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They are the elite.
Daring combat veterans...
..flying on the edge of what's possible.
They're called the best aerobatic display team in the world.
On reflection, what we're doing is extraordinary,
but it just feels absolutely normal now.
For the first time, they've allowed cameras to follow them
for an entire year.
As a new leader takes charge in one of the most challenging periods
in the squadron's history.
It's a year of triumphs...
..ff tragedy...
On Tuesday, one of the squadron's aircraft crashed at RAF Valley.
..and of courage.
We have to move on.
And the best way to do that is to get on with our jobs.
But, ultimately, it's a year of breathtaking...
..awe inspiring...
..flying.
These are the Red Arrows.
For a month, the Red Arrows have been on exercise
Spring Hawk in Greece - their annual overseas training.
They're here to prepare for PDA - two intense days where they must
prove that they're good enough to display to the public.
The test begins today.
And with the display season due to start in little over a week,
a pass is essential to avoid having to cancel shows.
Right, start-up, taxi, take-off - we're going to do
a formal start, OK?
Very straightforward, but Just make sure you're listening to what
I'm saying, just that canopy...
PDA should be a mark of stability, of consistency, and being able
to produce the show, training sortie after training sortie,
that is highly proficient.
They're obviously nervous - they're just worried
that they're going to, you know, put the smoke on the wrong time,
overshoot one of the rejoins.
Good stuff.
Use the battle manoeuvring preshow to really hone your timing,
arrival, then we can enjoy the rest of the show.
Their examiner is Air Vice Marshal Warren James,
the boss of all training in the RAF.
Part of a public display authority is to see, is the whole
team, the entire organisation, working right?
You know, is this going to be good for public display?
Are they fit and ready for it?
And this is, sort of, that final reassurance to go, yes, not only
have they done it now, it's consistent.
And the consistency is key.
The Reds will fly five displays over two days.
Their first test is over the sea, where the lack of ground references
makes judging position and height extremely difficult.
There will be a bit of pre-match nerves going into this one.
Of course, this is the first one they're formally on display
for the AAC.
This is the big show.
PDA this year is a particular challenge.
Weeks of training were lost following the accident when engineer
Jon Bayliss was killed.
And replacement pilot Mike Ling stepped in only six weeks ago.
This is PDA number ten for me.
I started ten years ago when I was number three, and
if this goes according to plan, then
the tenth one is number three, which is full-circle - so, fingers
crossed it goes all right.
But at the display site, the winds have suddenly picked up.
Very windy.
Certainly a breeze.
There it is.
The Typhoon roll, this year, is the manoeuvre that we're actually
finding probably the toughest. I think that's the one
that the guys are most nervous about getting right for PDA.
The guys who are down at the back, they're about 150 feet away from me,
if they time that incorrectly, the time at which they get to full
power, they can very quickly be left behind.
And it just clicked - they got it absolutely perfectly.
Now, the Synchro pair peel off to perform their ultra low level
head-to-head passes.
The jets should cross directly in front of the AOC...
..but they're way off centre.
That site is particularly difficult to judge the wind, and it was quite
difficult to judge it accurately.
To the point where we were almost just saying, right, let's just call
it, the fact that there is no wind and then see where it goes.
Strong wind is a particular issue for one of the Synchro's
most famous manoeuvres.
The heart.
If it's off centre, it's very obvious.
We had very, very windy conditions so the pattern
shifted further downwind.
Which, kind of happened, I think, because we didn't really compensate
enough for the wind itself.
I think the boys will be disappointed with the
Synchro patterns. Yes. The heart's twisted slightly because of the
ground tracks and so on. And then it's trying to claw it back
if it has moved off a bit.
The first of their five sorties hasn't gone well.
I think they'll be kicking themselves over a couple of bits of
positioning. It's almost giving it away if I tell you too much at the
moment - since we've got another four to go to have a look at this.
PDA is not a one-shot wonder, it is a two-day process.
We learn from our errors, and we apply those to the next sortie.
So, trying to take off out to the West, if you flash over,
don't overreact to the bulbs.
In the next two sorties, the team are examined on the flat routines
they'll fly under low cloud.
So, two trips down. It's about keeping that consistency now.
You know, and everyone just staying in the right zone.
These go much better.
But ultimate judgment will be based on tomorrow's sorties,
when the entire team will be put to the test.
