Red Arrows set to dazzle onlookers with aerial acrobatics

THEY’VE already performed some brilliant routines in the skies above Wales so far this year, but don’t worry if you missed them as you can see the Red Arrows again this weekend.

The aerial daredevils will perform their world-famous feats of close formation when they put on a display as part of the latest in the series of Barry Weekenders at Barry Island.

The gravity-defying troupe, which has been thrilling audiences for more than 50 years, will be performing a flyover of the island tomorrow around noon and huge numbers of fans are expected to turn up to watch the display.

While their routines are weatherreliant, it looks like the downpours will clear and, according to the Met Office, Sunday will be mostly cloudy with some sunny spells. No rain is forecast.

But if you can’t make the display, you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of them at the Brecon Show today when they do a flypast.

The pilots, among the most highly qualified and experienced in the Royal Air Force, showed off their remarkable synchronised formation aerobatics for the Wales Airshow in Swansea last month, as well as at the Celebrity Cup at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport.

In Hawk T1 jets that can reach speeds of over 600mph, the Arrows’ main display experiences up to seven times the force of gravity (7G) in their manoeuvres. That kind of force means everything – arms, legs, equipment – weighs seven times more than normal.