The Red Arrows

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The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the RAF, currently based at RAF Waddington. The team was formed in late 1964 replacing a number of unofficial teams that had been sponsored by RAF commands.
The first display in the UK was on 6th May 1965, at Little Rissington for a press day. At the subsequent National Air Day display, three days later, at Clermont Ferrand in France, one French journalist described the team as “Les Fleches Rouges”, confirming the name “The Red Arrows”.
By the end of their first season, the Red Arrows had displayed 65 times in Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium and were awarded the Britannia Trophy by the Royal Aero Club for their contribution to aviation.
https://www.raf.mod.uk/display-teams/red-arrows/

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