Žluté jacky

Žluté jacky

Žlutý tým Folland Gnat z letecké výcvikové školy č. 4 na základně RAF Valley létal jednu sezónu v roce 1964 a v listopadu téhož roku se reformoval jako Red Arrows.

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Gnat T.1Letadlo
5Na displeji
Disbanded 1964Postavení
Photo: Adrian Pingstone (Arpingstone) / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
OperátorKrálovské letectvoZeměSpojené královstvíTypFormační akrobatický týmDomácí základnaRAF ValleyPostaveníDisbanded 1964
Příběh

Yellowjacks: how the team came to be and what it flies today

Gnats at Valley

The two-seat Folland Gnat T.1 reached No. 4 Flying Training School at RAF Valley on Anglesey in November 1962 for advanced pilot training. In May 1964 instructors there formed a display team led by Flt Lt Lee Jones, a former Black Arrows pilot, and named it the Yellowjacks after his call-sign. The team flew five yellow-painted Gnats during the 1964 season.

From yellow to red

Higher command disliked both the name and the yellow paint, and in November 1964 the team was officially reformed as the Red Arrows, the RAF’s new full-time aerobatic team. Lee Jones led it, and the Red Arrows kept the Gnat until 1979, moving to the BAe Hawk for the 1980 season. The Yellowjacks therefore did not so much disband as change their name and colours.

Higher command disliked both the name and the yellow paint, and in November 1964 the team was officially reformed as the Red Arrows, the RAF’s new full-time aerobatic team. Lee Jones led it, and the Red Arrows kept the Gnat until 1979, moving to the BAe Hawk for the 1980 season.Yellowjacks · verified 2026-10-02

Na první pohled

Yellowjacks in numbers

Tým

Formace
5 letadel

  • Five Gnat T.1s
  • Instructors of No. 4 FTS

Letadlo

Letěl
Folland Gnat T.1

  • Gnat T.1 (1964)

Domov

Se sídlem v
RAF Valley

  • Škola leteckého výcviku č. 4

Displej

Letadla na displeji
5
Livrej
yellow

Letadlo

Every type Yellowjacks has flown

Letadlo Roky Číslo Poznámka
Folland Gnat T.1 1964–1964 5

Známý pro

What Yellowjacks is known for

  • Named after leader Lee Jones’s call-sign (Wikipedia).
  • Reformed in November 1964 as the Red Arrows (Wikipedia).

Piloti

Who leads Yellowjacks

  • Flt Lt Lee Jones · Leader

Časová osa

Yellowjacks, year by year

1962

Gnat T.1 arrives at RAF Valley for advanced training.

1964

Yellowjacks formed by No. 4 FTS instructors under Flt Lt Lee Jones.

1964

Display season with five yellow Gnats.

1964

Reformed as the Red Arrows.


Otázky a odpovědi

Everything people ask about Yellowjacks

What aircraft did the Yellowjacks fly?
Five Folland Gnat T.1 trainers painted yellow.
Where were the Yellowjacks based?
RAF Valley on Anglesey, with No. 4 Flying Training School.
How are the Yellowjacks related to the Red Arrows?
In November 1964 the team was reformed as the Red Arrows, keeping the Gnat and its leader Lee Jones.
Why were they called the Yellowjacks?
The name came from the leader’s call-sign.



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