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Don’t worry we won’t send you spam or share your email address with anyone. On Sept. 26 the Red Arrows will do a flypast over Vancouver harbour. This was due in part that the aircraft is a trainer with relatively short range and lacks air-to-air refueling capability. However, we have also planned dozens of ground events, where we hope to meet countless individuals and showcase the importance of science, technology, engineering and maths – the STEM subjects – in our work.Planning for the North American tour has spanned more than a year, and technical equipment and other resources have already been shipped to key “hub” locations in the US and Canada, in advance of the jets setting off from RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, in August.A huge amount of energy has gone into preparing for this tour, involving detailed work by specialists from across the RAF and liaising closely with colleagues from the UK’s Department for International Trade, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and partners in Canada and the United States.The team’s Hawk jets, which cannot refuel in the air and do not have the range to make the transatlantic crossing in one sortie, will be flown via several stops, including Scotland, Iceland and Greenland, to reach Halifax – the first major location of the tour.For more information on the Red Arrows tour, follow @rafredarrows on Twitter, like the team’s Facebook page at RAF Red Arrows, view pictures on Instagram @rafredarrows or visit Use #redarrowstour online to keep up-to-date with the Red Arrows’ tour of North America.Officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows showcase the excellence of the RAF and represent the United Kingdom both at home and overseas. Their route to America took them on a 2,658-nautical mile journey across the North Atlantic, flying at 31,000 feet in two loose 6-aircraft formations. The Red Arrows will tour across Canada with appearances in Halifax, Ottawa-Gatineau, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Vancouver, and Victoria.Final preparations are being made for the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team’s biggest-ever tour to North America, which includes performance or flypasts over 6 Canadian cities.Aviation fans in Halifax, Ottawa-Gatineau, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Vancouver, and Victoria will have a unique opportunity to see the Red Arrows take flight during the team’s 11-week deployment, which is aimed at showcasing the UK at its best, and supporting trade, business and defence interests.The first public event of the tour will be a flypast with aircraft from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) over the historic Halifax waterfront on Sunday, 11 August. The aerobatic team has scheduled stops in St. Louis, MO on Sept. 7 and 8, and Portland, OR on Sept. 20-22. Arrows with us in Canada, from launching their North American tour in Halifax to fantastic displays in both Ottawa and Toronto. From the RAF, an A400M will pass along the waterfront followed by an enhanced flypast by the Red Arrows trailed by their signature red, white, and blue smoke.A special flypast by the Red Arrows of Parliament Hill, to coincide with the changing of the guard ceremony. The formation approached from the southeast over the Jefferson Memorial, banked left and exited the Capital to the west.Their next appearance was to be a three aircraft flyover of the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Washington Dulles International Airport. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. The team consists of 11 pilots, nine of whom fly in the display, and more than 100 support personnel and technicians. The EA-18G Growler Flies For The First Time With the New Next-Gen Jammer Mid-Band Pod Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate as the cloud cover was too low.