Did they hand out traffic tickets in their free time?
During WW2 Display Teams were disbanded as the aircraft were needed for the war, public outrage at the lack of airshows resulted in #RAFLuton forming the Choppers, named after their Raleigh Chopper bikes which were modified into the Spitfire Mk2G (Ground) #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/gRYcwEQZo0
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I would guess they received them for not reaching the Minimum Speed Limit. Plus all the accidents from goats colliding with them from behind.
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I’m not sure this post is factually correct - everybody knows that the team were actually called the ‘Chippers’, after the Raleigh Chipper bike. Choppers were too expensive due to the war.....
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Really nice to see the pics after all these years!
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This is so good! Thanks for preserving and sharing this little-known bit of, um ... history.
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"Green light...smoke on...break!"
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