Plenty can go wrong.
We just need to make sure that's, obviously, the time that we nail
it more than ever.
It's the critical second day of PDA - the test the Red Arrows must pass
to be allowed to display to the public.
The entire team will be under the spotlight.
Gents.
Every aspect of their performance examined by the Air Vice Marshal.
Including the engineers of Circus, who perform
choreographed safety checks.
We've worked hard for this.
Let's just make sure we're absolutely bob on, yeah?
Absolutely spot on with it today.
Head snaps, hand movements, everything, make sure we absolutely
nail it, yeah?
We're here now, it's PDA, this is what it's all about.
Remember, as well, you're Circus, you were hand-picked for this role
for good reason, OK?
This is now the time now to shine.
Everyone happy?
Yeah, should be happy, come on!
Cool. Cheers, boss.
Yeah, big day. Obviously, we've worked all winter for this.
Always have a slight element of anxiety, probably because I think
you just want it to be as perfect as it possibly can be
and that everything goes right.
Gents - conditions are lovely, it's going to be glorious down there.
It is the last...
..the last Winter training sortie, all right?
Let's put an absolute belter out there.
We need to make this one really count.
It's not just for the AOC, it's for you guys to go out
and be proud of the sortie.
Have a belter, everyone. Good luck.
Check in, please, at minute 4-4.
Come on, then!
If the pilots pass today, they'll finally get to wear
their famous red flying suits.
Likewise, the ground crew will get their distinctive blue uniforms.
You start thinking about the AOC being out there and being assessed
as a complete squadron.
Plenty can go wrong, you just need to make sure that's,
obviously, the time that we nail it more than ever.
It's the first time for me to earn that suit, so a little bit nervous,
but we need to keep our performance levels up to the top of our game
to be able to get the big tick.
First under scrutiny is the choreographed Circus see off.
All nine engineers must be in perfect sync.
Once you have started up the engines, we need to indicate
to the pilot that all his control surfaces are working
and then we'll do a little walk around to make sure there is nothing
leaking where it shouldn't be.
We need to make sure that we're all choreographed
on time, you know, to be eclat.
That's what we are, we're the Red Arrows.
It's very easy to spot when you have got nine people
and they're all are supposed to be turning at the right time
and in the right direction, and one person's gone slightly wrong,
then it stands out.
Circus won't discover if they were good enough
until the end of the day.
It exciting now, just waiting to see what the AOC says.
But you know, we've done our bit, we've done all we can.
It's in their hands now.
So, commentary wise, I'll run through some of the preamble
with you once they're airborne...
The AOC joins new team supervisor Adam Collins.
He'll be assessing the commentary Cos plans to give during the season,
as well as judging the aerobatic performance.
Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the 2018
Royal Air Force aerobatics team - the Red Arrows.
Performing the commentary with the AOC was a little strange,
to be honest.
Giving a commentary that's designed for X thousand people to one person
is quite strange in the way you do it.
As the nose lights come back towards us, we're in our trademark
diamond formation, ready for the diamond...
..reversal.
So far, you have seen graceful manoeuvring with all nine aircraft
in formation, and we're about to have a change of tempo
as we enter the second part.
Symmetrical roll inside...
Ladies and gentlemen, you have been watching the Red Arrows!
I'm happy. Great stuff, thanks.
See you back there shortly. Oh, yes.
Done, done, yeah, we don't know whether we've done it or not, but
certainly done all the five sorties, so just got to wait and see
how the debrief goes now.
It is a relief, yeah, a huge relief, actually.
It's quite fatiguing keeping it up for five sorties, trying
to stay on your game.
Not that we ever slip off our game, but you know,
just thinking about everything.
Yeah, definitely taken it out of me.
Hopefully, it's to the AOC's liking and we get the big tick
in the box, and I can get out of this horribly green sweaty
suit right now.
You'll have those blue suits on before we know it.
Hopefully, yes. Yeah.
The pilots head to the briefing room
while the Air Vice Marshal meets with the senior team members.
We were behind as we started, there was snow and fog,
and obviously we crashed.
It's interesting to still see progress, even over the last couple
of days of watching, you still see it.
I've no doubt there will be more.
Some of this was, you know, were you going to be ready?
You've worked hard.
We'll go back in and tell them.
Gents! Please, grab a seat.
Please sit down.
