Red Arrows plan 'surprises' for 50th anniversary season "Surprises" are in store as the Red Arrows plan their 50th display season. Sqn Ldrs Ruth Shackleton and Jim Turner said that "certain elements" of the RAF's acrobatic team may change as the "massive" milestone year is marked. The famous aircraft, which first performed in 1964, are based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire. Archive footage: British Pathe