Nine jets from the UK’s Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, soar over Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, in a spectacular flypast also involving an historic Lancaster bomber.(Image: Cpl Phil Dye/RAF / SWNS)
The Red Arrows have chosen their pictures of 2024. The jaw-dropping selection includes incredible precision flying from displays in what was their diamond 60th anniversary season.
Highlights include a striking image of aurora in Greenland as well as a flight over Niagara Falls as part of a tour of Canada.
The Royal Air Force team's first year of performing was in 1965 and, since then, the team has displayed almost 5,000 times in 57 countries around the world.
Its milestone season this year has been marked with several special events and by displaying a nine-aircraft, diamond-themed aerobatic show in the UK, mainland Europe and Canada.
The Red Arrows will be back at the English Riviera Airshow in Torbay between May 31 and June 1 this year. They will also be performing at the Royal International Air Tattoo in Gloucestershire, which will take place between July 18 and 20, 2025.
Scroll down to see the photographs.
Red Arrows practising over the Mediterranean seas of Greece whilst on Exercise Springhawk 24.(Image: Cpl Phil Dye/RAF / SWNS)
The Aurora Borealis above the Hawk T1 aircraft from the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows at Narsarsuaq Airport in Greenland.(Image: AS1 Iwan Lewis/RAF / SWNS)
The Red Arrows – officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – preparing to perform a practise display at Gatineau Airport.(Image: Cpl Phil Dye/RAF / SWNS)
Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows return to their home base of RAF Waddington following their 5 week tour of Canada as part of Exercise Maple Hawk.(Image: AS1 Iwan Lewis/RAF / SWNS)
A vintage jet, of the type used by the original Red Arrows, has flown alongside the present-day team to help mark their 60th display season. The Folland Gnat, which dates from 1964, joined the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team’s distinctive BAE Systems Hawks above the skies of Lincolnshire.(Image: Cpl Phil Dye/RAF / SWNS)