Some of you know that PDAs is more than just your flying
- it's everything.
And particularly with the sort of work that we have into to this.
Where we started and the issues that we've had, everything
from the appalling weather at Scampton, clearly, the crash,
into where we've come to today.
You remember we said from the outset, if you're not
ready, you're not ready.
And if this is a training event, we go back and finish it.
So, as of now, you're actually all incorrectly dressed
and congratulations.
You are this year's Red Arrows display team.
Yes!
Should we go get changed, then?
Let's go and get changed.
What a day, what a day!
There is always the self-doubt, or whether you're going to be able
to do it but...
Yeah, great day, great day.
Yeah, a really proud moment.
And it's good to have you on the team! Cheers, cheers!
But there is one pilot absent - Starky, who was injured
in the recent crash.
Obviously, a little bit bittersweet that Starky can't be here to enjoy
this with me, considering we went through the whole selection
and the majority of winter training together.
But I'm sure he's at home and rooting for us and see us
during the season.
It's not really about what we're wearing, it's
just about what we've achieved.
Not just today, just over the last six months,
it's been a real slog, so
seeing Bondy put it on for the first time and he's absolutely elated.
Yeah, so, here we are, you know, my fourth time, but it just feels
like the first.
We need to get our blue suits on and be prepared to receive them.
The good news is relayed to the ground crew.
I'm just waiting for the two lines now.
Once the two lines have formed, we'll be good to go.
Back in blue.
Try and get it straight!
Squadron!
Your display team for 2018 - the Red Arrows!
CHEERING
Passing PDA and getting to put the blue suit on, this year
more than any, we faced absolutely everything, if I'm honest.
Obviously, the most tragic of that being the loss of Jon.
My mind is never far from Jon.
Doing the walk through tunnel and receiving that round of
applause, I always, sort of, picture him next to us.
For me, he's always with the team.
Squadron, Air Officer commanding 22 group!
Please, stand at ease.
If you told me six weeks ago that we would be here now
in complete PDA and ready to go on a tour and in front
of the public, I probably wouldn't have believed you.
I cannot be more impressed or more proud of this unit.
I'm genuinely in awe.
Congratulations.
Squadron, set!
Squadron, at ease!
Dismissed.
Come on, blues, get some drinks.
Three, two, one, yeah?
Yeah, yeah.
Is it a oner?
For everyone to come together and perform as well as they've done
to make this PDA happen has been an incredible achievement.
Yeah, absolutely proud of the whole team.
It's truly remarkable.
Two days later, the team head home.
Their first display of the season, less than a week away.
The Red Arrows' first full display of 2018 is at RAF Valley.
It's not open to the general public, but many of the spectators
are friends and colleagues.
It is kind of in public.
I know we're at an RAF base here, but for us,
it doesn't really matter, we've got an audience which aren't watching us
training, they're watching us here to display in red suits.
So, it's an important day.
It's also a cloudy day - very different to the blue skies
of Greece they've been used to.
Actually, we were expecting it to be nice blue sunshine here,
but it's not quite like that.
We've just got to take the UK weather as it comes, really.
Valley is where all RAF fighter pilots are trained,
including those who become Red Arrows.
All of us have spent some time here at Valley,
so with it being the first show of the year and stuff, it's supposed
to put a little bit something special on it.
Got to meet a few of the crowd now and catch up with some familiar
faces on the squadron, so, yeah, it's good to be back.
Hello there.
I looked at the Reds here a couple of times on the transit over,
you know, I have to pinch myself that it's become a bit of a reality,
so now I just need to live up to it!
But the low clouds aren't shifting.
Unit 3-0.
Gents, welcome to the first public display here at Valley.
Let's just talk through the rolling arrival, and we'll just talk
a few of the flat options for the second half.
Six, anything else in the rolling?
Yeah, thanks, boss. Just stay frosty cos with this cloud base coming
in and out, could potentially put you flat.
We're used to nice reasonable horizons so if anyone needs a colour
or for their crowd rearing, or for corkscrew just ask for it.
Can't underestimate how much a new site and a couple of days
off actually affects you, so...
Just have to work quite hard today, I think, it's going to be a worker.
More so than I think people realise.
If I get out and you see my head shaking, that's not a good thing.
The Red Arrows are about to perform their first display
of the 2018 season.
But bad weather is causing concern.
