Signed Aircraft Picture by the Red Arrows

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Ended:November 25th 2021, 12:00pm EST

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The Prize

Take home this signed picture of British Airways’s BOAC flying along side the Red Arrows.

The image is that of Flight BA100, which lead the display at the Royal International Air Tattoo on Saturday, July 20 and was flanked by nine Hawk jets belonging to the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, who trailed British Airways' signature red, white and blue colours.

The special Boeing 747 has been painted in the airline’s predecessor British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) livery to mark British Airways’ centenary.

Captain Richard Allen-Williams was at the controls and in command of the aircraft. He was joined on the flight deck by Captain Simon Scholey, Captain Jonny Lutton and Senior First Officer Tom Perrins.

Squadron Leader Martin Pert, Red 1 and Team Leader of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, said: “Flying alongside this British Airways Boeing 747 is an incredibly memorable moment for our pilots and those watching on the ground. The Royal Air Force’s own centenary celebrations – marked a year ago – demonstrated the importance of using these high-profile occasions to inspire the next generation and we hope this flypast did exactly that. It was a truly best of British flypast.”

The picture is signed by the Red Arrows and the Captains of the BOAC.

The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Scampton. The team was formed in late 1964 as an all-RAF team, replacing a number of unofficial teams that had been sponsored by RAF commands.

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Item #P64056

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