England - Lincoln - RAF Red Arrows smoke test

Engineering ground staff member of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team, tests red smoke canister in a regular safety procedure. The man belongs to a team of highly-skilled engineers known as the 'Blues' who support the pilots known as the Reds. Eleven trades skills are imported from some sixty that the Royal Air Force (RAF) employs and teaches. The better-educated officers in the armed forces enjoy a more privileged lifestyle than their support staff. In the aerobatic squadron, the Blues outnumber the pilots 8:1. Without them, the Red Arrows couldn't fly.

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Engineering ground staff member of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team, tests red smoke canister in a regular safety procedure. The man belongs to a team of highly-skilled engineers known as the 'Blues' who support the pilots known as the Reds. Eleven trades skills are imported from some sixty that the Royal Air Force (RAF) employs and teaches. The better-educated officers in the armed forces enjoy a more privileged lifestyle than their support staff. In the aerobatic squadron, the Blues outnumber the pilots 8:1. Without them, the Red Arrows couldn't fly.