Red Arrows Maple Hawk 2024

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1030 Noted RAF Hawk T1 XX177 of the Red Arrows OTT Aviemore area, enroute to Canada for Maple Hawk Tour 2024.

Hope it all goes well for them.

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They are at Stornoway with RAF A400 Atlas Zm421 RRR4202 as their support aircraft.
Be interesting to see if they release a documentary about their trip again like they did with the American tour.
 I take it the hawk wouldn't have the range to make it to Iceland in one hop? I remember their last trip that one if the jets had an issue I think in Iceland and didn't make it to the stop at Greenland.

1646 RRR4202 has just departed Stornoway

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There's 2 RAF P-8 Poseidon heading for Iceland one is currently in a holding pattern just of Icelands coast and the other is just indront of the A400. I wonder if it's just coincidence or are they traveling stateside with them?

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Not sure re the P-8s, maybe they followed for a while to get some photos/video.
The Hawk T1 hasn't got air to air refueling capability,so the transit to Canada has to be carefully planned in stages.

Here are the scheduled stages...https://x.com/rafredarrows/status/1824776477918798145

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A short video of thr Red Arrows over a rather scenic backdrop.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/ce3137lr03lo