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The world-famous Red Arrows have been banned from appearing at the

2012 London Olympics because they are deemed 'too British'.

 

Organisers of the event say that the Arrows military background

might be 'offensive' to other countries taking part in the Games.

 

The display team have performed at more than 4000 events worldwide,

but the Department of Culture, Media and Sport have deemed the

display team 'too militaristically British'.

 

Red Arrows pilots were said to be 'outraged', as they had hoped to

put on a truly world class display for the Games, something which

had never been seen before.

 

Being axed from a British-based event for being 'too British' is an

insult - the Arrows are a symbol of Britain.

 

The Red Arrows have been excellent ambassadors for British overseas

trade, as they display their British-built Hawk aircraft all over

the world.

 

The Arrows performed a short flypast in 2005 when the winning bid

was announced, but their flypast at the Games was to have been truly

 

spectacular.

 

It is to be hoped that common sense prevails, so if you disagree

with this decision, please sign the petition on the link.

 

 

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/RedArrows201 ... Arrows2012

 

 

Please forward this on to everyone you can.

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Signed.

 

Surely the olympics is a chance to show off our armed forces and be proud of them?

 

I understand some may take offence but to be honest the people who would take offence shouldn't be getting Visas issued to visit for the olympics.....

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Signed. I'm not a great fan of military parades and the like, but a bit of spectacular flying from some of the best pilots in the world will always enhance an event like that. This is just ridiculous.

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Ummmm.... Can a Yank sign the petition? The Arrows are the premier aerial demonstration team in the world. Please don't tell my Bird buddies I said that.

 

It isn't anything about military damn it. It's all about the beauty of flight and what it symbolizes to humankind. You've got to be pretty short-sighted not to understand that.

 

If you've read Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach (USAF pilot by the way), then you'll really understand what it is that the Arrows demonstrate like no other.

 

Freakin' no mind, zipper-head, gravel crunching, BB stacking bureaucrats are a bane to the earth.

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Signed up. But, what I want to know, is who comes up with this load of twaddle. Is it a goverment dept or an individual? It says organisers, but who are they?

 

"but the Department of Culture, Media and Sport have deemed the

display team 'too militaristically British'."

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