Red Arrows mark the completion of their 60th season and bid farewell to two pilots
The Red Arrows have said goodbye to two members of their 2024 team after completing their 60th tour.
Flight Lieutenants Patrick Kershaw and Stuart Roberts had each flown for three seasons with the RAF's aerobatic display team.
"It's been a week since the final flights of our 2024 team. We also said farewell to two pilots leaving the Red Arrows after they completed their tours," the Red Arrows announced on social media.
"Hopping around the UK to various different locations and displaying the red, white and blue has been an honour," said Flt Lt Kershaw.
"Taking the jets across the Atlantic for the tour of Canada this year was also something I'll never forget.
"What's struck me is how much the team is revered by the British and international public of all ages and backgrounds.
"Getting to meet lots of different people at various different locations has been hugely enjoyable."
The Red Arrows are one of the world's most famous aerobatic display teams and are known for flying their distinctive Hawk jets.
The RAF Waddington-based team have flown almost 5,000 displays in 57 countries, and this year marks their 60th season.
Flt Lt Roberts described his three years with the Reds as "all I expected and more".
The former Typhoon pilot said: "From flying alongside an Airbus A380 around the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, going over the Great Pyramids of Giza or following the Patrouille de France [French aerobatic team] past the Eiffel Tower – there's been many highlights.
"The opportunity to fly over London on multiple occasions has also been really special.
"His Majesty the King's Coronation in 2023 really stands out as the weather was forecast to be terrible and having been involved in the planning for nearly six months we essentially had to re-plan the fly-past in the morning to try to get some aircraft over the palace."
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