAF #IWMDuxford #Aerobatics #Airshow #Aviation #Teamwork
Any opportunity for a photo-chase! Great to meet up with our F-35 colleagues on arrival in Iceland.
A pair of F-35B Lightnings from 617 Squadron, which are in Iceland carrying out #NATO quick reaction alert duties, joining the #RedArrows on the approach to Keflavik earlier today. The Red Arrows are making their way to Canada for a five-week tour called Maple Hawk. #WeAreNATO
Highlights of day two at @airtattoo - including that special moment celebrating 50 years of the Hawk. Day three about to get underway, with flypast and display at 1154, pilot appearance on the Inspire stage at 1500 and pilot meet-and-greet at 1600 at the #RedArrows tent. #RIAT
RIAT 2024 - complete! Across the 3 days of @airtattoo the #RedArrows carried out: - 3 diamond season 9-ship displays - 3 different mixed formation flypasts - 7 pilot meet-and-greet sessions - 3 Inspire Stage appearances - 36 hours of engagement in the RAF Village Thank you #RIAT!
No-one got a better view of the special Hawk 50th anniversary fly-past at @airtattoo than the @rafredarrows chase plane. Check out these amazing shots celebrating the jet which continues to prepare pilots across the globe for life in a fast jet cockpit. baes.co/sWIw50SGJbx
Two teams. Two diamond anniversaries. The Red Arrows flying with @patrsuisse this afternoon at @airtattoo to recognise 60-year milestones being celebrated by both teams in 2024. #RedArrows #RIAT #RIAT24 #RIAT2024 #Suisse #Switzerland #UK #SAFPatrouilleSuisse #patrouillesuisse
Our cadet media team got the chance to meet former Air Cadets @TomFletcher from @mcflymusic and OC @rafredarrows @RAFRedArrows_OC earlier at the Inspire stage @airtattoo - they had their photo with our SPACE BTEC selfie boards!
A cracking Reverse Diamond during the 5/4 cross yesterday @rafredarrows #redarrows #riat
What a great shot!
The @rafredarrows 5/4 Crossover @airtattoo #riat #riat24
Cockpit footage from yesterday’s flypast by the #RedArrows and @PAFofficiel over Omaha Beach, Normandy, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. #DDay80
What a wonderful visit, and amazing that the Red Arrows Trust could fund such an important addition to @HelpStAndrews
A huge thank you to the fantastic @rafredarrows, who flew into Andy's Children's Hospice this week with a donation of £5,000 from their Trust, which has funded a specialist bed. Read more at standrewshospice.com/?post_type=cas… #redarrows #displayteam
King Charles and Queen Camilla join President and First Lady Macron for commemorations in Ver-Sur-Mer this morning #DDay80
What an incredible sight! @rafredarrows perform a flypast at the @PoppyLegion’s commemorative event at the British Normandy Memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day #DDay80
The @rafredarrows paying tribute at today's Service of Remembrance at our Bayeux War Cemetery, Normandy. Doing what they do best 🛩️ Discover more about D-Day here: ow.ly/NZwB50SaEoJ #DDay80 #LegacyofLiberation
What a great shot!
The @rafredarrows 5/4 crossover @midlandsairfest #redarrows
The @rafredarrows 5/4 crossover @midlandsairfest #redarrows
Anniversary Break! 60th display season.
The start of the @rafredarrows UK 🇬🇧 60th display season at the Midlands Air Festival #redarrows #redarrows2024
The @rafredarrows Vixen Break @midlandsairfestival #redarrows
Good to see the diamond ♦️ 9 back in the UK skies @rafredarrows #redarrows