All right, see you when we get back.
If you don't mind just moving those clouds for us, that would be great.
Now, the jets...
It's also the first time Cos will perform his commentary in public.
And then we'll get ready to see the red, white, and blue smoke
for the first time in 2018.
Now, we were hoping that today we would get the full display
and it has cleared a little bit, but looking now to the crowd front
now, there is some nasty black clouds hanging around.
When we got airborne, a low bank of cloud travelled in, visibility
was really quite poor.
It was right down at our limit, actually.
The lights are on, the smoke's about to come on, for lightning!
Unfortunately, that cloud is in just the wrong place
for the looping manoeuvres, so at the moment, Red 1 keeping
the display flat, but fingers crossed
that cloud will move in time for the second half.
Unfortunately, the weather not good enough for the heart,
so they're about to come in for the vortex.
It was just bizarre weather, really poor visibility.
You hope that you get a nice gentle introduction to the UK season,
but Valley was certainly the first challenging conditions
we'd seen after PDA.
This is the Circus.
Strong winds are again causing problems for the Synchro pair.
The main problem for myself and for the boss was lining
ourselves up for the breaks.
If I'm off centre for whatever reason, the error in that rolls
into another couple of manoeuvres.
The smoke comes on, the jets are about to split,
ready for revolution.
This manoeuvre is only flown under low cloud, it doesn't go well.
Red 8, Matt Masters, strays ahead of Red 1.
No-one should ever fly in front of the team leader.
Really disorientating that. It was, yeah.
Oh, that was harder than it should have been. Yeah.
Just something in revolution, I'm not sure who that was I saw
ahead of me.
That was... Was it you? Yeah, it made me wonder what happened there.
Just on that, I wasn't sure what happened cos I'd gone
up, I put the air brake as I normally do with full power,
and everyone was just racing away, so I was like, "Shit".
Yeah, a bit of a worker.
First one, though, is done.
As soon as you get challenging weather with a bit of wind built in,
which we didn't really experience in Greece, that's where we start
to earn our keep.
And the pace during the display season is relentless.
Their next show is only two days away.
We've actually got a really quick turnaround now before we need to get
the jets ready. Thunderstorms lie all the way down the UK,
down pretty much, following our route.
So let's get out of here as soon as we sensibly can, get to Exeter
to pre-position for the Torbay show.
In Torbay, the weather's much better for the first display open
to the public.
Over 150,000 people attend the airshow.
Quite daunting, commentating to that many people.
Obviously, with it being a public show here, the pressure
is on for the commentary side.
Cos' big moment has arrived.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, it's almost that time
of day for one of the key events.
It doesn't get much better than this.
Thank you, George and...
Thank you, George...
Well, thank you, George, and a good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen,
boys and girls!
I'm about to get a comms with Red 1, I know nine Jets are airborne.
I've got my fingers and toes crossed for a full show.
Go ahead.
Let's hear it for the 2018 RAF aerobatics team - the Red Arrows!
Luckily, the rest of the show goes to plan.
The first full display of 2018 is a massive success.
And pulling up towards Red 6, this can only mean one thing, ladies
and gentlemen - the heart!
That was great, yeah, that was really good.
That's the first time in front of a huge public audience
on a summers day.
It gives us a real feeling of what we're up against this summer,
so, really good, pleased with that.
A month into their display season, the Reds must now face one
of the most high-profile appearances in their history.
We've got this fly-past over London for the RAF 100, so 100 aircraft
over London, over Buckingham Palace.
This is definitely the biggest fly-past I've ever taken part in,
certainly, the team, actually.
So it is a very complicated plan.
Our TOT, which means time over target, is 12:09 and 15 seconds
over the palace, plus or minus five seconds,
we have to be within plus or minus five seconds of that TOT.
We're right at the back of the full formation as it goes
past and if you're too close to the guys in front, you hit what's
called their wake turbulence so it can be really bumpy and throw
us off-course a little bit.
We don't want that, we want it to be nice and tidy,
with straight smokes over the palace.
Three, two, one. Welcome, gents.
RAF 100 fly past, big day, clearly, we've got
a really important job at the back here.
It's going to be bumpy over the city so just work on depths and length.
I just want you to put in one fly-past timing,
which is Buckingham Palace at 12:09 and 15 seconds.
Because it's not a display, the engineers of Circus
are flying back seat.
