Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Doug Smith, 18 December 2024

Interview with Doug Smith, who served as operations officer and then team manager for the Red Arrows. He describes his experience of the team, including the 2024 tour of Canada.

Doug Smith joined the RAF as an assistant air traffic controller and commissioned as a flight operations officer. He served at RAF Lossiemouth before joining the Red Arrows as operations officer and later team manager. He describes his experience of the team’s 2024 tour of Canada, including public engagement and responsibility for the team’s people and coordination. He comments on the question of a replacement for the team’s Hawk aircraft.