RAF Red Arrows pilot during aerobatic flight, UK

Aug. 08, 1967 - The Picture That Just Doesn't Know Which Way up it Is: Put an armchair on its back and sit in it, facing the ceiling. Get someone to spin you around at least one revolution a second. This is something like the experience the man in the picture is going through. Squadron Leader Ray Hanna, leader of the Red Arrows, the RAF's aerobatic team, is rolling his Hawker Siddeley Gnat jet in a routine Twinkle'. To get this picture, the photographer sat in the front seat, normally occupied by the pilot. He said: As we climbed it seemed as though 10 men were pulling me back. As we came out of the twists I felt sick and groggy, I suppose the pilot felt the same. I talked about my feelings, but he didn't and just go ready when we landed to do the same thing again. The Red Arrows team, of seven aircraft, operate from RAF Kemble, near Cirencester. This year the team have given 48 displays, and have 25 more to do in the next two months in Britain and the Continent. (Photo shows. for grounded enthusiasts: motorised Nikon camera with 21mm lens fixed inside the aircraft and operated by cable release. Exposure 1/15th second)

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