Apart from Lizzie - whose seat in Red 1 has been taken by the boss,
Andrew Keith.
Should be a good day.
Circus Sergeant Will is flying with replacement pilot, Lingy.
Looking forward to it, can't wait.
Amazing experience, I'm sure.
The RAF 100 is such a huge event for the entire Air Force.
I try not to think about the fact that we are in such
a public position and that any mistake would be shown to hundreds
of thousands of people watching, because if I ruminated
on that for too long, I probably would never get through my day job.
The Reds are last in a line of more than 100 aircraft.
But the jet wash of so many planes creates severe turbulence.
We were just behind the Typhoons, so it was pretty bumpy.
It's just a case of just trusting your inputs and gripping that stick
as hard as you can.
Literally, within the last seconds and you can just make out the Mall
and, to be honest, by the time I see it - it's too late
to make any adjustment.
Pretty good from where we were.
Straight down the Mall, we were bang on time.
Smoke looked great, always giddy for us.
So, can't ask for more than that.
I had a sneak peek just before the smoke came on, just to see...
I could just see scores of aeroplanes ahead,
and then the Typhoons with the back-to-front 100, 001,
it was great. I just stared at the boss' wing, I didn't peek out
like a naughty boy. Oh!
First year, first season, we get the RAF 100 year -
amazing, absolutely amazing.
You know, you're not going to see a fly-past like that,
I don't expect, in a generation.
Absolutely brilliant.
Back at Scampton, two new pilots have joined the Squadron.
David Simmonds and Damon Green are the successful candidates
chosen at this year's selection week.
Hello? Hello. Ah, Simmo! How are you doing?
How are you doing, sir? Great to see you.
And you. Congratulations. Yeah, very well.
Absolutely delighted.
Couldn't believe it, to be honest.
Over the moon, boyhood dream, all of those things.
It's just fantastic news.
I'm going to be Red 2, so I'll be on the right-hand side,
on the boss' wing. Just sticking to...
Just working really hard to stay on the references.
They'll spend the next few months flying back seat, before they take
over from those leaving the team.
It's not right. Taking one of your replacements flying,
it's just not right!
I'll break his legs when we walk back in, it'll be fine.
This certainly is a huge achievement for myself.
Me and my wife, we have a vision board that we put stuff
up that we want to do, and for a couple of years now
there's been a picture of the Reds flying down a runway with the smoke
coming out the back.
And I've been able to take that off that vision board now
and put it down because that is one of our vision
boards come true.
But the current pilots still have a long season
of displays ahead.
And next is the biggest of all - the Royal International Air Tattoo.
And RIAT is also a competition.
Where the Reds will be up against some of the best pilots
in the world.
The Red Arrows have arrived at RIAT
- the Royal International Air Tattoo.
RIAT is the biggest airshow we fly at in the UK, it's the biggest
airshow in Europe. So, I think we're definitely feeling that pressure.
We've got international teams from around the world
who are displaying there.
And actually, our own audience, our own British audience,
they want to see what the comparison is between us and those
other international teams,
so we have to put on our best display.
And, RIAT is not only an airshow, it's also a competition, with awards
for the best displays.
I came here in 2012 with the Tucano display and that was amazing,
but to do it with the Reds is going to be something special.
Hopefully, the blue skies will continue as we've been very lucky
throughout the last month to have those blue skies.
120 aircraft will be flying displays, with teams
from 30 nations.
But the Red Arrows are still stars of the show.
And many of the 185,000 visitors are queueing to meet them.
There is a big queue out there.
No, it's good, there is a real enthusiasm about the Red Arrows
which is great for us, you know, it's great to have some
good followings and guys that know the ins and outs of what we do.
You know, people will know how long you've been in, and the manoeuvres
that you fly. They often know more about it than we do,
which is slightly worrying. Yeah. How are we doing? Are you all right?
First one of the day. What time did you get here?
Oh, I was in from the gate at six. Six o'clock!
Was that the time it opened? Yeah. Oh, well done.
Do you want that signed? Do you want us to sign that? Yeah, sure.
It's great to see enthusiastic kids, and adults, in the crowd.
Hey, how are you? Good morning. Here's a couple of familiar faces.
How are you? I never thought you'd make Red 1. Did you not?
No, I didn't!
You've become quite big fans. Oh, yeah, big fans.
