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The nine distinctive red BAE Systems Hawk aircraft flew in arrowhead formation, their trademark as the team's name implies.

This was followed by a sequence of high-speed turns and manoeuvres and the release of colourful smoke from the aircraft.

Such is the discipline of the team members that they even taxied to their positions on the tarmac of the air base in tight formation.

Squadron leader Jas Hawker said the team would do a heart-shape display for the Malaysian crowd at Lima.

"We are doing this as a sign that we love the Malaysian people. The Red Arrows have been well received by the crowd in the past," he said.

Hawker, who is back to perform after an eight-year break, said he and the eight pilots even brought their wives to Langkawi because it was a beautiful place.

Langkawi is the team's final stop after a year-long tour covering the Middle East and Asia.

Those who are unable to visit Langkawi for Lima will be able to catch the Arrows' display on Thursday. The team will perform a 23-minute show over Subang from 3pm.

Included in the display will be the team's famous "Fountain Split" manoeuvre in which the aircraft will fly straight up in formation before splitting in various directions.

Red Arrows has given 4,000 displays in 53 countries since it was formed in 1965.

Royal Malaysian Air Force Air Div 1 commander Maj Gen Datuk Jusof Embong said the appearance of the Red Arrows would further strengthen the ties between Britain and Malaysia.

Joining the Red Arrows in showing off their skills in Langkawi will be the RMAF's own Hawk, Su-30MKM Flanker, MiG-29N Fulcrum and F/A-18D Hornet aircraft pilots as well as the Indian Air Force's Surya Kiran (Hindi for sun- rays) aerobatics team.

The Fulcrum and Hornet aircraft are no strangers to Lima.

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