A tribute to the groundcrew, without these men and woman the whole show would not be possible. Here you can see them at work during some practice displays at Royal Air Force base Akrotiri at Cyprus.
Special thanks must go to : SAC Colin Searle & CLP Rich Penney, who helped me to get all the names.
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| Sgt
Gary Holt (left) and Flight Sgt Steve Artley, with S Eng O F/L Gary Martin in the
middle with F/O John Aldridge at the back. |
CT Dean Cook | CT Dean Cook on the left and JT Mark Dove on the right | SAC Lisa Walker and Sqn Ldr Andy Lewis |
Cpl Dave Melhado |
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| JT Dave Gillies | JT Dave Gillies | SAC Ollie Green | SAC Lisa Bromley | JT Andy Cole |
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| JT Neil Clegg | SGT Charlie Marr | JT Mark Dove | SGT Charlie Marr | JT Mark Dove |
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| SAC Lisa Walker | On the left JT Dave Gillies and Cpl Dave Melhado | Cpl Dave Melhado | SGT Charlie Marr | SAC Lisa Walker |
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| SGT Charlie Marr | SAC Colin Searle | When the planes are airborne and nobody watch, finally some rest | Little misshapp on the runway, and all groundcrew are back to hard work | |
Special thanks must go to the 1998, 1999 & 2000 Red Arrow pilots and special to:
Air Commodore Mal Prissick, Wg Cdr David Bolsover, Wg Cdr Simon Meade, Sqn Ldr Andy Offer, Flt Lt Russ Jones, Sqn Ldr Eric Webster, Sqn Ldr Mike Williams, Sqn Ldr Tony Cunnane, Sqn Ldr Ginge Paige and last but not least all the Groundcrew.
all photographs by: EJ van Koningsveld ©