RAF Falcons

The Big Six were the first to jump from large military aircraft such as the Blackburn Beverley - a feat previously thought impossible on the premise that anybody trying to exit from the ramp would be sucked back by the air turbulence.

[6] In 1967 the team set a British record with a six-man link above the el Adem desert in North Africa.

[6] The Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft was introduced for Falcons displays in 1970, and the team subsequently set a new British record with an eight-man star.

In 1986, the Falcons made their first night descent in the UK, at the Officers' Mess at RAF Brize Norton.

[6] In August 2001, the team set a new world record for the highest formation jump, when they exited their aircraft at 25,000 feet (7,600 m), above Elvington airfield in North Yorkshire.