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Red Arrows (B-edit and some book images in file name order).

To the very second, they fly in formation over palace balconies and seaside beaches, over crowds of millions and the sheep in farmers' fields. With millions to entertain and with Concorde now grounded, Britain looks to the Royal Air Force's 'Red Arrows' Aerobatic Team as one remaining symbol to represent a truly great British institution. Richard Baker has trailed the Red Arrows - also known as the Reds - as they trained at their home airfield, in Cyprus and performing at air shows. Far from a traditional view of an aviation subject - 35mm jets and sky - his medium format cameras make an intimate and sometimes ironic reportage. He flew in formation with the team on 6 occasions shooting from the cockpit canopy while often traveling at 450mph. His pictures centre mostly on his travels and friendships with the pilots and engineers of the 100-strong team who, without exception, shared their trust and energies during his 10-month reportage. His air show observations also make for surreal side-glances at those fans who follow the patriotic red, white and blue smoke. The official RAF-sanctioned book appeared in time for the 40th anniversary of the very first Red Arrows display on May 15th 1965.

This set of the best 100 has until now been exclusive at CORBIS but is now at Photoshelter then Alamy. From the book 'Red Arrows' by Richard Baker Published by Dalton Watson and available from Amazon, Waterstones in the UK and publisher daltonwatson.com ISBN 1-85443-217-6

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  • Engineering ground staff's tea mugs of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team.
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  • Engineering ground staff of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team, relax in their crew room between training flights
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  • Engineering ground staff member of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team, tests red smoke canister in regular procedure.
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  • BAE System Hawks of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team and wide airfield landscape.
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  • Engineering ground staff member of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team, walks across a wintry airfield apron.
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  • Engineering ground staff of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team, makes repairs to a BAE Systems Hawk nosewheel.
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  • Engineering ground staff of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team, during turnarounds of training flights.
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  • Photographer ground staff member of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team films a winter training sortie.
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  • Game of darts showing on tv in engineering crew room of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team.
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  • Engineering ground staff of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team, coils up anti-static cable after refuelling a Hawk.
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  • Engineering ground staff of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team shelter from weather on airfield apron.
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  • Hawk jets of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team practice their display using an old ship wreck as display datum (centre). The wreck is the MV Achaios. Built in 1932, it was on a voyage from Yugoslavia to Jeddah in 1976 with a cargo of timber. She ran aground in a storm at Akrotiri Peninsula, but no lives were lost.
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  • Ground commentator pilot of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team watches training flight from air conditioned car.
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  • Two pilots of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team in discussion in MoD corridor at RAF Akrotiri.
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  • Hawk jets of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team practice their display using an old ship wreck as display datum (centre). The wreck is the MV Achaios. Built in 1932, it was on a voyage from Yugoslavia to Jeddah in 1976 with a cargo of timber. She ran aground in a storm at Akrotiri Peninsula, but no lives were lost.
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  • Pilots of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team perform DIY haircuts after arriving in a hot Cyprus.
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  • Engineering ground staff of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team, listen during health and safety course.
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  • Pilots of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team during pre-display briefing on a Hawk wing before a training sortie.
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  • Engineering room and old Gnat jet of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team.
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  • Flight spares ready for shipping to Cyprus in the hangar of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team.
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  • Squadron Leader Spike Jepson, leader of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team walks out for another training flight.
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  • Pilot of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team performs a pre-flight check before training flight.
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  • Pilot of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team with his pet spaniel in the squadron crew room at RAF Scampton.
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  • Members of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team enjoy go-karting on MoD land at RAF Akrotiri.
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  • Members of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team enjoy go-karting on MoD land at RAF Akrotiri.
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