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What Time Will The Red Arrows Fly Over The Isle Of Wight Festival?

The Red Arrows will be making an appearance in the sky above the Isle of Wight Festival today (Thursday).

The four-day festival gets underway today, with Scouting for Girls and Sophie Ellis-Bextor among the acts playing in the Big Top.

Other areas of the festival are open today to campers, including Electro Love, Hunky Dory, Hipshaker Lounge, Kashmir Cafe and Cirque de La Quirk. The Main Arena opens tomorrow (Friday).

This afternoon, the iconic Red Arrows display team will be marking the opening of the festival with a fly-past.

They are expected to be in the skies above Newport at around 5pm, before heading south to Sandown at 5.23pm and St Catherine's Point at 5.25pm.

Red Arrows Isle of Wight Festival Schedule 

The Red Arrows’ aerobatic display changes each year. 

The first half of the Red Arrows’ display consists of synchronised, formation aerobatics, followed by a more dynamic second half.

Reds 1 to 5 form the front section of the team’s formation, known as Enid, and Reds 6 to 9 make up the rear part.

The Synchro Pair, Reds 6 and 7, perform the highly-popular opposition manoeuvres during this latter section of the show.

During a display, Red 10 acts as the team’s Supervisor who maintains two-way radio contact with the Team Leader, while also providing the commentary.

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