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Dave Homewood
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Modern Red Checkers questions Jan 31, 2007 12:18:46 GMT 12

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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 31, 2007 12:18:46 GMT 12

Can anyone please answer the following questions?

- When was the Spaghetti Break first introduced to the Red Checkers' routine? Was it 2005?

- I have seen photos of more recent teams with six aircraft in the display, and the RNZAF site supports this. Is this now a regular thing? I'm sure only five displayed at Wanaka 06. What's the deal? Was it just for one season?

Thanks

Last Edit: Jan 31, 2007 12:24:22 GMT 12 by Dave Homewood

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mumbles
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Modern Red Checkers questions Feb 1, 2007 0:16:53 GMT 12

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Post by mumbles on Feb 1, 2007 0:16:53 GMT 12

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- When was the Spaghetti Break first introduced to the Red Checkers' routine? Was it 2005?

At least. '05 sounds about right. I saw it at Wings over Wairarapa that year.
I remember thinking that the Checkers routine had suddenly become a whole lot more worth watching. There seemed to be more of the opposition passes introduced about the same time. In the years before that the display had become a little stale to my eyes.