Red Arrows are grounded after Royal Navy Hawk jet crash caused by suspected engine failure

The Red Arrows have been grounded after a Royal Navy Hawk jet crashed in woodland during a training exercise in a suspected engine failure. Two pilots are in a stable condition in hospital after crew from the 736 Naval Air Squadron based at RNAS Culdrose at Helston, Cornwall, ejected from the jet on Thursday morning.  … Read more

Red Arrows soar as they practice stunning aerobatic moves above RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire

The Red Arrows were formed of a number of RAF teams in late 1964 after display pilots started focusing so much on their formations there was no time for military training. Now, pilots chosen to be on the team have to have completed one or more operational tours on a fast jet such as the … Read more

Stone-Age arrows discovered in the Netherlands date back 7,000 years and were made from HUMAN BONES

Stone Age arrowheads made of human bones have been discovered in the Netherlands. According to a new report, ancient hunters were selective about which skeleton they scavenged and used the remains of dead tribesmen whose hunting prowess they hoped to invoke. Thousands of years ago, during a great glacier period, sea levels were considerably lower … Read more

Trove of arrows dating back 6,000 years are discovered in Norway after drastic amounts of ice melts 

A veritable treasure trove of ancient artifacts has been discovered in an Norwegian ice patch that climate change has caused to melt. Researchers found nearly 70 arrow shafts, plus shoes, textiles and reindeer bones on a mountainside in Jotunheimen, about 240 miles from Oslo. Based on radiocarbon dating, the oldest arrows are from around 4100 … Read more

Queen thanks veterans as Red Arrows are set to perform flypast on ‘virtual’ Armed Forces Day 

The Queen and the Prime Minister have saluted the work of British servicemen and women, as the country marks Armed Forces Day while under coronavirus lockdown. The Red Arrows left a trail of red, white and blue smoke as they performed a flypast in North Yorkshire on Saturday morning as part of this year’s more … Read more

Red Arrows fly over Eiffel Tower in incredible pilot’s-eye footage

Incredible footage shows the moment the Red Arrows performed a flypast over Paris on the 80th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle’s 1940 call to resist the Nazis. Cockpit video from yesterday’s display shows RAF jets in total streaking red, white and blue smoke over the French capital’s landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower. The aerobatics squadrons … Read more

Rouge, white and blue! Red Arrows and Patrouille de France take to the skies

The Red Arrows and their French equivalent, the Patrouille de France, took to the skies this afternoon to perform a spectacular flyover over London ahead of Emmanuel Macron‘s visit to the UK. Red, white and blue smoke was streaked across the horizon of the French capital this morning as the French President payed his respects at the Mont-Valerien, the country’s … Read more

The Red Arrows and Patrouille de France perform a spectacular flypast over Paris

The Red Arrows and their French equivalent, the Patrouille de France, today performed a spectacular flypast over Paris ahead of Emmanuel Macron‘s visit to London on the 80th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle’s famous rallying cry to resist the Nazis. Red, white and blue smoke was streaked across the horizon of the French capital this morning ahead … Read more

Researcher stumbles upon mysterious 5,000-year-old paintings depicting arrows and human-like figures

A collection of 5,000-year-old cave paintings depicting various figures and symbols has been discovered in Spain. The drawings were discovered in the rocky area of ​​San Juan, near the town of Albuquerque in the province of Badajoz in western Spain. They are around 4 inches in length and include some anthropomorphic figures, as well as … Read more