Editing Red Arrows (section)

===Misconduct inquiry===
In December 2021, [[Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the Air Staff]] [[Mike Wigston]] ordered an RAF inquiry into the Red Arrows, which ''[[The Times]]'' later reported related to allegations of bullying, [[misogyny]], sexual harassment and drunkenness. Up to 40 personnel on the squadron, many of whom were female, described the culture as "toxic".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grierson |first1=Jamie |title=Red Arrows members investigated over alleged inappropriate behaviour |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/24/red-arrows-members-investigated-over-alleged-inappropriate-behaviour |access-date=22 November 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=24 August 2022}}</ref> While the inquiry was ongoing some pilots left, leaving a smaller display team.<ref name=bbc-20220824>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62664654 |title=Red Arrows: What is going wrong at the RAF? |last=Beale |first=Jonathan |work=BBC News |date=24 August 2022 |access-date=24 August 2022}}</ref><ref name=times-20220824>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/article/red-arrows-engulfed-by-bullying-and-assault-row-wldnbp6zx |title=Pilots removed in Red Arrows bullying and assault row |last=Brown |first=Larisa |newspaper=[[The Times]] |location=London |url-access=subscription |date=24 August 2022 |access-date=24 August 2022}}</ref> An inquiry delivered in November 2022 concluded that at least two pilots from the team had enough of a service case against them to warrant their discharge from the service.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sheridan |first1=Danielle |title=Red Arrows sacked after inquiry into toxic culture |work=The Daily Telegraph |issue=52,103 |date=19 November 2022 |page=14|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/article/another-red-arrows-pilot-sacked-for-bad-behaviour-0m32zdcqq|title=Another Red Arrows pilot sacked for bad behaviour|website=[[The Times]]|date=19 November 2022|access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref> In November 2022 it was announced that the commanding officer had been suspended for investigations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Red Arrows commanding officer suspended as RAF investigates claims of inappropriate behaviour |url=https://news.sky.com/story/red-arrows-commanding-officer-suspended-as-raf-investigates-claims-of-inappropriate-behaviour-12752790 |date=22 November 2022 |access-date=22 November 2022 |work=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> The whole team were required to attend courses on "unacceptable behaviour" and "active bystander" training after one former female member claimed that newly arrived females on the team were seen as "fresh meat", and would be inundated with unwanted [[WhatsApp]] messages.<ref name=telegraph-20220826>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/26/red-arrows-given-consent-training-sex-assault-misogyny-allegations/ |title=Red Arrows given consent training after sex assault and misogyny allegations, report claims |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |issue=52,031 |date=26 August 2022 |page=10|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref>

A further formal investigation into the command, leadership, and management of the squadron was conducted in 2023, and redacted versions of both reports were published on 1 November 2023. Chief of the Air Staff [[Rich Knighton|Sir Richard Knighton]] apologised and stated "I was appalled when I read the investigations' findings" and that few serving at that time were still in the squadron and he had confidence in the current command.<ref name=raf-20231101>{{cite web |url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/statement-from-the-chief-of-the-air-staff-about-the-royal-air-force-aerobatic-team/ |title=Statement from the Chief of the Air Staff about the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team |last=Knighton |first=Rich |publisher=Royal Air Force |date=1 November 2023 |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref><ref name=raf-202310>{{cite web |url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/documents/pdf/rafat-nsi-report/ |title=Non-Statutory Inquiry – RAFAT and RAF Scampton – Final Report (redacted) |publisher=Royal Air Force |date=October 2023 |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref><ref name=bbc-20231101>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67287479 |title=Red Arrows: Predatory behaviour widespread and normalised - RAF |last1=Beale |first1=Jonathan |last2=Crew |first2=Jemma |work=BBC News |date=1 November 2023 |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref> Four of the victims who made formal complaints subsequently criticised the inquiry in a ''[[Sky News]]'' documentary, and stated that the RAF had falsely told a parliamentary committee that the sexism allegations did not meet a criminal threshold.<ref name=sky-20231228>{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/video/untouchable-inside-the-red-arrows-13037793 |title=Untouchable: Inside the Red Arrows |work=Sky News |date=28 December 2023 |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref><ref name=telegraph-20231227>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/27/raf-told-mps-red-arrow-sexism-allegations-not-criminal/ |title=RAF falsely told MPs that Red Arrow sexism allegations not criminal, whistleblowers claim |last=Clarence-Smith |first=Louisa |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |url-access=subscription |date=27 December 2023 |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>