The VRA would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family of Sean Cunningham and to the RAF Red Arrows Display Team. We cannot comprehend the tragedy that has been experienced this year. Your skills are an inspiration to us, may you rest in peace sir, your skies be forever blue and the wind at your back.

Red 5 - Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham, aged 35, was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to the UK in 1986 at the age of nine. Although a profession in football was a possibility, he followed his dream to become a fast jet pilot in the Royal Air Force. Flt Lt Cunningham attended Ernesford Grange School in Coventry, during which time he qualified for his Private Pilot Licence at the age of 17. He went on to read Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nottingham Trent University, and completed his Elementary Flying Training as a member of East Midlands Universities Air Squadron... read more