Red Arrows pilot sacked over sexual assault claims following suggestion RAF 'covered up' allegations
More than 40 serving and former Red Arrows personnel - many of them young women - have accused male colleagues of sexual misconduct and bullying.
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More than 40 serving and former Red Arrows personnel - many of them young women - have accused male colleagues of sexual misconduct and bullying.
The officer joined the elite Lincolnshire-based flying unit earlier this year. But after just six months, she filed a complaint to top military brass about behaviour that made her feel 'uncomfortable'.
The training was given to the RAF's aerobatic team at RAF Scrampton and included the Red Arrows, days after 40 personnel gave 250 hours of evidence in an enquiry into the 'toxic' unit.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston, who launched an investigation into accusations of inappropriate behaviour in December 2021, has said 'legitimate questions are being asked'.
Red Arrows pilots reportedly played 'Met roulette', in which they drank alcohol well into the early hours of the morning if a display was at risk of being cancelled due to poor weather conditions.