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PICTURES: Red Arrows' 'fantastic couple of days' captured over Tain





Up, up and away! Cracking Red Arrows' image captured over Tain by David May.
Up, up and away! Cracking Red Arrows' image captured over Tain by David May.

THE thrill of a Red Arrows' air display brightened up the days for many in Easter Ross this week

The RAF display team carried out training from the RAF Lossiemouth base.

The team regularly uses other Royal Air Force bases – its usual home is RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire.

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This helps prepare for a new display season, simulating working from another location – which happens often during a busy summer of events and airshows across the UK.

Many in and around Tain and Easter Ross also enjoyed stunning displays during sorties across the area which had been flagged up in advance.

Close formation flying is the stock in trade of the Red Arrows' pilots. It made for thrilling viewing from Easter Ross, as this shot from David May shows.
Close formation flying is the stock in trade of the Red Arrows' pilots. It made for thrilling viewing from Easter Ross, as this shot from David May shows.
Red Arrows' intensive training over Tain captured brilliantly by David May of Culbokie.
Red Arrows' intensive training over Tain captured brilliantly by David May of Culbokie.

Amongst them was David May of Culbokie who shared these stunning images.

He captured his shots of the action from the Tain Air Weapons Range.

He said: "It was a fantastic couple of days with quite a few people watching from the range."


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