Oh, yeah, absolutely. Big as they come.
There you go, good to see you guys. Cheers, thank you.
Enjoy your day. Love them. Nothing comes better than the Red Arrows,
they're perfection all the time. It was great seeing Lingy back,
that's brilliant, I love that.
Have a nice day. Thank you.
Nice! Shall we get a high-five?
Enjoy your day, all right? Yeah!
Keep an eye out for us later on.
As well as displaying at RIAT, the Reds are taking part in a mass
fly-past over the showground.
It's a recreation of the London fly-past, and this time,
Circus one Lizzie will get to take part.
I did miss out on the big fly-past over London, so I'm very, very lucky
that I've managed to nab a seat in the back with my pilot, with Red 1.
And my mum's here as well, so she gets to see me strap
in and gets to see me fly as well, so I'm really chuffed.
But worryingly, a storm is brewing.
If the thunderstorm hits whilst the fly-past is due,
then the fly-past won't go ahead.
Because it can actually be quite damaging flying
through a thunderstorm like that.
As we were waiting at the hold point, the heavens literally opened.
And there's people running for umbrellas, or getting
in their little tents, but I could just about make out in my mirrors
in the back cockpit, my poor mum stood there,
getting absolutely soaked.
I did joke to Perty, "Ooh, at least we're dry in here".
It's just a real unfortunate thing that the weather
scuppered our plans.
But Mum's still proud that she got to see me strap in and taxi out,
so that was something for her anyway.
I didn't get my fly-past, unfortunately, so I am gutted,
obviously, it's a bit of a shame.
But you know, I've had plenty of other really good fights.
I did feel bad because we were nice and dry in the cockpit,
but you could see out here, everyone's a bit wet!
Better get an umbrella next time!
It always starts to rain when they shut the lids.
Never rains on them, it always rains on us.
I am actually very sodden right now - just on the front, so I've got
a nice medium going on in the middle.
So, it's all right.
The following morning, the skies have cleared.
ANNOUNCER: Spitfires, Hurricanes...
Perfect weather for the Red Arrows' landmark display of the season.
Three, two, one, hack.
Clearly, there was a few disappointed people here
without the 100 fly-past that we were going to do yesterday
afternoon.
We are the first jet display team on today,
so we're going to absolutely smash it for them.
We know that we've got probably our largest airshow
audience of the year watching, and we're really conscious
that we're watched by these other international teams, because we do
it as well.
You know full well that they're going to be doing exactly
the same when it's our turn to take the stage.
Their performance will also be assessed by the competition judges.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.
Please put your hands together for the Red Arrows!
Red 1 about to bend the formation round to the left, keep
those cameras rolling, it's tornado!
To those on the ground watching, they wouldn't have known
what we've been through to get to the stage where we're doing full
displays with nine aircraft.
So, to get to such a professional display, which was, I think,
more polished than many years have gone past in the Red Arrows,
it's just testament to the guys' dedication.
There is always the added bazza of performing at RIAT.
I think we saved the best till last.
We put on one of our best shows of the season, so far, in front
of so many people, which was really good to do.
It time for one extra manoeuvre to commemorate the 100th anniversary
of the Royal Air Force.
Every leader of the Red Arrows likes to bring in something that's
got their signature to their display, and I've had
the unique opportunity
to bring in something that celebrates the RAF's centenary.
To be able to write the 100 in the sky, it's a lovely flourish
to end our display - but also, put my mark on my first
Red Arrows year.
It was an exceptional performance.
But many of the best teams from Britain and across
the world are competing.
It's not until the final awards ceremony that the Red Arrows
will discover how they compared.
For the best flying demonstration by a UK participant.
And the winners...
For thrilling the crowds each day, and to conclude with a unique
and spectacular finish...
..it's the Royal Air Force aerobatic team - the Red Arrows.
With what happened during our winter training period and the accident,
with Lingy stepping in to fill the Red 3 slot, and the team
all pulled together.
And I think that made getting the sword at RIAT even more special.
It really was a good indication of how far the team has come
this year, and it's great for the whole team.
But I'm equally as proud of myself to have helped in getting that sword
and getting to where we've come over the last few months.
I felt particularly proud of the guys, and the girls,
the entire team, the Reds and the Blues.
It was just the perfect way to seal what has been actually quite
a tough year.
We've done something incredible.
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