Who was firing those Red Arrows?

hi pikefishey Iam trying hard to remember a name but its a senior citizen moment for sure. oh now I remember Hells angels was a flying team that gave demonstrations of jut how good they were all over the United States. every summer they would come to our Area and perform at our now defunt marine base. I always felt so much national pride on seeing all their varous stunts and they were so very very good. But alas the last time they flew I missed seeing them but my son saw the whole grisly thing. ThisItalian guy was flying low and just too low, and in the midst of his stunt when he came back for the low flying part he just simply got to low and wham he was going like a bat out of hell and his plane just simply disentegrated right there on the runway in front of thousands of spectators, burning fuselage and burning gasoline hit a few people who had gottem over the ropes that held people back. That was the last time that they peformed there.

*big sigh* well since I'm not in the country I'm proud to be a part of I've unfortunately not been able to see anything.....I've never been a major patriotic type person...never will be either but I'm a very proud canadian thats for sure..

I have watched the Red Arrows displays so many times over the Years in the Forces and I love them each time, they do move you they are awesome and wonderful The last time I saw them display was 15 years ago just before we left RAF Coltishall ( Ex Husband was in the Army and attached to Raf) and it brought tears to my eyes as I knew it would be the last time I would see them, as I was moving into my own House and into Civy Street I hope I get the Chance to see them again one Day

Hi p1ke I love watching the Red Arrows shame they were your end of the country it is a magnificant display they put on-being honest I haven't seen anything that makes me proud of my nation...not now or for a long while... infact theres more in our nation that makes me quite annoyed at the moment!! littleowl

Oh you lucky thing, I love the red arrows, one year I will get to an air show. I am like you, not a stirring of national pride but you know where I live every so often we see the jets storm over. Or we see a chinook going low over the hills and I get such a feeling of love for it. I absolutely love chinooks, jets and hercules I used to see those when I went to my Nans in Swindon. Love them.

On Friday afternoon the Red Arrows were perfoming over Portsmouth for the Meet the Navy weekend. I was watching from my window in Southsea and it went on for ages. One plane had a pink trail and it made a perfect pink heart shape in the sky, the others left trails of red, white and blue. I have seen them at a distance before but never so close. One of the planes actually flew right over my roof. Yesterday I walked to the mouth of Portsmouth Harbour and there was an air display with a single plane looping and rolling in the sky. I'm hoping there may be some more air displays later today.

Wow that must have been an amazing site to see. We haven't seen nothing around like that where I live. But I surely owuld have. I haven't seen nothing to make me proud at this time. Unless it is people pulling together at a time like this when it is needed and comforting those who need it and supporting our troops and the other troops that are helping.. Other then that nothing.

I love the Red Arrows. I haven't seen much to be proud of recently but they are a real credit to the training provided by the air force here.

After being in the USA for almost half a year, it was asolutely wonderful to coe home and see a Canadian flag waving. :)

well yeah i am very proud of my country even if its just a third world!!since its where i was born and i guess everyone can relate to this.. its the people who represents my country and various fields of sports makes our country famous of and very proud of ..like boxing and the likes..

I'm wracking my brains on this one and honestly can't come up with a single thing. Not to say that there haven't been moments of great pride when I've heard a wonderful rendition of the National Anthem during a ball game or watched a video on YouTube about our soldiers overseas, but generally speaking its not something I can say I've mean moved to tears over in recent months.

I was camping last weekend when i squatted on a thistle whilst attempting to deficate. Now i cannot sit down for a month. it could have been poisen ivy or common or garden nettles, but no, it was our national symbol the thistle. How patriotic can you feel!

How brilliant,im naturally a patriotic person so its easy for me to feel overcome with pride,Armistice day always gets me going ,all those poppies and the last post,it sends tingles up and down your spine,I was quite touched at the visit recently,the visit made by Nelson Mandela,it was heartwarming,to think he spent all of that time in solitary confinement.so sad.But im a great air fan,and I much love the sptifires and the older planes being in the air,when we were away in Sherringham once we went to an old aircraft museum,I cannot remember where it was but it was not too far from Sherringham and its a marvellous museum,they have the grounds full of old planes,and inside there are old tanks and war vehicles,and some brilliant displays of was memorabilia.It was fascinating.But to return to the question,im sorry ive waivered somewhat,but there are many things that can make me feel so proud,and then something will happen on the news and all the feelings turn to anger.

Hello p1kef1sh, That must have been a lovely sight,I love watching the Red Arrows. My sister lives near Biggin Hill and we can watch the display from her garden and yes I do feel and lot pride for our country. Tamarafireheart.

I simply adore the Red Arrows and so does my son and yesterday my brother phoned me as they were doing a display at Portsmouth and said listen to this as one went over his back garden. This is the one thing about Great Britain that still makes it great for me. I am pleased you got to see them and they made you feel this way. I'm off to see them on the 14th August at Dawlish, I go every year. Ellie :D