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They might not be flying over Jersey for next year's Battle of Britain, but one lucky islander could get their own personal air display.
The Royal Air France has donated a VIP visit to the Jersey Christmas Appeal Auction in aid of local families, which will give the successful bidder the opportunity to spend a day with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team at RAF Scampton in January 2020.
Weather permitting, the winner will get to enjoy a flying display. They'll also be invited to sit in with the pilots on a pre-sortie brief and debrief.
The visit will also include a presentation on the activities of the Red Arrows by one of the Squadron’s officers, lunch with the team, a guided tour of the Hawk aircraft with an engineer as well as photographs in front of one of the Arrows.
Pictured: The auction is being held in aid of the Jersey Christmas Appeal, which helps local families.
The charity say they are delighted to be able to offer this opportunity after it was recently announced the Red Arrows will not be coming to Jersey or Guernsey for next year’s Air Displays, due to the team being on a diplomatic tour in the USA and Canada. The team will be on their first tour of the USA in more than 25 years on Thursday 12 September, the date set for the Channel Islands Air Display 2019.
Fiona Walker, Auction Co-Ordinator, commented: “We are always on the lookout for exciting and exhilarating items for auction, and a day with the Red Arrows is certainly spectacular!
"It is an ever-increasing challenge to raise the funds needed to help Jersey families over the Christmas period, so naturally we are hoping that this will attract some extremely competitive bidding. We are currently trying to source around 200 varied lots to make the 2018 auction a success and we hope this will inspire other people to donate items to come under the hammer."
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