We all knew it was happening but at 6pm on Friday the Red Arrows display team still managed to take the Isle of Wight Festival crowd's breath away with a spectacular display.
Soaring into sight, the reds flew up around the site for 15 minutes before a finale over the stage.
They 'drew' a heart for the crowd and dipped in and out of sight, drawing great cheers as they reappeared.
No stranger to the Isle of Wight Festival, they were welcomed back with delight from revellers and the clicks of thousands of cameras and mobile phones.
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Starting the show for the @IsleOfWightFest this evening. In the cockpit with @pilotbondy as the jets tighten in formation and perform a huge loop. #RedArrows #IOW2022 #IsleOfWight pic.twitter.com/5N4a79ysW8
— Red Arrows (@rafredarrows) June 17, 2022
Nicely done @rafredarrows 👏 ✈️ pic.twitter.com/4tFWLxftSg
— Wightlink Ferries (@wightlinkferry) June 17, 2022
Best of British. Display season underway and the Red Arrows were in action today between Bournemouth and the Isle of Wight. Here doing their overflight with a flourish of Bournemouth airport before circling to land. They depart tomorrow morning on to another display @rafredarrows pic.twitter.com/ccRoIXlKaN
— josephanthony.eth (@joeair17) June 17, 2022
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