Youtube hearted comments of Ty Phoon (@typhoon2827).
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Is this just the thin end of the wedge? Bear with me...
Ageing aircraft, woke culture, (how many non-white men have flown in the red arrows?) toxic masculinity (how many women pilots?) and environmental issues, running costs, defence cuts, new ships to pay for, weapons to give to Ukraine, etc., etc..
So, kick up a stink, reduce the team to seven, cancel a few airshows during 'investigations', assign people to other duties, ultimately disband the Red Arrows.
So much easier than just cutting the red arrows and the backlash that would cause. This way, the blame for the disbandment lies with the team themselves, the bean-counters win and the RAF look like they've "dealt with" something rather than just given them the chop.
Far-fetched? Maybe but I'm increasingly cynical after the last few years in particular.
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