Red Arrows pull out of UK air shows after getting stranded in Canada

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 9, 2026 10:24am Updated August 9, 2026 10:24am The Red Arrows planes have been grounded due to rough weather in eastern Canada (Picture: Reuters) A number of top UK shows and festivals will have to go without a display from the much-loved Red Arrows after the pilots got stuck in Canada. The RAF aerobatics team was touring the US with Operation Eagle Hawk, a series of shows to mark 250 years of the Declaration of Independence. But a ‘prolonged period of forecasted poor weather’ meant their multi-national hop back to the UK – required because their single-engined Hawk aircraft cannot refuel midair – was hampered. The pilots had been due to fly from the US to eastern Canada then on to Greenland and Iceland before returning home, but the