More than 40 staff, many of them young recruits, have provided 250 hours of evidence in a long-running investigation into the RAF’s “toxic pocket”. Alleged victims were said to have been told for months that if they spoke out they would be sent home or kicked out of the air force as senior leaders “swept complaints under the carpet” for years to protect the reputations of people deemed “untouchable”. . The Red Arrows, which follow a stream of red, white and blue during daring aerobatic displays, have been the public face of the RAF since the group was formed in 1965 DANNY LAWSON/PA The inquiry, instigated in December by Air Chief Sir Mike Wigston, was due to conclude in May but has been repeatedly delayed.
