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A new documentary series trailing some of the RAF’s most popular display teams premieres this Sunday [11 October].
‘Britain’s Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF’ [21:00, BBC Two] showcases the work of the Red Arrows, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the Chinook Display Team and the Typhoon Display Team during the 2015 display season.
Produced by Archie Productions [Red Arrows: Inside the Bubble, Britain’s Flying Past], the four-part series was filmed at RAF Coningsby, RAF Scampton, RAF Odiham and other locations between April and September 2015.
Episode 2 follows the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight as they prepare for a huge warbird ‘Balbo’ and the Spitfire-Typhoon Synchro 75 at RIAT. Episode 3 sees the Chinook Display Team getting ready to display over water at Blackpool air show and in episode four, the Typhoon Display Team prepares to travel to the Bournemouth Air Festival.
The crews also filmed the world-class training facilities available to RAF personnel, including the advanced Typhoon simulator at RAF Coningsby and the Royal Navy’s Underwater Escape Training Unit at RNAS Yeovilton.
“Of course, the filming wasn’t limited to pilots,” Air Cdre Bradshaw added. “By allowing the film crew to work with our ground crews, engineers and all of the others who help get our aircraft airborne, we were able to show how the Few – supported by the Many – continue to protect the nation and our interests from the air.”
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